What to use to waterproof mooring cover?
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What to use to waterproof mooring cover?
Some people say thompsons waterseal and the others say the stuff from west marine. What are you guys using??
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I've always used the Starbrite product. Wash the cover every spring, let it dry and water proof it. Never had a problem with it leaking even in pouring rain. Cover is about ten years old. I was also wondering about the Thompsons. The Starbrite is over $20.00 a gallon. Is the Thompsons less expensive ?
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My interior guy told me about the thompsons water seal
I laughed. But I tried it . Goes on milky white.
When it dries you cannot even tell you did it.
It worked awsome! I could not beleave the results.
I laughed. But I tried it . Goes on milky white.
When it dries you cannot even tell you did it.
It worked awsome! I could not beleave the results.
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paint brush.
You wont beleave the results
You wont beleave the results
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I put a gallon of Thompsons in a deck sprayer (the kind you pump up )and let it rip. Works great. I have a canvas cover and the water beads up and runs off like it's covered with a plastic film. I used to buy 5 or 6 spray cans of the silicone spray. Most of that blew off into the wind while I was spraying. Thompsons is the only way to go in my opinion. I tried the brush method, but it seemed to put on a really heavy (wet coat) and took a long long time. Spraying takes about 10 minutes including setup and cleanup. Leaves more time for standing back, admiring your work and having a beer.
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I used the Thompson's on a cover back in the late 90's and it worked great at repelling water but after about a year the cover became very stiff and unflexible compared to before using the Thompsons.