Mick Mac Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 I bought a raincoat that was waxed and after a trip to the dry cleaners its not waxed anymore, it now lets in the rain gradually whereas it did not before. Has anyone tried to rewax a jacket or paid to have it done? What wax product should be used? Thanks. Its not a Barbour. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/31346-waxing-jackets/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
david_carnell Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 I rewax my Barbour once or twice a year. You can buy their wax online or in good outdoor shops. Other wax is available.It doesn't take long and is quite therapeutic. Heat the wax gently until a liquid and then rub in with vigour. Hang to dry or use Mrs Mac's hairdryer to speed things up. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/31346-waxing-jackets/#findComment-635999 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Mac Posted April 17, 2013 Author Share Posted April 17, 2013 Thanks David - presumably the wax is non coloured. I'll check the Barbour shop at lunchtime. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/31346-waxing-jackets/#findComment-636002 Share on other sites More sharing options...
KidKruger Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 Just don't stand next to anyone on the train who's got a decent suit on, the wax marks other people's clothes ! Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/31346-waxing-jackets/#findComment-636003 Share on other sites More sharing options...
numbers Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 Sorry Mick Mac but I think if you've already had the jacket dry-cleaned then buying wax won't work. Dry cleaning seriously damages the waterproofing oils and they cannot be reproofed after that in my experience. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/31346-waxing-jackets/#findComment-636008 Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Pibe Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 "Just don't stand next to anyone on the train who's got a decent suit on"Are you suggesting tht it will actually improve a shiny Next suit? Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/31346-waxing-jackets/#findComment-636023 Share on other sites More sharing options...
KidKruger Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 EP, ha !No, you cheeky chap, but i would suggest a pecking order whereby if you're gonna screw-up someone's hard-earned suit with your greasy coat then choose a cheap suit to inflict it on !!Wax coats can't improve ANY suit or other clothing by being rubbed against them. That's why they're country wear, where you aren't cramped on a train but are wading through a gorse bush. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/31346-waxing-jackets/#findComment-636027 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ted Max Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 Hmm, someone in a cheap suit probably only has the one or two. Has done their best to buy that suit, needs to have the suit. Can't afford to replace it.Someone in an expensive suit has had the readies to drop a bundle on something a bit more expensive in the first place, and could therefore more easily replace it.So I think Mick Mac should be frotting the made to measures on the 7:51, not the squeezed middle strivers. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/31346-waxing-jackets/#findComment-636035 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Mac Posted April 17, 2013 Author Share Posted April 17, 2013 numbers Wrote:-------------------------------------------------------> Sorry Mick Mac but I think if you've already had> the jacket dry-cleaned then buying wax won't work.> Dry cleaning seriously damages the waterproofing> oils and they cannot be reproofed after that in my> experience.I'm not sure its officially a wax coat. It just had that feel (that it doesn't have now) and rain sat on it rather than sinking into it. I'm puzzled, so am off to the shop I bought it in to ask before I do anything stupid and ruin it. Thanks for help. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/31346-waxing-jackets/#findComment-636060 Share on other sites More sharing options...
KidKruger Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 I did consider that angle Ted, however (and probably unfairly) I think a decent suit deserves more protection than a cheap crappy suit - that somehow, it's more 'worthy'. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/31346-waxing-jackets/#findComment-636067 Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Pibe Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 the intrinsic aesthetic value rather than the associated one about class, privilege etc huh?"Just because the best tailoring you've ever seen is above your fucking appendix!" Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/31346-waxing-jackets/#findComment-636072 Share on other sites More sharing options...
???? Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 There are threads of a satorial nature (SWIDT?) which I take great pleasure in anticipating the input of Mr Carnell. This was one.... he didn't let me down Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/31346-waxing-jackets/#findComment-636100 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Mac Posted April 17, 2013 Author Share Posted April 17, 2013 SWIDT...? no Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/31346-waxing-jackets/#findComment-636104 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Medic Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 Mick Mac Wrote: I'm> puzzled, so am off to the shop I bought it in to> ask before I do anything stupid and ruin it. > You're a bit late for that aren't you? Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/31346-waxing-jackets/#findComment-636201 Share on other sites More sharing options...
david_carnell Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 ???? Wrote:-------------------------------------------------------> There are threads of a satorial nature (SWIDT?)> which I take great pleasure in anticipating the> input of Mr Carnell. This was one.... he didn't> let me downGlad to be of service. Next week - how to buller those parade ground boots and how to remove a chutney stain from your mustard cords. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/31346-waxing-jackets/#findComment-636419 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Mac Posted April 18, 2013 Author Share Posted April 18, 2013 Ok, to conclude.....it's not a cotton coat so I don't think I can wax it. It's polyester.....so I reckon it had a spray on protection and have bought from Cotswold a spray protection. Have done the deed tonight, hoping it's restored to its original cond...will find out in the morning. Thanks all. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/31346-waxing-jackets/#findComment-636792 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peckhamgatecrasher Posted April 19, 2013 Share Posted April 19, 2013 'Spray on, spray off' just doesn't have quite the right ring to it. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/31346-waxing-jackets/#findComment-636817 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Mac Posted April 19, 2013 Author Share Posted April 19, 2013 I know. And it is just not the same now. Bloody dry cleaners. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/31346-waxing-jackets/#findComment-636846 Share on other sites More sharing options...
david_carnell Posted April 19, 2013 Share Posted April 19, 2013 Polyester? Oh dear.Don't speak to me again. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/31346-waxing-jackets/#findComment-636855 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Mac Posted April 19, 2013 Author Share Posted April 19, 2013 >Polyester? Oh dear. >Don't speak to me again.I know - I should have done my research before jumping in. I'm sure its very good quality polyester :) I do think now that it must have been waxed as the spray thing has not given it the same waxy feel it had before. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/31346-waxing-jackets/#findComment-636880 Share on other sites More sharing options...
seemster Posted April 19, 2013 Share Posted April 19, 2013 Can't you get some kind of compensation from the dry cleaners?Or try this http://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/forum/read.php?9,1087832 Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/31346-waxing-jackets/#findComment-636889 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Mac Posted April 19, 2013 Author Share Posted April 19, 2013 Thanks but my coat is Boggi not Barbour. I don't like Barbour. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/31346-waxing-jackets/#findComment-636903 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy Posted April 19, 2013 Share Posted April 19, 2013 If it's polyester, couldn't you have just stuck it in the washing machine? Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/31346-waxing-jackets/#findComment-636926 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Mac Posted April 19, 2013 Author Share Posted April 19, 2013 Haha...no, it said "do not wash in water", strange instructions I know, but I only read these after it came back from the cleaners. Anyway, even I'm getting bored now. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/31346-waxing-jackets/#findComment-636937 Share on other sites More sharing options...
???? Posted April 19, 2013 Share Posted April 19, 2013 I am not. I am eagerly awaiting Mick's "I hot washed my cashmere sweater and it's shrunk' thread" next week Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/31346-waxing-jackets/#findComment-636943 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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