Moss growing on canvas
It's been so warm and wet in Manchester (UK) this summer that the new canvas on my 1975 Series 3 is turning green.
Any ideas how to kill the moss without damaging the waterproofing?
Moss growing on canvas
It's been so warm and wet in Manchester (UK) this summer that the new canvas on my 1975 Series 3 is turning green.
Any ideas how to kill the moss without damaging the waterproofing?
Roundup?
Steve
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Awning cleaners from a caravan shop.
"Steve" wrote in news:cljicm$878$ snipped-for-privacy@titan.btinternet.com:
Don't think so. If it's the green mould that grows on stone and concrete, Jeyes Fluid or bleach will do it (but better test on a small area in case it does your canvas too!).
Derry
Some random thoughts on a solution :))
Chlorine _will_ certainly do the trick. But start off wiping a very diluted solution on a small bit of canvas and 'work it up', since higher levels might destroy the fabric. ( No idea how fragile your canvas is!) Rinse after it's done!
First off, on your ( delicate ? ) canvas, maybe try a 'baby nappy cleaner' like "Nappisan". The other end of the scale is a try and error dilution of a bottle of 'chlorine bleach', or even swimming pool chlorine which I use to rid the 'green' on lower bricks on my house, clean a tent canvas from time to time and use daily in my pool. Chlorine is a #1 algicide that bleaches and rids the 'green menace' almost immediately. 'Granulated' chlorine will leave a calcium carbonate residue so probably better to use liquid, though I find the 'granulated' helps the 'scrubbing' ( on bricks !...... but this would be a bit 'severe' on your canvas :))
Maybe you could slosh it over with a sponge first _then_ **make sure you rinse it all off**. A weak solution applied periodically will certainly keep the 'green' away.
...... random thoughts 'off' button pressed!! :)))
... frodo.
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