Easy and Affordable Way To Waterproof A Canvas Tarp 

YES! so well done! I just watched the knucklehead at colonels corner take a canvas tarp and spray just mineral spirits on it... and say it was waterproof...(???) it hurt my brain. I had to check a few other videos to make sure I wasn't going crazy. I seriously hope people find your video before they try his method. sheesh. thanks Shawna!

Oh wow! What a great method! I'm going to do this with my old soviet rain poncho. It's great that It dries with a natural look, not wet like. Thanks so much.

I was thinking the other day haven't seen a video for a while, glad you are here. Thank you

Good tip on waterproofing. Glad to see you back on here. Have missed you.

Hope this can be used on a new portable 10x10 awning and the tarp part of it is made from a blue a polyester or nylon type material so hope the mineral spirits won’t hurt it. It doesn’t let a lot of water thru when it rains but I want to stop it all.

Thank you for the tutorial! How did this turn out for camping? Still stinky?

This looks like just what I need to waterproof my small messenger bag. I noticed it dried really nice and didn't darken or stiffen it up. I'm not worried about colour change but mostly about stiffness. The tarp seemed to be nice flowy even after the application, not stiff and hard like some other waterproofing videos I've seen. Is that because you used the silicone and not wax? Thanks! and great video with easy explanations.

Great video, very clear instructions. I might just give it a go! Thank you very much

Are those 2 tubes of silicone sealant?

Thanks for the video tried this on my canvas tent I made. Im hoping for the same results you had. It took a really long time to put it on and Wow does it stink inside the house took 7l to cover and almost six full tubes of caulk but it’s a pretty big tent

yay you're back

Great simplistic tutorial

👍👊👋It works good.

Did you only need the 2 tubes of silicone or did you end up needing more to do the whole thing ?

Awesome stuff Was thinking....🤔how about a spray bottle reused? May make it go faster?

Good video I want to try it

Hi Shawna! This post helped a lot! Thank you very much! How long will the waterproofing ability of the canvas be?

WaoO

Hello, It's funny how that no one tell you how to seal a trap. I even went to roofing supplies company. Told them that I watching mash. ARMY Traps, canvas. How do you seal ? OKAY, funny. THEY, had no idea. No appreciate that a valid point. Hello, they need EDUCATIONALLY. This a roofing supplies company. SO thank you, and high five, to the girls THAT CAN DO. AND SHOW .

Hope thinks are well. I should do this to my tarp. Thank you

Good to see you. How much weight did this add to the tarp?

Is this a one time treatment or does it have to be re-done periodically?

The word you are looking for is viscosity, not texture. Great info, video and obviously we all know what you ment. Just trying to help educate

Those are not chemical cartridges. Those are for dust particles

You can just buy Thomas water proof for fence with 25% silicone mixing.. used zip ties on stick power drill it's faster ahhhhhhhhhhh

Can you pit it in a spray bottle and spray it on?

Do we have a link to the video you recreated 🤔

I'm sorry, but why don't you just put the mineral spirits in the big cup and add the silicone and stir it up with a chopstick and not go through all that other stuff

Was looking at how to waterproof tarps and came across your video. I appreciate the waterproofing method, but please be careful of the safety info you are spreading. The mask you are wearing is a half-face respirator with P100 cartridges. They are great for dust and sanding, but offer no protection against the fumes you are breathing. You need to swap out for organic vapor cartridges like the 3M 60923. Otherwise the mask is just ornamental.

That mask is made for small particles not organic vapors....

How does it smell? I need to evade the most dangerous creatures.

Are those 2 tubes of silicone sealant?