Waterproofing - for Coats / Boat Covers / etc. - What do you like? Stockpile?

[RicInOR]

via Ol' Remus at Woodpile Report --

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[Siglvr]

Hmmm, always used 3m's Scotchgard with fairly good results.

 

[teflon6string]

Rode the bus, motorcycles and bicycles to work in Oregon rain for many years. Still hike all year round. I like this stuff better than other products I've used. Cheap at local cheap stores and online.

Silicone Water-Guard - 10.5 oz. Aerosol

Silicone Water-Guard is suitable for outerwear, footwear, tents, sleeping bags, and suede. Our silicone is specially formulated to apply maximum repellency in a single application.

www.atsko.com

 

[Ura-Ki]

I use Nik-Wax wash in sealer for my rain and hunting gear, works awesome, but needs to be done at least once a year to maintain maximum effectiveness!

 

[Ura-Ki]

For every thing else, especially tin cloth, I use Filsons Wax Sealer, or Kiwi Bear Grease for Boots!

 

[2506]

This has worked for me for over 40 years.

 

[Certaindeaf]

This has worked for me for over 40 years.

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WAY too expensive.. I make my own. Plenty of how to's online.
I waterproofed a milsurp canvas anorak that took probably a quart or so.

 

[Certaindeaf]

For a tarp type thing I'd do an oilcloth recipe.. again, online. It's basically linseed oil and thinner iirc. You have to be careful and it'll off gas/stink for quite a while.

 

[2506]

WAY too expensive.. I make my own. Plenty of how to's online.
I waterproofed a milsurp canvas anorak that took probably a quart or so.

I have a paint can full of my homemade goop. I made a batch about 15 years ago, re-do my tin cloths every spring and have determined I have about a 3-lifetime supply of the stuff.
The wee Filson can is much more photogenic than my batch.
Beeswax, boiled linseed oil, and turpentine is pretty much it if I remember correctly.