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jonbott

26/8/2008 at 12:05pm
Location: cornwall
Outfit: vw camper otten caravan

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my other half took our camper away at the weekend and ripped the roof canvas(its a poptop wesfalia)apparently it was windymust have been the first time we`ve had wind in 30 years then..anyway who can I get to repair the canvas in situ?

I live in cornwall so somewhere localish would be great!

wildie

26/8/2008 at 2:23pm
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they cannot repair it while on the unit, sewing machines don`t work like that, you have to take it off ring your local yeoman`s they should be able to help with repairer`s.
for a temp fix use a tent repair kit patches inside an out.

littlelegs68

26/8/2008 at 11:09pm
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I have a similar problem with a pennie camper. I have two small pin holes in the canvas that need repair. I found this on the net

http://www.repairproducts.co.uk/page27.htm

I dont know if its any good or not as I cant find it anywhere else but on that site. Has any one tried it.

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wildie

26/8/2008 at 11:13pm
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Quote: Originally posted by littlelegs68 on 26/8/2008

I have a similar problem with a pennie camper. I have two small pin holes in the canvas that need repair. I found this on the net
http://www.repairproducts.co.uk/page27.htm
I dont know if its any good or not as I cant find it anywhere else but on that site. Has any one tried it.

if they are pin holes they should`nt really leak when we had our FC there was lots of pin holes even could see day light through the seams, never leaked as we proofed it was thomsons water sealer.

littlelegs68

26/8/2008 at 11:18pm
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Thanks wildie.

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jonbott

08/9/2008 at 9:51pm
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thanks we found a local sailmaker who`s going make a new canvas

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