Swedish snow smock,dyed and waxed

[Jomo]

buttons got dyed in the process which was a bonus

all wrapped up in its own hood for storage

some muppet wearing it in his pj's

the two ingredients i used to wax the Smock

I bought this from Endicotes Army Surplus:You_Rock_ it came the next day after ordering in a pristine condition, i chose the original off white colour (although they have green and black options)because i liked the original huge buttons and fancied dying mine brown. I used dark brown dylon bought from my local fabrics shop. The dye is only supposed to cover about 600grams of fabric anymore and the finished colour comes out lighter, the dye missed a few spots on my smock but that didn't bother me.It weighed just over 1kg before being dyed and waxed and just under 2kg after the job was done.The waxing from start to finish took approx 5hrs (inbetween me watching the rugby) i melted the beeswax and petroleum jelly together in the usual way daubed it on with a brush and used my better half's hairdryer to melt it into the fabric. hope you all like it. I should just mention that the size i ordered was the largest they had, i am 6ft 4 tall with a 36 inch waist and long arms so i needed it to be big and this thing is bloody huge!! lots and lots of room for other clothes underneath

 

[Toddy]

That looks excellent
It now looks like the kind of 'bombproof favourite pull on out for a wander' jacket that just wears better and better

Windproof, waterproof, softens up and goes comfortable when warmed with wear, pretty much sparkproof, and my wax jacket seems to have lasted a heck of a lot of hedges, etc., with no damage either I wouldn't claim it's thornproof but the waxing certainly seems to help the scratchy things skite off.
Scruffy with the years of use and it's still my favourite
Your's looks as though it has 'potential', iimmc.

That slightly mottled dye works really, really well on yours; that's a heck of a weight of wax/petroleum jelly you've added to it; on t'other hand by the sounds of it, it's a huge jacket and has just soaked it up.


Thank you for the post

cheers,
Toddy

 

[treadlightly]

Well done. Very interesting that the wax/pj almost doubles its weight. Please let us all know how it performs.

 

[Tiley]

I'd also like to sing Endicott's praises. I rang and ordered my smock in the afternoon and received it the following day!

I'm in the throes of modifying mine - a few tweaks and mods and a bit of dying are in store for it.

The waterproofing on this one seems massively comprehensive. I'd be interested to hear how it affects the breathability of the smock. I am thinking of using the Nikwax Cottonproof on mine as I only want to improve its weather resistance rather than make it bombproof.

I like the colour you've dyed it.

 

[CBJ]

Good job mate I like that. Like treadlightly said it would be interesting to see how well it performs.

Atb

Craig

 

[copper_head]

Very nice work, looks like a quality mod

 

[Chris the Cat]

Good work fella!
( by the way, I used to live in Banbury, worked in the old Banbury book shop, White Lion walk, long since gone! )
Best.

Chris.

 

[Chiseller]

Looks grand :thumbup: nearly makes me want to wax my ventile

 

[RonW]

wow...
That's some serious dyeing and waxing!
How did you dye it?

I'm almost done with my first one, too.

 

[troutman]

Looks good! did the wax soak through much to the other side when you applied it? I'm considering giving it a go!

 

[Dreadhead]

that's a lot of wax!! very nice smock indeed

 

[swotty]

That looks fantastic....the waxing looks as good and even as any Barbour i've owned, well done

 

[Jomo]

Looks good! did the wax soak through much to the other side when you applied it? I'm considering giving it a go!

yes the wax soaked straight through, although i did turn the jacket inside out and applied more wax to the seams to just make sure of the job

 

[Jomo]

i actually rang up Barbours and asked them what the ''special ingredient' was in their 'thornproof' dressing but they were not inclined to tell so i rang up Grangers who also do a similar product and they told me straight away that the main ingredient in both their product and Barbours was Petroleum Jelly!! so i saved myself a load of cash by getting a large tub of it from a farmshop

 

[Jomo]

Well done. Very interesting that the wax/pj almost doubles its weight. Please let us all know how it performs.

i'll take it out this weekend apparently its going to snow here tomorrow (sat) and if it doesn't rain i'll get the Mrs to put the hose over me that should put it through its paces

 

[Jomo]

- my better half trying on the monster smock before dying and waxing, you can see how big it is on someone 5ft 7

 

[resnikov]

Can you melt the wax in a large vessel and dip the coat in it or is it better to brush it in then use the hairdryer method?

 

[treadlightly]

One question. Presumably you used dye suitable for cotton? Presumably the buttons are white plastic? How did you manage to dye them brown as normally plastic does not take dye? I have a similar smock dyed brown with big shiny white buttons

 

[Jomo]

Can you melt the wax in a large vessel and dip the coat in it or is it better to brush it in then use the hairdryer method?

its definitely better to have two sauce pans one with the boiling/simmering water and one with the wax which you place into the water to melt it evenly and without burning it, the same way you melt chocolate really, then just apply with a brush when the wax is fully melted and finish off with a hair dryer hottest you can get it or a heat gun on a low heat. If you were to try and dip the whole jacket in you would get yourself into one hell of a mess.

 

[Jomo]

One question. Presumably you used dye suitable for cotton? Presumably the buttons are white plastic? How did you manage to dye them brown as normally plastic does not take dye? I have a similar smock dyed brown with big shiny white buttons [/QUOTE

im as surprised as you! the dye is by a company called DYLON and was suitable for any cotton like material but no good for synthetics like polyester,but it is quite nasty stuff and they recommend you wear gloves when handling it, so I assume that the chemicals in the dye penetrated the hard plastic somehow,ive just tryed scratching the buttons and its really adhered itself and is not just surface staining so a big win for me