Anyone used Silicone and White spirit to waterproof a jacket ? Have an old Berghaus jacket that keeps leaking even after treatment.
Would it be silly to do this ?
Would it be silly to do this ?
Thanks for that.I would not expect it to stick to the Goretex membrane, as that is a form of PTFE and not much sticks to that. I would be hoping that enough of the DWR has worn off the shell fabric to allow the silicone to stick to that, from the outside. I would not expect it to look nice even if the treatment does not delaminate.
As silicone is much easier to source than non-silicone builders sealants, I would be trying the silicone first (on a sample area).
Have you considered something like this?
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Wow, how does it look and how did you get it on even ?Funnily enough I've just been repairing one of my husband's truly ancient goretex jackets.
It's his favourite go-to jacket when it's pouring down, the wind's blowing and he's wandering through coarse stuff. It was made to measure by Slioch over twenty years ago and is of the heaviest goretex available then. It's longer than most jackets, more the length of what used to be called a car coat, so it keeps his thighs dry and sort of saves his knees from the worst of the wet as well. In other words he wanted it fixed.
The seam tape had finally failed, and putting on new stuff didn't take properly; even with care, it wasn't secure.
So, we have resorted to uhu and more tape. So far, it seems to have worked
The uhu I used was this stuff.
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One tube was not enough to do the jacket. Two 'just' managed, so not a cheap/cheap option.
I have no idea how long it will last, but it has certainly repaired the jacket, made it wearable again, and it doesn't seem to seep through to the front.