Water Repellent Fabric Wax Bar for Waxed Canvas Jackets & Bags, 5 oz, Otter Wax

Otter Wax worked really well. I have waxed a shoulder bag and a jacket and still have about half of the bar left. To test them I held the jacket under the shower and it is definitely very water proof. It didnt change the look of the bag or jacket as much as I thought it would. The material looks a tiny bit darker and in some light is a little bit shinny but other than that I dont really notice it. The wax has almost no smell and is non-toxic which makes it great to work with. I have used paraffin waxes before that smelled awful and kept getting worse with age. Its really easy to do if a little time consuming. You really need to take your time and get all the seams and cracks . In the instructions they say to just rub the wax on then smooth it with your fingers. I would really recommend using a hair dryer to melt the wax after you rub it onto the cloth. This seemed to not only make the cotton absorb the wax a bit better but made it look much better too. Much more of a 'factory waxed' look. You can still use your fingers to spread out any parts that look uneven, just be careful because the wax can get really hot. I am guessing this is why they dont recommend this in the official instructions. I find myself wandering around the house now looking for more things to wax. This wax turned out great. Im definitely going to pick up more so that I can keep my stuff waxed and waterproof.

I bought this for a waxed canvas / leather bag that I wanted to add weatherproofing to as well as darken the canvas to for appearance reasons. The Wax works great on both accounts and I am very satisfied with the purchase. It comes in a cool simple box, and has a simple light scent of pine sap that quickly goes away. The instructions are simple, however lacking in one step, as I found that it tends to apply in streaks on any raised surface, and any surface that gets a bit too many strokes, which is hard to control. Also leaves white residue behind. I found that melting the wax with a blowddryer the next day solved this entirely. My recommendation is: 1) Test on an inconspicuous place first to gauge results 2) Rub wax directly on canvas, as evenly as practicable but do not worry overly if some spots get more wax than others 3) Allow wax to cure for 24 hours. 4) With a heat gun or blowdryer on hot setting, slowly work across canvas, melting wax until a wet shine appears. Continue to work wax into fabric until it is even. If any wet spots remain, buff with a dry cloth to remove excess wax. If any light spots appear when wax is melted, indicating you missed a spot, hit it with some wax and melt it into the cloth until it has blended in. 5) An alternative to 4 may be to put the item in a pillow case and run in the dryer although I have not tested this.

Great product! I have a beloved cotton canvas jacket, that was promoted as an all-weather garment, but after only a few wearings had begun to soak up rain like a sponge. I spent about an hour, applying Otter Wax to it, just as directed, and the result is a much more useful garment! The wax was easier to apply than I feared--you simply stroke the bar of wax onto the fabric, not unlike applying stick deodorant, and then used a blow dryer to further soften the wax into the fabric. In the few spots with tiny wax chips, or uneven application, I simply focused a bit more with the heat. Shortly all the wax was absorbed into the fabric. It has a mild, pleasant odor and was pleasant to apply. My finished coat, a darker color, shows no evidence of the wax at all, but now water beads up on it, so I know it will work in even heavy rain. There was not much information as to how much wax I needed to purchase for this use, so I jumped for the large bar. Despite this being a knee-length coat, I only used perhaps one quarter of the bar. No worries, I'll happily use more of it down the road if I have to re-apply after laundering the coat, and am considering doing other garments. Great product! Fair price, easy to use, environmentally friendly, and now I have a truly water-resistant garment. Good job, Otter Wax.

Easy to use, did not clump up, spreads buttery smooth over the canvas. Use a heat gun.

This product does exactly what it says it will. I used this wax to waterproof a cotton ball cap and it works super well! It takes a while to work the wax in and I definitely recommend applying, smoothing with fingers, and applying again. I have a few spots I need to go over again on my hat, but it sheds water like a dream. PNW rain is no match for this wax

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Waxed my N1 Deck jackts. Prefect

Works like a charm. My heat gun has two settings, setted it to low and applied heat to the wax bar and applied it to the jacket. Works great.