Any ideas on resurfacing a canvas ceiling?
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https://www.bobvila.com/posts/193332-canvas-ceiling-in-the-living-room?page=1
If you can take it down to wash, I suggest taking it down and scrubbing with long-handled scrubbers, carpet cleaners or steam cleaners. Then finish as you wish. If you cannot take it down you might try steam cleaning it in place, but be ready for sore shoulders and necks, Good luck.
http://www.painttalk.com/f6/canvas-ceilings-17592/
https://www.bobvila.com/posts/193332-canvas-ceiling-in-the-living-room?page=1
Hope this helps.
Your canvas may, or may not, be original. Can you remove a piece of it and a tack to take to your area Historical Museum or Historical Society? Perhaps to an architecture professor or history? They could possibly date it for you and you may find that it is not part of the original structure.
Another fact to consider: you don't know when and with what the ceiling was painted with. It's possible that the flaking paint contains lead. I suggest you have it tested. If it does contain lead, you don't have to worry about cleaning or refinishing it as the canvas will need to be removed.
Finally, could you source aged canvas that is not finished? That way, you can finish it properly and reinstall, all while keeping the building historically intact although using a new (to you) material the same age.
http://www.oldhouseweb.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=12878
https://www.houzz.com/discussions/2460203/old-ceiling-canvas-woes
https://www.thisoldhouse.com/discussions/topic/historic-canvas-ceiling-covering