Rick C Johnson
You'll definitely want to be careful which fabric you use a silicone
based treatment (such as Camp Dry) on. It will affect the breathability
and it is a very long lasting effect. I have used it on a few items but
mostly I prefer breathable fabrics. Silicone is also commonly used to
treat footwear but I do not recommend it for natural leather. It
interferes with the replenishment of oils that are essential to keeping
the leather from drying out. A better choice there is a conditioning
cleaner followed by bees wax product (such as Sno-seal).
As for products intended for breathable fabrics I've used both the
Nikwax and G-Line products. Both work excellent at restoring the
original water repellency. The choice of wash in versus spray on is
largely a matter of convenience. If you have several items to treat
doing them all at once with the wash in makes better use of the product.
For single pieces, or awkward items like packs, the spray is more
convenient.
In all cases carefully follow the manufactures instructions, it is
important that the item be clean and well rinsed for proper effect.
Rick
Joe Leineweber wrote:
> Nix wax is good for gore-tex like products, if you have something that
> was never water proof and you don't care if it is extremely breathable
> I recommend a product called Camp Dry, it comes in a spray can and
> will basically waterproof anything. I used to use it to waterproof
> nylon wind jackets and camping gear.
>
> Quoting Melissa Boyd :
>
> > Anyone have advice on how to re-waterproof a rainjacket? Do you use
> spray-on
> > products or the wash-in kind, and is there a particular brand that works
> > well? (or doesn't?)
> >
> > I have a nice jacket that has seen too much mud and washing, and now
> it just
> > soaks up the rain instead of beading up and running off. I'd also
> like to
> > try waterproofing the back and shoulders of windvests or windjackets.
> >
> > Melissa
> >
>
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