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I have a mid 90 s era jacket that needs a treatment, anyone here have luck with any particular product? Thanks for any and all
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If it is one of their waterproof jackets can't you send it back to them under their lifetime warranty?
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Yup, send it back and they will make good on it!
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Does that take a receipt? cause I doubt I have it after all these years
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if you don't want to take it back, drop by a wmt and get a spray can of the tent treatment/waterproofing stuff. i spray my elk hunting tent every year. material remains plyable, no leaks, and no worries.
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yep, campdry or something similar. just put it on a hanger and give several coats. reapply yearly.
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The old school way to waterproof is to take paraffin and beeswax and shave them into turpentine and let them dissolve and then brush the resulting mixture onto the fabric.
I've tried it. It works, but it takes some getting used to. For one thing, I had to experiment with the right mix. The original recipe called for 1 lb of paraffin for 1 quart of turp. I found that made it too stiff. I cut the paraffin to 1/4 lb and added a 1/4 lb of beeswax. For an old M65 field jacket, that worked out about right. Second thing was the stench. If you're going to do this, make sure you hang it up in a garage or shed for about 3 month of hot summer weather so the turp has time to bake out. Last thing: don't get around camp fires.
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No receipt required as long as it days Columbia!
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The old school way to waterproof is to take paraffin and beeswax and shave them into turpentine and let them dissolve and then brush the resulting mixture onto the fabric.
I've tried it. It works, but it takes some getting used to. For one thing, I had to experiment with the right mix. The original recipe called for 1 lb of paraffin for 1 quart of turp. I found that made it too stiff. I cut the paraffin to 1/4 lb and added a 1/4 lb of beeswax. For an old M65 field jacket, that worked out about right. Second thing was the stench. If you're going to do this, make sure you hang it up in a garage or shed for about 3 month of hot summer weather so the turp has time to bake out. Last thing: don't get around camp fires.
Another classic natural fiber treatment but without the turp odor is a beeswax and pine tar mixture. Huberd sells tiny cans of the stuff as Shoe Grease. Make your own quart with Bickmore Pine Tar (find it at any farm store) and pure beeswax. Pine tar has been use medicinally for centuries for old, achy joints so wearing a hunting jacket treated with pine tar could help swinging the M12 Heavy Duck on the pair of Blacks pulling in to look at the dekes on frosty daybreaks.
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Trump being classless,tasteless and clueless as usual. Sorry, trump is a no tax payin pile of shiit. My young wife decided to play the field and had moved several dudes into my house
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Does this stuff have the same effect on non-cotton stuff without flaking off?
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Send it back, Columbia will replace it, no questions asked; no receipt required. I bought my Quad sometime in the eighties and it lost it's waterproofing. Had it replaced around 2000. You may noy get the same style as they don't make it anymore, but lifetime warranty is for lifetime.
To rewaterproof Goretex type garments, don't use anything that will clog the pores such as waxes or silicone sprays. First, wash it with a non-phosphate soap and rinse twice. Then use a product like Nikwax that waterproofs and breaths likes Goretex so you don't get wet from sweat. Hope this helps.
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