Is there a Canadian source for Blanco? A friend of mine wants to coat a Jeep top. I'm not sure if that would be authentic but I'm trying to help him out anyway. The only source I've been able to find is in England and only in 100mL bottles. He'll probably change his mind once he calculates the cost. (He says he used to get it in 5 gallon pails in European surplus stores and I imagine it was a lot cheaper that way.) Since the cost of actual Blanco is likely to be prohibitive, which of the commonly available canvas dressings would be a suitable substitute?
Source (or substitute) for Blanco
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Personally, I don't like the look of Blanco, even on webbing, and I don't think it would be authentic for a Jeep top, but he says he's used it before, so I haven't tried to talk him out of it. Aparently, he's found someone in Michigan who has gallon cans of it. He doesn't know how old it is, so applying it may be a bit of an adventure.
maple_leaf_eh
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I just had to go Googling for Blanco. As for a vehicle tarp, is the friend sure Blanco is the correct product? The wartime tops are cotton canvas, with oil compounds not powders.
https://www.blancoandbull.com/blanco-history/early-blanco/no-700-mills-equipment-cleaner/
https://www.blancoandbull.com/blanco-history/early-blanco/no-700-mills-equipment-cleaner/
Is the owner trying to revive sun bleached canvas to a more green hue or trying to waterproof the top with blanco ? This whole blanco on a canvas top call says wrong, wrong, wrong but the owner can do as he wishes with his top.
