Fabsil GRA-FAB49 Waterproofer for Tents - Black, 5 Litre

To coin a phrase, it does exactly what it says on the tin. Good stuff, put two coats on my soft top and water now just runs off it. Definitely worth the money and goes a lot further than you think. As a gauge I did my Porsche with 2 coats and there’s enough left in the tin to do it another 4 times ( that’s 8 coats )

I bought the 5L can of Fabsil Paint on proofer. We decanted some of the product into 2 pots over a paint tray as the can isn't great for pouring from, it does spill. We erected the tent in our garden and put down plastic sheets to protect the patio from spillage, and then using 2 inch paint brushes we painted the Fabsil onto the tent. It is a thin liquid and does drip but we held our pots close to the tent and then painted really quickly from the top of each side of the tent to the bottom, starting at the front and working backwards. As we finished painting each section (between any seams) we rubbed it with a clean cloth, which spread the product more evenly than painting had. We had the perfect day for painting, dry with a breeze, we started about 11:30am and finished the first coat by 2:30pm, we took a break and then started doing the 2nd coat as the front of the tent was dry by then. we finished about 5:30/6pm. Our tent is a 4 man tent with a living area that you can stand up in and a bedroom area for 4 (we use it for 2 though). we had been camping on 21st-23rd July and the tent material had been soaked by the misty rain and we had little puddles inside the tent. We ordered this product and used it on 26th July. We then went camping from 31st July to 4th August and had some serious downpours several times during the week but as you can see from the photos the tent was definitely waterproofed, no water soaked into the material, it remained as drops of water which then ran down in little rivulets. We didn't have any pools of water inside the tent. We were extremely pleased with the results. Our tent was bought in 2009 and it's the first time we've waterproofed it which was probably well overdue. As the product had gone on really well, I decided to also paint the product on a long length raincoat and 2 pairs of waterproof trousers, all of which were quite old and no longer waterproof. I washed then dried the 3 items then hung them on the line with a plastic sheet under them while I painted on the product, wiping/rubbing them over with a clean cloth as I went. I used the raincoat last week and was really impressed with how effective the product was. It also did not change the colour of the coat nor the tent. It definitely is effective, we've probably used less that 2.5 litres so far but I have other stuff I am definitely going to be using it on. It was worth painting the product onto the tent etc, we had to work quick to prevent drips but it stayed wet long enough to paint the drips out.

I thought I should write a review of this having used it, and thankfully, it having worked on our very old trailer tent. My only gripe is the amount we needed. I believe we used about 20+ litres in the end. I was upset the first time it rained as it leaked like a sieve - I decided either the product didn't work, or I simply needed more as the fabric was so old. I doubled down and put a second coat on the roof area and it has now worked perfectly even in very heavy rain. Hopefully it lasts as I notice some people say that now we must apply this every year. At over £100 every go and several hours to apply, I'm not sure we'd be up for that! I put it on with a large fence type paintbrush. You can see in the pictures where it has worked and where it hasn't. I will buy one more tin to go over the patches where the water has soaked in. Overall I would recommend, just expect to put a lot on!

Bought to re waterproof a bunch of coats for winter. Simply, job done, water just runs off. More my error, but after first application some seams leaked a little. But after a 2nd go at those areas, now watertight. Simply need to be thorough during application, and not scared to apply liberally. I apply with a small handheld spray gun, perfect to apply 1 handed while holding up sleeves etc with the other. Will certainly buy again when the time comes.

Used this on an outdoor swing seat and outdoor cushions - works really well. Found it easy to pour into a container and used a paintbrush to apply - pretty easy and straightforward and happy with this product

very good waterproofer. I have a medium sized tent (6 man) that I bought from Asda that has always been a little damp when it rains. it does not leak as such but the inner skin gets very damp, and I would not like to be caiught in a very heavy prolonged down pour of rain in it. So I was going to replace it, but it is very easy to put up by my self and is ideal for weekends away. So I decided to give reproofing it a go and see how it worked. the tin says to brush on the water proofing. although this is the most economical way of doing it I used a pump up garden sprayer (£9.99 from B&Q for two off 1 litre sprayers) and did it that way. Once a section of the tent had been fully covered i used a wall paper pasting brush to rub it into the fabric of the tent. after one coat there was a significant iprovement to the water proofing of the tent and the nylon fabric felt firmer and almost thicker. There is enough for two coats in the 2.5 litres tin so I gave it a second coat. the tent has a new lease of life, in fact its water tightness is far better than when it was new. its water tightness is as good as my big tent which has a water proofing hydrostatic head of double that of my medium sized one. I am going to buy another couple of tins to do my big tent. I can thourouly recomend it. a must have for all serious campers.

Excellent

I’ve used this before and was pleased to see it went on as well as usual. Also I’ve had my tent out in the rain since and it was waterproofed well.

Non ci credevo! La mia enorme tenda che ormai aveva perso la impermeabilità, è ritornata come nuova con due mani date a rullo. Non gocciola per sotto! Prodotto da tenere sempre in casa... meglio, in cantina!

die Werbung verspricht nicht zu viel. Ich habe mein gesamte Campet damit inpregniert. Da wußte ich noch nicht das der Urlaub aus Dauerregen bestehen würde... Wir sind alle trocken geblieben :)) Einfache Anwendung, toller Erfolg und dazu noch eine Sache die grade bei alten Zelten behoben wird: es riecht seither nicht mehr so muffelig. Das einzige, was man beachten sollte: am besten mindestens 2 Tage ausdünsten lassen, sonst könnt es unangene Kopfschmerzen geben.

Ik heb 2 lagen geprobeerd op mijn Saab Cabrio dak maar na 2 maanden lijkt het erop dat de werking al weer veel minder is. Niet te vergelijken met Fabsil Gold.

Prodotto facile da utilizzare, basta un pennello una ciotolina e uno straccio. Basta trattare un pezzetto alla volta e poi asciugare subito con lo straccio, evitate colate di prodotto. Il risultato è ottimo, la tenda non cambia colore come molti dicono, riacquista la stato di impermeabilità originale. Ho usato il prodotto su una tenda nash doble top mk3 da due usando circa 1,3 litri di prodotto. Nelle foto particolare posteriore della tenda prima e dopo il trattamento .

Ich habe unseren Faltcaravan damit imprägniert und das Ergebnis ist sehr gut!!! Hatte es davor (erfolglos) mit diversen anderen Mitteln probiert und schon fast aufgegeben. Beim Faltcaravan handelt es sich um ein Baumwollzelt. Ich hatte den Stoff, in aufgebauten Zustand, stark durchtränkt und deshalb auch mehr als angegeben benötigt. Aber jetzt ist er endlich wieder dicht! Es hat jetzt zwei Tage sehr stark und lange geregnet und alles dicht! Super Ergebnis mit sehr überschaubarem Aufwand!!!