Heat-Activated Fabric Dressing | 1/2 Pint

You have enough time with a brush to get the wax on to the garment, and a little spreading, but it will harden fairly quickly. A few pointers, warm the garment (about 10 minutes in the dryer), use a heat gun (this will be better than a hairdryer), keep the area you are working on, warm, wiht the heat gun. Keep the brush warm with the heat gun. Spread and spread and spread. Use your hands (they'll wash right up with Dawn dish detergent), spread and spread. Use the heat gun and get as much of the wax in the garment as possible. Stand back and say - "WOW, that looks like crap!" Now, put it in the dryer for about 30 minutes. (be sure to dry a load or two of towels after this). Now - stand back and admire your work. It will come out great. Just spreading the wax on the garment is going to take a good 90 minutes, probably more. Trying to get the wax to soak in with a heat gun will take forever. Drying it in the dryer for 30 minutes - that takes about 30 minutes and really spreads the wax out nice and even. The garment I did (a surplus OD Green field jacket) took the wax pretty well, but it was still too thick. I dried it for about 15 minutes, then turned everything inside out, did another 15 minutes and it looks great.

I used this to wax a brand new lighter weight inexpensive solid matte black coloured cotton jacket. I was hoping for water resistance and a nice even subtle silky black appearance maybe something like a Barbour though if it looked more like a Filson that would be fine too. Took a while for me to get the wax melted in the pot of water, probably would have been better on a gas stove, rather than electric, as the heat would have been even that way. Used a meat thermometer that I held with the probe off the bottom of the pot to ensure proper 180 degree water temperature. I applied the wax from the can still in the pot being heated on the stove to the coat a foot or so away with a new paint brush. It solidifies quick. I was rushing things a little and just quickly slopped on the wax to cover everything. the entire coat took the full can, though no more. I let it rest a few minutes then got out the hair dryer and used it to melt the wax until it was soft and then worked it in with a wooden shim that I had sanded down and rounded off. Made sure to work the wax into the seams, pocket pleats, and moved it around from areas that had been more heavily coated to those that were less heavily coated. Had lots of crumbs of wax that had blown off stuck to the side of the coat that was down on the tarp last. Flipped the tarp over, put the coat back down and began to melt the wax on the coat again and as I did I thoroughly and spread it around with a wad of old freshly laundered cotton T shirt. Certain areas like the top pocket covers looked good, like I was hoping the whole coat would turn out. Even the fabric on the chest above this looked like that, at the time. Did the whole coat like this. Beginning to end took about 4.5 hours. Then I hung it up to cure and let it set there for 72 hours. Only after that did I put it on. As soon as the fabric flexes it gets pretty chalky looking. Again the material above the top pocket flaps looked exactly like them and then that material flexed a little and turned a chalky grey. It's not the aesthetic I was going for and I'm not super happy with it, but OK it's not awful. My wife thinks it's awful, though, whetev. Stood out in the pouring rain with it today for 10 minutes. Watched the water sheet right off the whole time. I stayed completely dry. So it seems to have achieved the level of water resistance that I had hoped for. That is great! Very satisfied there. I'm thinking the aesthetic I desired is achievable, though I probably should have taken more time and watched the companies instructional video once or twice more as I was doing it. Also not having a needy 4 yo and 9 month old in my immediate care while I was doing it probably would have helped a lot. I'm guessing I over applied the wax and should have taken time to work each paintbrush application into the fabric as I went rather than brushing the wax on everywhere quickly and then melting it in and moving it around. I probably could have used 3/4 can and achieved a more even factory looking finish. I'm not worried about this as the item functions and the wax will need to be touched up re-applied in a year or so at which time I'll have another chance to make it look more like what I had wanted. I may try the bar for that touch up. So long review, in the end i'm very satisfied and would recommend the product. All in, jacket and wax, I've spent $42 and have a fall/spring coat that is durable and usable with some character and that I'll change the appearance of in a year or two when re-waxing; I'm putting this one in the win column.

Bought this to reproof my Barbour before autumn rolls in. This is a $15 cheaper than the wax that Barbour sells which allows you to proof it yourself. Their service to wax it for you costs around $50 including shipping etc. Just to give an idea of how much cheaper this is. Thoughts: I read the reviews before and melted the wax down with warm water, used a small old towel that I didn't mine ruining, and a blowdryer. Melting the wax isn't really worth it honestly. I started by dipping the cloth, then quickly transferring it to my coat. The problem is that unless the wax is piping hot it quickly hardens causing a mess. What I would end up doing was dipping the cloth, quickly rubbing it into the coat with one hand and heating the area I was proofing with the blowdryer. This worked for a while, but as the wax cooled I had a different approach because the freneticism was exhausting. I found that using my hands was messy, but worth it. I would grab a chunk of semi-hard wax, rub it all over the area I wanted to proof and then heat the area with the blowdryer till I saw the wax melting, then spread/work it into the fabric with my hand and the old towel. After about an hour and a half the coat was reproofed (this including going over certain parts two or three times and remelting accumulated wax in certain areas). I watched the video Barbour has on their website to get an idea of how to go through with the progress. I started with the back, then the collar, then the sleeves, then the front. My Barbour looks shiny and new with the reproofing, so I'm happy with the process and the product. All in all though know that it is messy and time consuming. I had to vacuum after because there were so many small pieces of wax all over my living room (bad choice of location honestly). Next time I think I'd honestly bite the bullet and spend the $50 to have Barbour do it but it is totally possible to do it oneself.

I used Barbour wax initially and then tried this Otter..I like both and in my opinion they differ. I did a light weight 100% cotton field jacket with the Barbour and it turned out great, very supple and soft unlike a Filson tin clothe or similar but I probably could have coated it again to get more of a stiff finish..I did another 511 tactical heavy shirt with the Otter and the diff is it goes on thicker brushed and has a lot more of a thick coating before the heat process to impreganate it into the clothe..Another great way to apply it is heat the wax by sticking the heat gun on high right into the top of the can and when it melts a little stick the brush in and paint it on the garment spreading it as you use the heat gun and brush as you wipe off the excess before it dries which is much quicker than putting it all on the stove to melt it completely before applying..When I was finished both gave me excellent results with the Otter somewhat stiffer similar to a Filson finish..I find using a old iron to get this Into the clothe is best on easy to iron clothe then clean up any other spots with a heat gun or hair dryer just don't over do it or it will travel right thorough the clothe to the surface its on..This is a excellent procedure for both..My results were great and it was my first time. I think I'll stick with the Otter for price as you get twice the amount for the same cost and you will use the same per garment. Although the Barbour is easier and melts quicker and is more supple as you will have a hard time to know if the garment is Borboured by its looks and feel as it is soft but waterproof not stiff like Otter..Both are good though and if you don't screw it up you should be satisfied with either, but understand there is a reason you pay the $400 + cost for waxed jackets because they are a choir to do and you are paying for it so save and spend a coupler hours to save a couple hundred and do it to whatever you need to do it to..Up date; the garment I did is super water proof but it really smells and it smells everything else up in the storage. When I hang it in the garage, as soon as I enter it I can smell it a mile away..From now on only hunting clothes..

GREAT PRODUCT & GREAT CUSTOMER SERVICE, I REACHED OUT TO OTTER AND EMAILED THEM WITH AN ISSUE WITH THEIR BRUSH KIT AND HEAT - ACTIVATED DRESSING, I ORDERED MY PRODUCTS OFF AMAZON AND HAD ISSUE WITH THE DRESSING THAT DIDN’T SEEM TO HAVE BEEN FILLED CORRECTLY ALSO, ONE OF THE BRUSHES HAD SOME BRISTLES FALLING OUT, I SENT AN EMAIL TO OTTER ALONG WITH PICTURES, CHRIS C. GOT BACK TO ME RIGHT AWAY AND WAS VERY SORRY FOR THE INCIDENT GOING ON WITH THEIR PRODUCT! CHRIS WAS ABLE TO REPLACE BOTH ITEMS AND PUT A SURPRISE IN MY SHIPMENT THAT WAS SO WONDERFUL TO RECEIVE! IF YOU NEED TO RE - DRESS YOUR WOODWORKING APRON AND SUCH, YOU CAN NOT, I REPEAT,YOU CAN NOT GO WRONG WITH OTTER BRAND ITEMS! STICK WITH THE BEST AND RECOMMEND BY “ HUDSON APRONS “! I AM VERY HAPPY WITH MY PURCHASE ON HOW WELL IT WORKED, ALONG WITH OTTER’S GREAT CUSTOMER SERVICE! THANK YOU OTTER & CHRIS C. SUPPORTIVE CUSTOMER THOMAS Z. IIZVT

Bought this in 2014 but just tried using it. All I can say is - it is messy! Heated the can as directed in a small pot of water, it melted OK. But getting it out of the can while it is melted (ie hot) is difficult - I used a paint brush about 1-1/2 inches wide, it was hard to get it into & out of the can. If you use a narrower brush you won't pick up as much wax. Another problem - I waited until it was an 80+ degree day, had to work inside though because that's where my stove is. Couldn't take the stuff outside because the water wouldn't stay hot enough to keep the wax melted. Another problem - as soon as the brush hit the wax & I started to apply it to the jacket (Barbour waxed cotton), the wax began to harden. Tried heating the wax (on the jacket) with my hair drier - that worked somewhat. Even with the 80+ degree heat, it wax started to harden up on the jacket. Then tried using an old washcloth to dip into the can - that worked better than the brush, but it was messy also. Best method was to heat the jacket, in small patches of course, WHILE applying the wax from the washcloth - because I could heat not only the cloth but the wax on the cloth also, at the same time. There are still patches of wax in spots, now hanging the jacket in the hot sun and going to wipe it in/down with another lint free cloth. I always wanted a Barbour waxed cotton jacket & saved up for it. Next time I am saving up to have the jacket waxed by the company! Not worth the mess! There is enough wax in the can to do my entire jacket (hip length) but I only did the shoulders, arms and just past the pockets on the front and most of the back. There is enough wax left in the can to do the rest of the jacket.

Helped bring my lochby journal back to life. Easy to apply too

used it on my fishing hat and works well for years

melts fine with a head gun, but it stinks, the smell becomes unbearable after a while and very hard to get rid of. Had to wash the clothes 3 times to totally get rid of the smell.

When warmed up, it’s easy to apply on fabric. 1 small tub can last about 1 extra large jacket.

Miniature. No where near a "half pint", not even half a cup. More like "100mL" (1/10 pint) I'd estimate. Bought this per reviews expecting a good product and importantly sufficient quantity to re-wax one jacket and other projects. That won't be possible due to deceptive and misleading advertising.--Full refund please.

A little difficult to work with but this is to be expected. Provides good waterproofing for oil skin outer wear.

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