We treated the outside of the canvas with Milton solution prior to last year's big trip and were happy with those results. Earlier this year, it became obvious that more action was required and I purchased specific canvas mould cleaner.It was hard to line up Nick's rostered time off with a block of good weather - necessary when using the product.
As he's now off, we decided to make use of predicted sunny days. We bought some supplies from Bunnings, including a platform ladder, sprayer and gloves.
We used the cleaner on both sides of the canvas and did two full coats on most areas. The results are imperfect but vastly improved on our starting point.
The canvas then needed a full 24 hoursto dry before we applied the waterproofing agent. Nick used a roller for most of that step. I helped with a paintbrush.
There was some residue on the plastic windows and I googled for a way of cleaning those.
Isopropyl alcohol was recommended and Bunnings sold a larger bottle.
I was impressed with the isopropyl alcohol results! The three windows are so much better - and we can see through them again!
Bunnings also sold adhesive mesh patches and I've used a couple of those to repair some small holes in the window mesh, plus strengthen a few spots where it seemed holes would likely develop.
