Waxing Gear

[directdrive]

Hello, All: Wanted to know if any of you have ever wax/oil treated your own gear. Figured you Brits would be experts since all waxed garments (Barbour's) seem to have originated from there. If anyone has a proven method, please share.

Tight Lines, Bruce

 

[mark jL]

I have found for existing waxed wear just stand the proofing tin in a pan of hot water and then when its begun to melt use a paintbrush to apply and then use a warm iron or hairdryer to finish off

harder to proof a new cotton jacket than an existing oilskin butit can be done to good effect

also try the following link

http://www.woodcentral.com/cgi-bin/readarticle.pl?dir=smalser&file=articles_368.shtml

 

[gregorach]

Funny you should mention that, I was just thinking last night that I really need to re-proof my Drizabone... I believe the recommended technique is to remove any old wax by washing with saddle soap, then apply the new wax as Mark describes.

 

[QDanT]

it used to be advertised on the Waxoyl tins ( the stuff for spraying on north sea oil rigs and under cars as a rust preventer ) that it was excellent on leather harness.
If you warm it i.e. in a jar in a pan of hot water it really penetrates . It's great for wax cotton jackets and trousers as well.I've used it on dozens of re-proofs and costs less a gallon than say a small tin of nickwax.I usually warm the coat then paint it all over with a paint brush then rub it in with a piece of scrap towel,works a treat
cheers Danny with a 500 Enfield Bullet

 

[ArkAngel]

I have found for existing waxed wear just stand the proofing tin in a pan of hot water and then when its begun to melt use a paintbrush to apply and then use a warm iron or hairdryer to finish off

harder to proof a new cotton jacket than an existing oilskin butit can be done to good effect

also try the following link

http://www.woodcentral.com/cgi-bin/readarticle.pl?dir=smalser&file=articles_368.shtml

Yup i agree totally,

I have both a Barbour and a Drizabone.

Both have been reproofed a number of times using this method.
I have never washed/removed the old coatings. I just slap the new straight over the old. Gives the jacket the old well used look.

Would imagine it's fairly bulletproof now as well

 

[jamesraykenney]

I have found for existing waxed wear just stand the proofing tin in a pan of hot water and then when its begun to melt use a paintbrush to apply and then use a warm iron or hairdryer to finish off

harder to proof a new cotton jacket than an existing oilskin butit can be done to good effect

also try the following link

http://www.woodcentral.com/cgi-bin/readarticle.pl?dir=smalser&file=articles_368.shtml

Thanks for the great link!

 

[Toddy]

If you don't mind either tumbling, on cool, a woolly pullover that you don't mind being *oiled*, or scrubbing it out afterwards, a hot ten minutes in the tumble dryer works wonders on getting the wax thoroughly into the old Barbour jackets It's more even than the iron or the hairdryer.

Cheers,
Toddy

 

[ArkAngel]

If you don't mind either tumbling, on cool, a woolly pullover that you don't mind being *oiled*, or scrubbing it out afterwards, a hot ten minutes in the tumble dryer works wonders on getting the wax thoroughly into the old Barbour jackets It's more even than the iron or the hairdryer.

Cheers,
Toddy

Sounds like a good plan Toddy, thanks for that.

I think it will have to wait a year or two though. Our tumble dryer is nearly new.

SWMBO would be after me with an axe if i oiled it all up!!!

 

[chrisanson]

Sounds like a good plan Toddy, thanks for that.

I think it will have to wait a year or two though. Our tumble dryer is nearly new.

SWMBO would be after me with an axe if i oiled it all up!!!

SWMBO????
is this some sort of code???
chris

 

[ArkAngel]

SWMBO????
is this some sort of code???
chris

SWMBO=

S he
W ho
M ust
B e
O beyed

In other words..........the wife

 

[chrisanson]

oh right ,thanks lol
i can be a bit thick somtimes (and others i just act thick )
chris

 

[ArkAngel]

oh right ,thanks lol
i can be a bit thick somtimes (and others i just act thick )
chris

No problem my friend,

It's a sign of our society that i am sat here at a full sized keyboard, capable of typing 40 words a minute and i still choose to use text speak.....very lazy on my part.
Not something i do very often, and a bad habit i don't want to get into. Even my text messages are usually hammered out in their entireity (much to the amusment of my friends)

 

[Schwert]

I also use the Toddy method. I generously apply the wax in as even a layer as is possible with my hands, then turn my coat inside out and do up the snaps. 10 minutes in the dryer and most of the wax has distributed itself without getting much on the dryer drum....just do not do a load of towels next as they turn out a bit water resistant.