cleaning canvas

For salt, use a hose and a soft brush, give it a good soaking, brush and soak again.
Try the same on the rubber stain, progress to mild soap and water if water and elbow grease dont shift it. You may need tom reproof that area afterwards, see how it goes.

There was a really good post on this 6 to 8 months ago, try a search on canvas cleaning.

cheers

The fabric manufacturers' notes that I recall say to use a brush and clean water only - most detergents will take some of the colour out easily and you will be left with a lighter 'patch' (have seen this first hand). If you scrub like hell, you will lift some of the fibres too and can also leave a patch. Some stains will lighten of course but elimination of many is often out of reach.

dags666


Canvas Care
.. Keep the canvas clean by brushing regularly with a soft brush, both inside and out, whilst the fabric is
dry. Hose down the canvas occasionally with clear, cold water. Never scrub the canvas as this can
remove the water proofing agent.
.. Do not allow petrol, oil, solvents, kerosene, or other similar fluids to come in contact with the canvas.
.. Do not apply soaps, detergents, cleaning fluids or insecticides to the canvas.
.. Immediately remove deposits of organic matter (such as soil, grass cuttings, leaf litter, bird droppings,
vehicle exhaust, pollutants, etc.).
.. During manufacture the canvas is impregnated with a mildew resistant coating, however, if mildew
spots do appear, brush them off before they become attached. Persistent mould or mildew growth on
the canvas can be treated with diluted chlorine bleach (typically 1 part White King to 4 parts water, to
achieve 1% available chlorine). Allow the canvas to dry completely in full sun, then hose well to
remove any bleach residue. Properly applied, this White King solution will remove mildew and kill
spores, but not obstinate stains.
.. Do not use strong bleaches such as pool chlorine.
.. Exposure to the elements and excessive cleaning may affect the water proofness and the appearance
of the canvas. Occasional rejuvenation of your canvas is recommended. Re-application of a water
proofing compound - look for one which contains mildew inhibitors - may help re-invigorate the canvas
and is readily available at most camping supply stores.
As Cavalier Camper-Trailers, or its agents, has no control of the condition of fabrics to be treated, or
the method by which solutions are applied and removed, no responsibility for fabric failure or other
consequence of these treatments will be accepted.





A J

I recently has the problem of ash from a campfire being deposited ll over the canvas on my camper. It was pretty well attached when i got home and resemble mud on the canvas. Cautiously I tried using my gerni and found it to do an excellent job. The main points I found were to use a wide spray pattern and to spray the canvas from a very slight angle (like 5 degrees from the canvas) , definitely not from a sharper angle and at a distance of about .5 - 1 metre I found this lifted all the muck from the canvas without driving it further into the material. It also took off bird stains which I had previously not been able to completely remove with the brush and fresh water. No detergents were used, the canvas looked great when finished and still doesn't leak a drop.

regards Kc