Otter WaxHeat-Activated Fabric Dressing | 1/2 Pint | All-Natural Water Repellent | Made in USA

the 1/2 pint can was enough to wax my jacket with a little to spare.this wax is fantastic! I love the smell of it, and I feel content knowing that I'm wearing natural beeswax and oils rather than petroleum distillates (which most other fabric waxes are made of - paraffin wax)if you follow the process in their YouTube video like I did, it is likely that you'll end up with a piece that is uneven in color, with light and dark spots. this probably doesn't bother most people, but it did bother me, so this was my process:1. melt wax and apply roughly with a sponge, make sure to coat the outside fully (imagine it were raining and you're coating every part that might be in contact with the rain)2. use a hairdryer (I dont own a heat gun) and a soft bristle brush (I used a beard brush) to melt the wax into the fabric, making sure to pay attention to seams, buttons, and every other nook and cranny as you do so. melt the wax with the hairdryer and use the brush to rub it in. here you should have a waxed jacket with the aforementioned uneven finish.3. use a clothing iron to even the coat. leave the iron on one spot for about 5 seconds, then move in a circular pattern. this should leave a uniform color under the iron. repeat this for all non-uniform areas.

I made a pair of size 8 women’s “tin” pants (as they called them back in the 1500’s). I got nearly all the way thru with a generous coating when I ran out for the last little bit. Only then did the can sitting in the hot water give me trouble as my large brush caught the tip and turned my can. Wax heats quickly and it wasn’t as messy as I thought it might get. Smell is subtle and fresh. I can see myself using this again.

The product appears to be excellent but the directions to apply is misleading. If you are not keeping the wax hot it will harden quickly. I found it easier to use the wood smoother to apply softened wax, spredlad it, then heat with a heat gun while continuing to spread it and allowing it to soak into the fabric.

I used this to wax a brand new lighter weight inexpensive solid matte black coloured cotton jacket. I was hoping for water resistance and a nice even subtle silky black appearance maybe something like a Barbour though if it looked more like a Filson that would be fine too. Took a while for me to get the wax melted in the pot of water, probably would have been better on a gas stove, rather than electric, as the heat would have been even that way. Used a meat thermometer that I held with the probe off the bottom of the pot to ensure proper 180 degree water temperature. I applied the wax from the can still in the pot being heated on the stove to the coat a foot or so away with a new paint brush. It solidifies quick. I was rushing things a little and just quickly slopped on the wax to cover everything. the entire coat took the full can, though no more. I let it rest a few minutes then got out the hair dryer and used it to melt the wax until it was soft and then worked it in with a wooden shim that I had sanded down and rounded off. Made sure to work the wax into the seams, pocket pleats, and moved it around from areas that had been more heavily coated to those that were less heavily coated. Had lots of crumbs of wax that had blown off stuck to the side of the coat that was down on the tarp last. Flipped the tarp over, put the coat back down and began to melt the wax on the coat again and as I did I thoroughly and spread it around with a wad of old freshly laundered cotton T shirt. Certain areas like the top pocket covers looked good, like I was hoping the whole coat would turn out. Even the fabric on the chest above this looked like that, at the time. Did the whole coat like this. Beginning to end took about 4.5 hours. Then I hung it up to cure and let it set there for 72 hours. Only after that did I put it on. As soon as the fabric flexes it gets pretty chalky looking. Again the material above the top pocket flaps looked exactly like them and then that material flexed a little and turned a chalky grey. It's not the aesthetic I was going for and I'm not super happy with it, but OK it's not awful. My wife thinks it's awful, though, whetev. Stood out in the pouring rain with it today for 10 minutes. Watched the water sheet right off the whole time. I stayed completely dry. So it seems to have achieved the level of water resistance that I had hoped for. That is great! Very satisfied there. I'm thinking the aesthetic I desired is achievable, though I probably should have taken more time and watched the companies instructional video once or twice more as I was doing it. Also not having a needy 4 yo and 9 month old in my immediate care while I was doing it probably would have helped a lot. I'm guessing I over applied the wax and should have taken time to work each paintbrush application into the fabric as I went rather than brushing the wax on everywhere quickly and then melting it in and moving it around. I probably could have used 3/4 can and achieved a more even factory looking finish. I'm not worried about this as the item functions and the wax will need to be touched up re-applied in a year or so at which time I'll have another chance to make it look more like what I had wanted. I may try the bar for that touch up. So long review, in the end i'm very satisfied and would recommend the product. All in, jacket and wax, I've spent $42 and have a fall/spring coat that is durable and usable with some character and that I'll change the appearance of in a year or two when re-waxing; I'm putting this one in the win column.

My waxed canvas jacket was starting to get less water repellant. I guess that will happen after 3 years of regular use. This dressing was easy to put on after I got the hang of it. I won't lie, it took some time to get it looking good, but it was time well spent. My jacket sheds the rain again and I can get back to wearing it more often. Happy customer!