water repellant

[O.C.]

Does anybody have experience of any Gore Tex water repellant products

[Rusty]

OC .... Use either Nik Wax "wash in" .... about £6 from Millets ... wash your garment by hand and add this to the water, rinse and hang it out to dry .. you can tumble some items on a low heat which is good for the Nik Wax to bed in or try FABSIL .. which I last used some time ago ... Hang your garment up OUTSIDE in the open .. and spray on generously .... it's like a silicone spray ... leave to dry.
I use both of these on all my outdoor dog walking jackets and its very good ! 

[doebag]

Agreed
Do not spray Fabsil on a jacket that is flat on a tiled floor. I nearly broke my neck the first time I walked on the floor afterwards 

[O.C.]

Thanks guys,

I just found a report that says Gore do not recommend wash in treatments but do confirm that Nikwax TX direct spray on is ok so I guess that once again you fellas are spot on ...........bloody hell its good on here innit 

[pembsgtr]

Why spend loads of money on supposedly waterproof Goretex products and then have to spray some sort of treatment on them? 

[O.C.]

Why spend loads of money on supposedly waterproof Goretex products and then have to spray some sort of treatment on them? 

because after washing lots of grim and  out of them its good to know that as well as looking as good as new that they actually perform as good as they did when new..

simples 

[Winston Smith]

Why spend loads of money on supposedly waterproof Goretex products and then have to spray some sort of treatment on them? 

The Gore material remains waterproof, but you wash it to get the muck out of the pores so it remains breathable.

Treatment is for the outer shell which isn't waterproof.  Basically you treat that so water beads off and doesn't soak in making it heavy and damp feeling.

Best way to wash the Gore stuff is (follow the instructions!) mild detergent followed by light tumble dry

[O.C.]

The Gore material remains waterproof, but you wash it to get the muck out of the pores so it remains breathable.

Treatment is for the outer shell which isn't waterproof.  Basically you treat that so water beads off and doesn't soak in making it heavy and damp feeling.

Best way to wash the Gore stuff is (follow the instructions!) mild detergent followed by light tumble dry

  in fact by some strange coincidence a report is in Ride magazine..so I followed that advice

[jenros]

hi guys, thought you may like to know,in this weeks mcn there was a motolegends catalogue,2nd page (3/4 spread) is a article on washing m/cycle clothing,using nikwax,,,used this product to clean my leathers,i got white panels down the arms an chest,,,they get absolutly minging,,,,sprayed it on and it liturally washes off in front of your eyes!,,,,
nickwax,tech wash is 300ml at £5.99 (nik001) and the tx.direct wash-in(nik002) 300ml is £9.99.