[Nexus242]

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Saw this is on an Ep of 2 Wheeled Tuesday today and was wondering if any of you had tried the spray for textile jackets, TX-Direct Waterproofing??? I'd really like to see how well this could work with a pair of jeans.

 

[inspiron]

In a word: No.

According to their ad, it "restores the DWR (durable water repellent) finish on all rainwear (nylon, kevlar, cordura)". If you put it on a pair of jeans that were not water-repelling before, I doubt that it will have the desired effect. Just my $0.02...

 

[Phease]

Never used textile wear so can't vouch for that.
But walking through a shop in liverpool one day and a salesperson was trying to sell similar product for leather claiming waterproofing and polishing. and as i happened to be in my bike leathers i got a free treatment as a demonstration, worked really well repelled the water excellently (i know leather's partially waterproof anyway) but the water poured on them didn't soak in at all.

 

[LayinLo]

I saw that episode too. Almost looked too good to be true. I'll give it a try once though.

 

[Nexus242]

I saw that episode too. Almost looked too good to be true. I'll give it a try once though.

Yeah the lady said you could wash it into jeans and spray it on to keep the water rolling off.

 

[svhooligan]

Get some "Camp Dry" from walmart or a camping store. spray the stuff on and it'll help waterproof your clothes. I've used it quite a bit and it works.

 

[jaydog19833]

I bought a pair of shoes once and they sold me a spray that had a repellant effect. That crap really worked even on paper towels. I just don't know if after a wash cycle the repellant qualities would still be there. It's probably something similar to Rain-X and is a heavy duty wax in an aerosol can. I think it would work on jeans but plan on being a dirty basard because I bet washing them will kill the effect. :smile: