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Thanks for the recommendation :)
£7 that'll do me
 

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Its good stuff mate, I sprayed it on quite heavily on my lavvu and it was mostly pretty good. I could see where it was thinner by the odd wee spot that was passing.
 
odd that, but no worries, thanks for checking.
as it happens i'm experimenting with a paint-on waterproofing using diluted silicone sealant. i don't know how much area that covers either. :p
 
That spray can alas, does not cover much. I tend to use it in 5 litre cans and decant into a garden pump sprayer...certainly as far as cotton materials (tents) are concerned.
Brushing on sealants on cottons is generally not recommended as it can damage older fibres potentially. (tents)
 
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good info LOL, ty.
just curious, are you saying you've done the diluted silicone thing? if yes i'd love to hear more.
i'm thinking of trying the silicone treatment on a clapped-out old British Army MTP windproof smock i have kicking around, hoping this silicone business can give it a fair bit of water resistance so i can just consider the thing my everyday carry for the frequent and relatively unpredictable "monkey's birthday" showers we get here in Scotland.
 
No: I once in earlier days, brushed on Fabsil, as recommended by an eejit.....but we learn and it also wasted a lot of Fabsil. I have since read many times elsewhere that brushing can...not will...can damage the cloth.
However, I have also since found that a lot of older cloths just need rewetting and drying to reproof them, or certainly seeming to: I have (several!) 60 year old GC tents, one of which is not reproofed, and it had not problem resisting light rain earlier in the autumn. My lavvu and Dutch surplus 1 man tents have both been Fabsil'd and have held off extended downpours
 

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Definitely...search on line, prices can vary......just the basic Fabsil, not the "Gold" or whatever.........
 
FTR found this:
For lightweight nylon materials, the coverage is up to 18m² per litre.
For lightweight canvas materials, the coverage is approximately 7.5m² per litre and for medium weight canvas, it is approximately 5m² per litre.

also, does £25 sound like a decent price for the 5L tin?
 
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brilliant! looking forward to finally having that smock ready for the fall's unpredictable weather.
 
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fwiw i realize that Fabsil is supposed to be for tents and suchlike but they say it's good on nylon and cotton so how far wrong can a poly/cotton smock be? especially since it's not much use to me as it is (pretty old and tired out, barely good for windproofing) and i don't particularly care if the whole experiment goes pear-shaped. i expect Fabsil isn't something you want on your skin but that's no worry because for me the smock is only an off-weather outer layer thing anyway.

i've emailed the Fabsil guys to see what they say. if interesting i'd post back here with the good bits.
 
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