Re-Waxing a Waxed Jacket or Coat (Barbour, Driza-bone, Filson Tin Cloth) 

So glad you liked it

And it feels like putting armour on too!

That's made my day Jon. Keep the shiny side up & rubber side down 👍

Cheers mate, will give it ago.

Fantastic to be able to reproof a coat. So much better than modern synthetic fibres!

Good call on the timing 😁. Since it's Scotland test incoming in 5, 4, 3.....

So glad that it was useful!

They are excellent 👍

Thanks Berny, I really appreciate the kind words!

Cheers Paul 👍

That's really kind, thank you 😊

Thank you!

So glad it was helpful Mark! Claire reports that it works 😁

Thanks Barry! I've just had to make a batch up for my daughter - still that's what Dads are for 😉

Fantastic - well done 👍

I agree Robert, bringing something "back to life" is a great feeling! Do let us know how you get on when you try it? Hugh

Thank you! Cheers!

Thanks guys! I confess I'm not a hairdryer type....but they are useful to make an impromptu forge 😁

English Country Life now there’s another excellent idea...! Yes our hairdryer hasn’t been used since our daughters left home. I’ve come close to tossing it but was hoping it could be repurposed in some way - problem now solved!

I'm so hlad Abigail - thank you

Thanks Karen, I'm glad you enjoyed it!

Glad you liked it Andy!

Fabulous, I will try and do more over Winter

Thank you Marcos, I hope it looks after your jacket well!

That's very kind Trev, thank you! Hugh

Indeed it is!I have one myself, really like it! Hugh

Thanks Vitalii - we hope you and yours are keeping safe!

I tried a number of ways and do find this one easier & cleaner

Thanks James!

That's really good to know Pieter, thanks!

Thank you do much, that's really kind! If you like "hot sauce", you will enjoy one of the upcoming ones. "First take 1.6Kg of chillies" Hugh

@@EnglishCountryLife Have been involved in country pursuits for 50 odd years, have tried quite a few waterproof jackets and now wear my Barbours only (have seven), as you have said goretex jackets are very good but don't last, a big failing is a 2 layer bonded fabric with a seperate drop liner, friction from the liner over the shoulders and outside elbow area wears the goretex away letting it leak, l enjoy reproofing my Barbours and find it a good way to unwind! Have got a Barbour thornproof game bag that l bought new in 1980, whilst out shopping the other day another shopper offered my £100 for it there and then, it's still on my coat rack, can't get rid of an old friend!!!

@@clooperman3745 I love to hear that! How many other 40 year old bags are still going strong? Good for you!

Thank you so much!

Love Drovers coats Robb - they are a great choice. Enjoy wearing it again!

I'm so glad Brenda 🙂

Well worth doing now that it's turned so wet!

It can be a silly price to buy

I'm so glad. I made a batch of this today for our daughter.

@@EnglishCountryLife Good man! I made some hand cream for my daughter using one of your recipes too! I'll get it to her this coming weekend and see what she thinks😁

@@bernardofernandez6138 Excellent, let me know?

Glad it was helpful!

You should save a fortune doing those yourself!

If it works and isn't expensive, why not?

Thanks Pete, I'm toying with one on making dyes & stains (for free)!

Thanks Adnan!

You are most welcome Christine, do please let us know how it works out for you? Hugh

English Country Life will do🤓

I'm delighted! Thanks so much for letting me know. Hugh

That's brilliant Franz, thanks for the comment! Love to see the camo jacket when it's done. Hugh

Home made is always better and cheaper 🙂. Greetings from Lincolnshire!

Hi Daniel - welcome!

You're so welcome!

Glad it was useful Joe!

Excellent, glad it was useful

So glad you enjoyed it 👍

Thanks so much! Its really straightforward once you know how!

Thanks Sean, it should be ideal for that. Do let us know how you get on? Hugh

Glad you enjoyed it - wax really shouldn't be expensive 🙂

Awesome! Thank you!

Thank you 🙂

Thank you Ann! I have been very glad of that old Barbour with the recent rains! I hope your re-wax goes well! Hugh

That's fascinating, good research! Do please let me know how it works? Hugh

Small update; I tested the safety of hand washing and reproofing. I picked a test area area 100mm square and using minimal pressure rubbed soap on and rinsed. I dried with a hair dryer and rubbed in 3 layers direct from a beeswax bar with liberal use of the hair dryer. The reason for this is that I have concerns about leaving paraffin on the surface as well as fully removing it from the pores. The result; after washing I confirmed that I had compromised the surface layer of wax by dribbling water on the area and an adjacent area. There was no other negative consequences. After drying and waxing I confirmed that I had restored the water repellency. The beeswax alone is not a sufficient replacement for paraffin as it contains no excess oil and does leave a slight yellow hue. This was purely for testing. The plan is as follows; I will hand wash the liner carefully. Then I will make a coat soap containing the soap form of the oil I intend to use in my final wax and lightly wash the whole coat lightly. Then I will formulate my reproofing wax and apply it and report back how all that went. The product I am most closely replicating is something called otterwax, the only plant based wax on the market.

@@thomasdurant7907 Fascinating stuff and a good technique. Do please keep us updated.

Tallow shouldn’t be used to make oil waxed canvas anyways but cocoa is even dumber. What a waste of cocoa butter. Paraffin, or even better, micro crystalline wax with some linseed oil is the best. Alternatively, you could use a bit of mineral oil but minerals oil stay liquid and doesn’t dry/polymerize like linseed oil or boiled linseed oil (boiled linseed oil dries faster due to the petroleum distillates that are added to it that evaporate and cause the oil to polymerize faster.

@@thomasdurant7907 yeah, the cacao buttere will be washed completely off the fabric witching the first wash as soap dissolve it.

Thanks Aisling. I imagine that would work, but somehow I know that I would get wax on the iron (idiot that I am) 😁. Hugh

@@EnglishCountryLife The wax comes off a warm iron pretty easily. Imagine how I learned this. ;)

You can always run a hot airgun over the coat then add more wax 😉

I'll look forward to that! I find crayoning on then melting gives a very even finish, but if you get the wax liquid, it'll work!

Thank you

It would be very useful if you wrote the recipes in the comments. 🤗

@@macdonaldmargaret9377 We make recipe downloads for are newer videos 🙂

Excellent tip on the wooden platters that Chris - thank you!

Thank you Tim 👍 Do let us know how your jacket works out? Hugh

I was going to do my LL Bean barn jacket that’s been hanging in my closet for years and years.

Thanks Marco - it does make life easier 😉

Thank you

I think unless you plan on wearing it in a thunderstorm whilst pushing through a horse bush that's a good choice 😁! Hugh

It really does work, & worth doing, they are superb coats

Glad it was helpful Joel

Waxing was used by our sailors once to make "oilskins" 🙂. So glad you liked the video. Hugh

@@EnglishCountryLife Update: I made it last year and love it! Husband's jacket turned out perfectly - I'll be re-waxing soon. Life got in the way and so I will be sewing the sailcovers this winter and feel confident with the wax. Thank you. I just shared this video with another RU-vidr. Cheers and thanks again!

@@sailorgirl2017 I'm so glad - thanks for the update

That sounds like a bargain!

I'm glad it helped

It's certainly easier for me!

You're welcome! I hope it gives many years protection to you!

I'm very glad it was helpful - it's always great to do things for ourselves!

Exact same situation for me!

That should be a solid test 😁

Hi Tamra. They are chicken saddles - a welfare item for an active breeding flock. We have a short video to explain them ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-bRxkXWjJ-Ns.html

Thanks Violet, it's so easy, even I can do it!

We're glad you liked it 🙂

I'm really glad that you liked it - I'm guessing goot coats are vital in Alaska!

@@EnglishCountryLife I live on the coast where we aren’t that bad. Our summer highs are around 15 c and our winter highs are around -4 c. You get inland and the wrong jacket choice will kill you.

@@alexanderh.5814 That doesn't sound too bad where you are

You are very welcome 🙂

Thanks so much Berny - really appreciate it! 👍

Glad you liked it!

Thanks - it does make the job so much easier 😉

Do let me know how you get on? Hugh

Welcome & Happy New Year!

My Barbour is fantastic in downpours and super sustainable...but heavy. Right garment for the right conditions!

If it’s Biblical rain… I’d recommend a boat lol

@@robmarshallofficial 😁

"pouring cats an dogs"--? Sure You do not live in Buenos Aires, Argentina? SURE? Here, by the river, open to the ocean, when southeast wind appears, we prepare for the worst! (the saying is; "viento sudeste, llueve como peste" )(southeast wind, rains like hell) The "breathable" is not "waterproof"....If You can use the advice of a motorcycle rider.....(me)..: when buying, force with your mouth , and all the strenght of your lungs, some air troughout the fabric. If even some little air gets trough, it is NOT waterproof!

Thank you Victor

That's great to hear, thank you!

Excellent, let me know how you get on?

@@EnglishCountryLife ok I will thank you

@@EnglishCountryLife once again thank you very much, I tired it and it worked great it has been about 20 below zero for the past 4 day's so now was a good time to try it. Rubbing is the key like you said I was lazy at first .plus in this weather it was great for my hands Thank you.

@@mikecameron5322 so glad it worked for you!

Thank you

Cheers! As you say, they are unbeatable for tough country jobs

Thanks Alex 👍

@@EnglishCountryLife my pleasure!

You can go lighter still with the wax - its all about proportions

It's often sold as baby oil here too, although that had a little perfume in it

That's made me really happy to hear Andrew, so delighted that it worked well for you!

Those stockman coats are amazingly good. Would love to hear about your own coat when you make it! Hugh

Surely you mean Backhouse...?

I'm glad it was interesting. People "in the know" do choose waxed cloth

Interesting.. I've done a few heavy canvas (surplus) jackets - but never denim. Would enjoy hearing your results

It certainly works that way but I find the crayoning gives me a more even finish.

Thank you

Hope it works for you!

Hi Simon, you can add essential oil to create a smell you like. It shouldn't rub off very easily - its a hard wax, but I wouldn't wear it in the car if it worries you