We took our bimini top off the upper deck Sunday, getting ready for our haulout. The top needs to go back to the canvasmaker for some stitching and chafe repair. We want to re-waterproof it before we reinstall it. What works, especially long term, in the Florida sun? I vaguely recall someone talking about a spray on product we can use that lasts a long time. Regards, Randy Pickelmann MORNING STAR lying in Clearwater, FL www.morningstar.talkspot.com

Randy, Glen Raven Mills, the manufacturer of Sunbrella recommends a product (303 Fabric Guard), but I've yet to see it provide much in the way of water repellancy, for any length of time, on canvas that is quite leaky. If interested, the spray (comes in liquid brush-on also) is available from just about any canvas shop or you could try Sailrite. Otherwise, I'm not knowledgeable of any other products. Good Luck. Rudy --- On Thu, 7/22/10, Randy Pickelmann <rwp_48@yahoo.com> wrote: > From: Randy Pickelmann <rwp_48@yahoo.com> > Subject: T&T: Waterproofing old Sunbrella > To: trawlers-and-trawlering@lists.samurai.com > Date: Thursday, July 22, 2010, 8:58 AM > We took our bimini top off the upper > deck Sunday, getting ready for our > haulout. The top needs to go back to the canvasmaker > for some stitching and > chafe repair. We want to re-waterproof it > before we reinstall it. What > works, especially long term, in the Florida sun? I > vaguely recall someone > talking about a spray on product we can use that lasts a > long time. > > Regards, > Randy Pickelmann > MORNING STAR > lying in Clearwater, FL > www.morningstar.talkspot.com > _______________________________________________ > http://lists.samurai.com/mailman/listinfo/trawlers-and-trawlering > > To unsubscribe or modify your subscription options (get > password, change email address, etc) go to: http://lists.samurai.com/mailman/options/trawlers-and-trawlering > > Trawlers & Trawlering and T&T are trademarks of > Water World > Productions. Unauthorized use is prohibited.