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> 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?
Some random thoughts on a solution
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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
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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!!
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.... frodo.
