BarbourBarbour Thornproof Dressing, No Color, One Size

Fairly easy to use, helped restore Barbour coat that I learned *must* be cleaned using this (or sent back to them for pro cleaning, not). Even though not at all worn or dry looking, coat had collected mold after only few months in closet, similar to some leather shoes, so I first wiped down with damp sponge, let dry then applied this with soft cloth, just smearing it into the fabric like you would mink oil on leather. After airing eventually lost the mold smell and brought coat back to almost good as new finish. I did not blow dry, just air dried in warm room.

Works great, but it’s a process to do it right. I had a Barbour coat that went thru the washer/dryer (very bad idea) that was bone dry. This can had more than enough wax for multiple coats that left it very saturated. A few process tips:Plan to spend 2 to 3 hours on the project. Follow the instructions to warm up the wax in a pan of water on low heat on your stove. You need to leave it in the water with the stove on the entire time so it does not harden back up. Wait for the wax to completely melt (it will be totally clear) which takes about 30 minutes. Use a small rag or sponge to apply, working in small sections. Wear plastic gloves, you are going to get wax all over your hands. You definitely want to use a hair dryer or heat gun to finish the application. It totally melts the wax onto the jacket and allows it to soak in. Two or three light coats, using the heat gun in between each, is better than one thick coat. I found it easier to apply the wax while on a flat surface and then apply the heat to it while on a hanger. None of this is hard but it’s a bit messy and it takes a while to do it right!

Works great on my Barbour jacket. Read the instructions. It's a delicate product and needs caution. If you do it right, your garment will look amazing for a year. Then, repeat.

This was the first time I waxed my jacket, after years of very light use. The can of wax is 200 ml, which is 6.76 of a cup. 240 ml would be a cup. I would count on using half the can per jacket. I started indoors at 75'F, rubbing the wax into the fabric and seams with an old cotton face cloth. Then I went outdoors on the verandah, 92'F, and went over it again. Heat definitely helps! And it is work to do this! Good exercise. The color looks darker and refreshed, and the jacket is softer and more flexible. Worth doing. It might take an hour.

My partner, donning his beautiful Barbour raincoat, was hugged by an old friend who had a wet paintbrush in his hand. Great to see and old friend, but... dang it!!!! White paint was everywhere! We called Barbour and they recommended replacing the damaged panels. It is wonderful that they offer that option, but not an inexpensive proposition. At that point we had nothing to lose, so I soaked the coat in room temperature water and I got a butter server (not butter knife!). I lightly "scraped" the latex interior house paint of in small sections with the dull butter server. The original wax came off, as we knew it would, but so did most of the paint. I removed the final traces of paint with a WetOnes towel for sensitive skin, by wiping around the impacted area. Again this further removed the original wax to nearly untreated cotton. I did this for a couple hours and removed all of the paint. At this point I was all-in with the challenge and didn't care that my time could have been better spent buying a new jacket and doing something fun. We got this one in Scotland! It was sentimental. I was not going to give up...I was going to revive this jacket and my man was going to think I am a goddess!!!! So I heated up the wax on the stove, as specified by the manufacturer, and we each took a portion of an old t-shirt dipped in into the wax (for any of you who thought my man should be cleaning his own damn jacket, up until this point he thought I was a little nuts, but loved me to pieces for even trying, and was super supportive and very interested in the process...as soon as their was proof of life, he was all in to help) and we began covering the affected spots in circular motion (quoting Karate Kid at some stage of the process). We covered the entire jacket, and went over the "painted patches" several times. We were careful not to over wax any particular spot and made sure the seems we're well coated. We hung it to dry for a bit, then polished it with a clean portion of another old t-shirt. Like magic, it was perfect! You cannot even tell where the paint was. It looks new, has that new Barbour sheen back and it is once again perfectly waterproofed. This product is an investment of your time, but so is a Barbour jacket. It is well worth the effort! I don't recommend it in lieu of couples therapy, but it was a great bonding experience!

I've now tried Barbour wax and Otter bar. In both cases, I melted the wax before applying. The Barbour wax applied more easily and uniformly. It also seemed to go farther. I was able to wax a denim motorcycle jacket using less than a full can of the Barbour wax. It took two bars of the Otter wax to wax a utility jacket -- and I feel like I need to do another round to make sure the coverage is even. My only complaint about both is that they seem overpriced for what they are.

Great wax. Enough to do one jacket two times. Remember to heat the wax up in pan of hot water first.

It is truly a labor of love if you own a Barbour jacket. It's a messy process, there's no other way to describe it. Put the can in warm water to get it in a more liquid state then smear it on with a cloth or sponge. The trick is to go over it with a hairdryer after and wipe off the excess wax. Always comes out great and the jacket looks like new