Scott,
A few years ago I acquired a couple of military surplus "Darnel" tents
which I gave to my uncle to store his Triumphs in. They have held up
through rain, hail, snow, hurricanes, etc. They are metal frame with
canvas or rubberized fabric covering. That type of tent is a couple
generations old, but they are still being replaced so you might find
some in surplus channels. Better still, rather than reinforcing a tent,
why not just build a pole barn with a proper roof?
Isensee@aol.com wrote:
>I keep my Bricklin in a "portable garage." It is a metal frame building with
>a canvas covering. Twice in the past 5 years, hailstorms have shredded the
>fabric. Luckily the Bricklin wasn't damaged either time, but next time the
>hail
> could be larger. I am looking for a way to reinforce the canvas to prevent
>the hail from penetrating. That way the car will be protected and hopefully I
>won't have to replace the canvas again. Any ideas on what to use?
>
>The garage is shaped like an upside down U. So any material I put under the
>canvas needs to be flexible. It also needs to be nonabrasive so, if the wind
>makes the canvas beat against the material, it doesn't wear a hole through the
> canvas. It should also be thin because the canvas is sized to stretch
>tightly over the metal frame.
>
>Scott Isensee
>
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