Yep, FWIW, the old fabric label says it (the shell) is 100% cotton and the new one says 98% cotton and 2% elastane, whatever that is. Only 2% makes a difference!
ordered the way yesterday online. will get the rest of what I don't have next day or two. Two weeks ago, we had a drizzly thursday night, all night long. My insulated bibs were soaked through, as were my jeans, and sweats. I'm determined not to let that happen again. I might even find some cotton duck shirts, and maybe his a pair of pants as well. So, coat, bibs, jeans, new coat (old one is pretty worn). No heat gun yet, and don't know anyone with one, so will either purchase or utilize heat off the wood stove perhaps. SCA
HD had tung oil, a local mom and pop hardware had the tung oil finish. Mineral spirits on hand, chip brush handy, waiting on the wax.
I bought a Filson jacket years ago, I still stand it up on the floor. If I wanted to put it in the closet on a hanger I'd have to insert a hanger, jump on it a little bit to flatten it out, button it up then drive the truck over it until it's flat and stays that way! I had a pair of their "double tin" pants, don't remember what happened to them but you can dislocate joints trying to break them in also. Don't fall down (alone) wearing any "tin" filson clothing, you'll never get up without undresding. I treated a new set of Carhartt uninsulated brown duck bibs with candle wax and a heat gun probably 20 years ago. Just snagged the side button area on the sawmill and it blew out the stitching a couple of weeks ago. I'd recommend them as a good - cheap alternate to Filson and I'd use the YouTube guys recipe.
careful buying store tung oil, it isn't always "pure". I don't recall the exact reason why I didn't go the brick and store route when I bought mine I went on ebay (price? purity? I don't recall)There is a seller on ebay - sunpure botanicals that sell it by the gallon for under 70. I've bought 2 gallons off them and have been happy with it. I'd search and make sure they still have the best price and not listen to me.
Well, I coated up bib overalls and a canvas coat with a hood. A few bits of info for anyone doing this: keep the wax mixture hot (warm) and liquid, it spreads easier than when it begins to congeal. put it on heavy. Hot and heavy.... I used a white gas camp stove, worked out well. I pulled the pot on and off as needed & let the burner run for a few hours rather then on and off again. Sunlight good for watching the spread. A heat gun is critical. the single recipe coated both bits of clothing. with a pint left for touching up the coat (it's brown and shows where dry spots are) I will dab with newspaper, the saturated spots tomorrow after heating them again. Spreading doesn't necessarily make it soak in, the heat gun heats the stuff and the fabric, making for a soak (wick). I added all the ingredients away from the flame, but was ok 'cooking' it all afternoon off and on. They're hanging by the wood stove for the moment, drying. Neat smell.
beeswax mixed with paraffin, for carhartts and such. BUT is easy to go too much, making item heavy, stiff in cold, no breathing. boo booed that on my old carhartt chore coat, stiff enough actually a bit hard to drive,lol! BUT, just like last week, can throw it on over a t shirt, and about live in it, it was -32f outside. That mixture is also good for ball caps, and floppy hats you want water resistant and stiffer. For "brushed" or fancy type cloth, I have a few "fancy", like Filson heavy shirts, I use Nikwax, usually the spray on. Not long lasting, or 100% waterproof, but does not change the look or feel of the material. For my "cheapo" nylon,or whatever windbreakers/rain jackets, Nikwax wash in, or spray. Pretty sure I got a bar of "Otters" around, but have never tried it. Pour leftover hot wax into cardboard snuff containers, filled with dryer lint, put metal lid back on. Handy, almost waterproof fire starters, for camping.
Has anyone tried Sno-Seal? It's good on leather boots and gloves, keeps them from cracking and makes them waterproof. It's not the cheapest but it does the job. A hair dryer on the hottest setting and it melts right in.
I also have a couple of "oil cloth" jackets that do a good job keeping the rain out. I wonder what the secret recipe for this is? LC mentioned sno-seal...hmmm. I have a container of that hanging around.
Not sure if this is the exact product they use to make their $300 pants or not? Anybody ever used this?
I couldn't download pics from duck duck.....got a critical safety warning error....fbi to be notified. Ditched duck duck go PDQ.
