Which wax for reproofing cotton ??

[Gill]

I have a cotton anorak i want to wax ,which wax is the best and best price ,Barbour,Filson or maybe home made stuff?

 

[paulnb57]

Ive used the Barbour wax with very good results, I keep a cloth specifically for application and use a paint stripper bot air gun to melt the wax into the fabric (Carefully as it get very hot, a hair drier would probably be better!) Ive done Coats, Gas mask bags, baseball hats, all turned out very successfully, some needing a couple of applications, all very waterproof.

I have also redone my Filson Levi jacket with the Filson product, works just as well, but I guess the Barbour is more freely available.....

I doubt you will be disappointed....


Paul

 

[whats wrong with you all]

I have used a mix of 50% bees wax and 50% paraffin wax and it works great! rubbed it into the fabric as a block and melted it in with a heat gun.

 

[Gill]

I found one of the tutorials where one of the members reproofed a snow smock ,which looks great http://www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=103410&highlight=swedish+waxed+snow+smock but i dont want something that the wax will continue to come off on your hands clothes !

I have used a mix of 50% bees wax and 50% paraffin wax and it works great! rubbed it into the fabric as a block and melted it in with a heat gun.
does that mixture make the garment quite stiff buddy?

 

[whats wrong with you all]

I found one of the tutorials where one of the members reproofed a snow smock ,which looks great http://www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=103410&highlight=swedish+waxed+snow+smock but i dont want something that the wax will continue to come off on your hands clothes !

I have used a mix of 50% bees wax and 50% paraffin wax and it works great! rubbed it into the fabric as a block and melted it in with a heat gun.
does that mixture make the garment quite stiff buddy?

It does make it a little bit stiffer, but I don't really think can be avoided when waxing cotton. Certainly not stiff enough to be unusable, and it will become more flexible as time goes on



Sent from my HTC Desire C using Tapatalk

 

[Goatboy]

After years of using and proofing waxed cotton the product I turn to is Nikwax Spray on Wax LINK. Gives an even finish that doesn't look like a lumpy butter dish. Just be sure to do in somewhere warm and I always stand the bottle in hot water for a while before starting to make the wax thinner/easier to apply.

 

[Docherty]

I use the Fjallraven wax with good results on their gear hope all these help