Waxing My Camping/Bushcraft Jacket - Liquid Otter Wax VS Bar of Greenland Wax - Fjallraven Anorak #8

[HaasGrotesk]

Hey! The only thing you did was to oversaturate the fabric. When this happens there's a simple solution. Just heat up the wax on the fabric again and wipe it off with a paper towel. The paper towel will suck up the excess wax and you'll end up with the same result as the Fjällräven wax. We here in Sweden mostly use the Fjällräven wax but a lot of people are going over to the liquid ones too. I hope this helps you.

[FinC_]

Love waxed jackets as it gets rainy here but never cold enough to wear synthetic waterproofs without getting drenched from condensation inside the jacket. Waxed jackets keep the worst of the rain off without getting unbearably sweaty. Nice to see the comparison between this liquid wax and bar wax :) For the excess just heat and press a paper towel on top, cleans it right up!

[krasht]

Like @HaasGrotesk has said you have over saturated the fabric. Heat up the fabric and wipe off the excess, then use a nylon brush to clean up the seams. You applied way to much in the beginning. You also have to get the actual cotton fabric warmed up or it wont absorb the wax. If it is already treated, you have to be very sparing with the amount of wax, waxed cotton will not absorb more wax than it can hold. You are just touching up the outer surface in that case. How many times has it been retreated ? You are applying much less wax with a bar. The liquid is great for use on untreated canvas, its a lot quicker.

[AbundantAdventures]

Hey everyone. After I started filming this video I was pretty disappointed with how things went and I wasn't sure if I wanted to even make a video on it. But I figured you all might get some good information out of it even if it didn't work out the way I had hoped.

I'm glad I was able to fix the jacket in the end and it's now waxed the way I like it. A little wasted time and money on the extra wax but all in all no harm no foul.

[weisualize]

When applying the liquid wax, it is a good idea to have the garment preheated. This will allow the wax to immediately soak in, instead of drying on the surface. For my part, I treat my oilskin coat on a hot summers day, directly under the sun. I guess, you could also treat it with good results next to your house's boiler or close to a fireplace.

[ezekielguzman]

If you had a hotter blow dryer the fabric would have soaked in the wax much better after it begins to dry (a few hours after you have applied the wax) then you should brush the jacket with a bit of vigor (I use a boot brush) this gets off the excess wax I’ll brush it two or three times during the drying time which takes a day or two (carrhart jackets usually take three days and 4 rounds of brushing)

[ferryvantichelen]

You can also heat up the Fjällräven wax au bain marie, works the same way. I think the "white stuff problem" is just because it's easy to put a lot on there when using warm wax and a brush

[larstueschjth]

Lucky me😳 just got that anorak, just looking for maintenance...and voila ; there u came along with what i was looking for🕵️ thanks for your troblesome, i go straight for the GL wax! 👍

[Thee-_-Outlier]

Use an iron to press it even after you paint it on, hoss. Pretty simple. You made it more work. You also can do this with the bar if you melt it, paint it on the iron press it for a nice even finish

[BlankofMaterial]

I wonder if the liquid wax is over saturating the fabric whereas the solid bar deposits a much thinner amount each time. I'm going to try this on my pants and see what happens. I do find that if I turn them inside out and tumble them in the dryer for a minute or two it helps to distribute the wax around more evenly.

[fatherdamo]

I bet that hood and shoulders were well water resistant! Might stick to the FJ Wax bar with mine and the snowboard iron :)

[Cam____]

I did the same exact thing last month, but I used a bar of otterwax. Tried to melt it in and take excess off so many different times, still left those marks. I’m going to try the fjallraven wax next then

[akadog]

I use a heat gun on the low setting. Helps with the melting

[torleifaskedal]

I usually put on the greenland wax cold. the whole jacket or trouser and put in the dryer at low heat. The wax "melts" in. Much easier than the hair dryer.

[jwgbmp]

I also wrap a cotton rag on my finger and work it into the fabric like you would shoe polish on a shoe

[sipapito]

😂 I waxed three pair of Fjallraven pants with their wax while I listen to you suffer, sorry man!

[LisaSimplified]

Thanks for this demonstration. Was very helpful.

[xvania]

You can use a crockpot to safely melt wax.

[cast]

Heat the whole Jacket in your oven by 120°F, or hang it in the sun when its hot outside, then wax it with warm fjällräven bar.

[TheLovedbyJesus]

Anyone try dust a clothes dryer instead of heatgun or hair dryer??