WAX COTTON PROOF SPRAY-ON Neutral Waterproofer, Ads Water Repellency and Reduces Weight Caused by Water Absorption, Keeping You Warmer and Drier

I've had my Barbour Northumbria for 8+ years and I've had it re-waxed a couple of times by Barbour in the early years. In the past 3-4 years I've done it myself with their own brand wax that you have to keep molten and apply. It's quite an effort, especially when you've been doing it for an hour or more and you're down to your pants because it's so hot in the kitchen with the oven on and using a hairdryer to get the wax into those harder to service areas like the seams etc.. Anyway, ordered this Nikwax stuff which Barbour now advertise and say it's ok to use. I've done two coats in around 40 mins (2 x 20 mins with an hour drying in between). My coat is like new. It's so easy to apply and the coverage is fantastic. As it's a literally spray it gets everywhere and into all those nooks and crannies. One bottle is more than enough to do two coats, I've got plenty left. I've saturated the coat on the second coverage and worked it in with a sponge. I've not had a chance to rain test it yet, but early signs are this is a fantastic product. There is a tiny whiff to it, but nothing that's off-putting. I tend to use white wine vinegar spray on the inside of the coat to freshen it up (as it'll sit unused for a few months) - this Nikwax adds to the service kit and will hopefully keep my coat going for many more years to come. Barbours aren't cheap initially, but mines been going strong for 8 years - if I have to rewax mid-winter, for £7-8 a bottle and 40 or so mins effort.. I'm really not going to complain.

Very easy to apply, although you do have to protect the surrounding area from over-spray, as with all spray products. You can see where you have applied, as the spray is like a watery milk before it dries so you can work evenly. I applied two coats to my mid-lenght jacket, and there was plenty left for next time. The wax wasn't particularly shiny once it dried, and so I was a bit dubious about its efficacy. However, it works; I have worn it out in the worst of rainstorms, and the water streams off as it is supposed to. My jacket needs to be waterproof, as I live in one of the wettest areas in England. I will definitely buy this product again, and I have recommended it to family members.

Recently we did the cardinal sin of washing a Barbour Wax Cotton jacket in the washing machine with detergent. I know, shocking! However, we had no choice. The jacket had been put away damp last year, and as a result had got mildew and mould spores on it. It absolutely stank of damp, and nothing we did could get rid of the smell. We rang the Barbour head office to see if their £60.00 cleaning service would sort it, and they said it wouldn’t. Basically, the jacket was ruined. Then, when looking on the Barbour website we noticed that they endorse Nikwax for their jackets?? Apparently, only for re-proofing rather than after you’ve washed all the original wax out through sticking it in a washing machine! Anyway, we thought what have we got to lose, after all if the worse comes to the worse it will be a nice jacket that is no longer waterproof Lol. So, my wife put it on a 40 degrees wash in our washing machine, with non bio washing tablets. She took it out and let it drip dry in the sun (took a couple of days to completely dry). Once dry, it smelled lovely, and all the mould marks had gone, although it was now plain green and had lost its waxed look. Now enter Nikwax…….I laid the Jacket flat and absolutely drenched it in Nikwax, rubbing it into the seems with a sponge. It was then hung out to dry, which took a couple of days. I then did the same process again. When the jacket was fully dry after the 2nd coat we could see that the jacket had some of its wax look back. To finish off, we then applied the real ‘Wax Jacket’ wax which now means the Jacket smells like a Wax Barbour Jacket, Looks like a Wax Barbour Jacket and is waterproof like it should be too. Superb! The good news, is we didn’t have to buy a new Barbour jacket, which made me wonder if this is why Barbour say they can’t be washed???

I found the nikwax wax cotton an excellent product .There isn't hardly anything on YouTube about how to apply it but it's really very simple.Lay the product flat ,spray on then spread evenly, leave a couple of minutes then wipe of any excess,that's it. There's is a chemical smell that I didn't like and it was still hanging around after a week. I decided to give the coat outer a blast with a WARM not HOT hairdryer for about 5 minutes and too my suprise the smell has virtually gone. I also sprayed it with a hose to see how waterproof it is and the water just ran of it. Loads less hassle than rewaxing ,takes about 20 minutes and does the job I didn't use the techwash to clean before hand just wiped it with cold water Coat looks like new

Easy to use. Just apply well and thickly. You will see that the fabric initially seems white, don’t worry it sinks in when drying. Very good protection and finish for my wax jacket.

Works as it should, quick drying time.

Easy to re proof my Barbour, just hang your coat up in the shower and then give it a good drenching with this and pad it down. I did a couple of coats for a medium size short jacket. Still had about 50% left. I went extra on shoulders and seams and after a few days the smell goes and works well as the water was beading again. Is it as good as proper waxing, no, but it’s good if you don’t want to spend that time and mess doing it. If it’s heaving down I wear goretex rather than wax.

Applied this to a four year old waxed cotton motorcycle jacket that was looking a little tired. Instead of spraying the coat all over I used a small square of sponge that I just sprayed with a couple or so of squirts at a time and rubbed the jacket over a panel at time. This made sure I didn't go over the top with the spray. It made the jacket look and feel like new so that was a great result. However...the jacket now reeks of white vinegar. Yes white vinegar. I am so glad I didn't go crazy and only used the equivalent of about 6-8 squirts. So yes its a great product if you are a farmer or hiker that doesn't care about odd odours and getting strange looks from people near you. But if it's for a fashion garment then maybe try something else. I did use it on my waxed leather riding boots and it made them look great. The horses won't care about the smell this time. I've Fabrezzed the jacket twice now and it still smells. Only time will tell. Edit Update - Well after 5-6 days the proofing appears to have totally dried out of the jacket and it looks exactly like it did before I treated it. So a waste of time for restoring the look of a garment. Use the proper wax. Still smells though...

Ayant déjà utilisé le produit Bar...b pour mes vestes huilées, j'ai testé celui-ci. Il est plus facile d'emploi (à vaporiser uniformément sur une veste propre dans un local aéré puis laisser séché sur cintre, une fois sec -une nuit- , essuyer le surplus avec une éponge, c'est tout) , efficace car le vêtement est bien imperméabilisé , l'odeur est meilleure (en forêt par contre le gibier sera prévenu ...), pas très cher (2 vestes XL avec une bouteille) ! A recommander +++++++++++++++

Super zu verarbeiten, riecht ordentlich nach Essig, Ergebnis ist Top. Die Jacke sieht fast aus wie neu, aber drei Tage in der Waschküche gelüftet. 😃

En otras ocasiones, he comprado la cera oficial, y otras de otras marcas para enterar mi chaqueta. Es un proceso un poco tedioso y luego normalmente se me quedaban pelusas en la chaqueta. XXX con este producto he conseguido un resultado similar y con una aplicación muy sencilla. Lo volvería a comprar.

Nonostante mi aspettassi una copertura più "coprente", passatemi il gioco di parole, nel senso più spessa quasi come il vecchio grasso di balena che usavo anni fa, devo ammettere che fa il suo dovere e non produce quello sgradevole e persistente puzzo che appestava stanza intere (solo appena steso ha un odore simil aceto che però svanisce dopo un paio di giorni)! Personalmente ho utilizzato un intero flacone solo per un Barbour Anche se alla vista sembra che non ci abbia applicato niente, bisogna avere l'accortezza di stendere bene con un panno pulito i vari spruzzi che si effettuano, magari insistendo nei punti dove più rovinato: il mio era molto stropicciato e devo ammettere che ho ottenuto buoni risultati! L'ho applicato più di un mese fa e fino ad oggi la tenuta è perfetta! davvero consigliato!

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