Mice ate through the canvas and screens of my 1993 Pop-up camper. Big holes! How can I fix or where can I get canvas to replace it. It's not just one spot. Thanks for any suggestions!
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I do know this is not always an easy job so maybe you should join a forum so you can ask questions when you have problems.
This site will also recommend places to buy materials you will need:
www.popupportal.com/
Here are links to companies that sell canvas and/or repair kits:
www.hannarv.com/
www.amazon.com/
There may be local shops that sell material. Try Google with canvas material for pop up camper with your zip code. You'll probably see most full top advertisements but keep checking. Some sites will have tent repair canvas but this is generally not heavy enough for a camper top.
If you are up to a DIY, there are a few ways to patch your canvas and screens. It won't look perfect, but it will keep bugs and weather out. Get some fiberglass screen from a hardware store or Walmart. You can cut pieces a little bigger than the areas to patch, overlap on all edges and hand sew around the perimeter with a running or whip stitch, and knot off at the end. I use clear fishing line for screen repairs. For the canvas, I would go to Harbor Freight and buy one (or more if needed) of the canvas drop cloths. Then, if you can get the chewed canvas pieces off the pop-up to place on a flat surface, buy some heavy duty fusible web interfacing from Joann Fabrics or Walmart, and cut the new canvas a bit bigger than the holes to be fixed. Cut the fusible for just the overlap area of the canvas patch onto the holey pop-up canvas and using an iron, follow the fusible directions to iron on canvas patches. If holes are small, Joanns and other stores that have sewing departments will most likely sell SMALL iron-on patches in several colors ready-made which you can use. You may want to also do some hand sewing around the edge just in case the fusible might not hold up to heavy winds or rain.
You can fix it yourself.
How to repair canvas:
Purchase the desired color canvas, canvas adhesive, waterproof silicon spray / wax
or buy a patching kit www.amazon.com/
Measure the hole.
Cut out a piece of canvas that is similar to the original color of canvas.
Cut it one inch larger all the way around than the problem area.
How to repair screens:
If there is a tear in a window screen you can apply clear nail polish if the tear is small enough. If the tear is larger, purchase a screen repair kit.
I thunk you need to replace the screens:
Remove the rubber gasket from around the old screen.
Pull off the screen mesh. Cut a new piece of screen mesh to match the old piece (use the old mesh as a stencil).
You could get canvas here www.rvworkshop.com/
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