Gear Aid Wash-in Water Repellent, Concentrated Formula for Outerwear, 10 Ounce

I wasn’t sure what to expect, but this stuff was awesome. I’ve had the same Columbia raincoat for years and it was letting water soak through. I used this product and water beads up and runs right off again! Maybe even better than new. A little expensive but much cheaper than a new rain jacket and you get enough to do multiple items. Might do my tents and dry bags too!

I work outside in pacific north west that means it’s rainy a lot! This stuff will make your rain gear work like new or better than new. I fill wash machine with warm water add appropriate amount of product respective to water level and number of garments. Put product in and let the wash cycle do its thing but pay attention when it’s done and spins out you don’t want the washer to fill for rinse with garments in there. I find it works best if don’t try to do too much at once. I put my XL jacket and bibs in and that’s plenty. You want the garment to move around and agitate good. Put in dryer and let the product “set”Water beads off and gear stays breathable witch if you spend a lot of time in rain gear and are active it needs to breathe other wise you’ll feel like you weren’t wearing rain gear at all cause youll be soaking wet with sweat! Add cold to that and you’re miserable all day! This product keeps me dry and warm inside my rain gear.

I purchased this to treat a few of my rain jackets that had lost their ability to "bead" off water as they used to be able to. I purchased the recommended cleaning product along with it, to make sure I follow the process correctly. I washed the garments first per the instructions and then chose to use the "soak" cycle in my front load washing machine, rather than soaking it in the sink. That ensured the soak is a little longer than instructed, about 20 minutes. The first time around was not successful. I splashed water on the jacket after it dried and the water soaked into the fabric immediately. So, I tried again after reading the instructions a little more careful. You have to make sure of a few things. The water you use has to be warm. DO NOT rinse. Spin only and definitely use the dryer. This will not work if you don't tumble dry the garment. Which makes it a bit complicated as a lot of rain gear can't be tumble dried. I started with a VERY low setting and was able to find a warm setting that activated the chemicals to do what they needed, without damaging the jacket. But it felt a little like a gamble. The second time around the product did what it was supposed to. Now if I splash water on the jacket, it will bead off. I have not tried a real rain but it is definitely better than before. Overall 4 starts because it takes some work to get this right and I am not 100% sure that it will truly protect the garment as well as the original treatment my rain gear had.

This stuff is magic! I needed to rejuvenate some DryPlus rain gear that's about 25 years old. After a prewash, I figured soaking would be best and followed the directions on the bottle. I used the washer but did not rinse, just drain and spin after it soaked for about 15 min in warm water. I used 3 oz figuring I'd get 3 uses from the 10 oz bottle. Then, I dried it on low heat in the dryer. After removing the coat and pants, I tested them in the sink and the water beaded up and rolled off like it was brand new. I am beyond impressed! Hopefully this treatment will last a few years, but I have 2 more applications left if needed. I am beyond amazed at how well this stuff worked. 💪

These product doest coat the jacket enough for it to be waterproof. Regardless of the directions. Im woundering if it works at all.

I had a 10 year old rain gear set, bibs and jacket. i used the recommended GEAR AID Revivex Pro High-Tech Fabric Cleaner fist. and then used the Gear Aid Wash-in Water Repellent. WOW! my rain suit came out like new. smelled new, and is completely waterproof again. i am gonna try to waterproof a sweatshirt and see how that works.

Followed direction and doesn't shed water... soaked right in material of my jacket... imo a waste of money!

This is a great replacement or add on DWR for most materials. You do need to clean the garment or bag first, with a couple extra rinses and maybe a couple more rinses. Not so much to rinse the garment, but to make sure that there isn't any detergent (especially this) or soap residue in the washer. Any detergent will drastically reduce the effectiveness of any and every DWR or breathable fabric no matter who makes it, where it was made, or what it's on. It has to do with the weakening of surface tension and allowing water to pass through areas it's normally not able to.Anyway, throroughly rinse. Run this through a soak cycle and a higher soil setting (longer agitation), and a single rinse with a low water level if your machine allows that. Ideally you can dry the item(s) on medium as this will make it bond better to the item and it will last longer. Low works but not as well, and if you can't use the dryer at all air drying works, it's just not as long lasting.