Revivex Wash-in Water Repellent

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.

Works well for repelling water on outdoor gear. Same problem as with the wash. They do not define "capful". I wasn't sure if a capful the small circular part, or the entire diamond shape space under the cap...

I used it in combination with the recommended prewash soap as directed in a small washing machine. I used it on an already waterproof jacket and regular non waterproof pants, both polyester. It maintained the waterproofing of the jacket and added modest waterproofing to the pants, the pants now repel splashes but 50ish% of water soaks in after a few seconds. I would not recommend this product for making garments waterproof but it seems good for maintaining waterproofing.

My $300 goretex raincoat failed me in the cloud forest of costa rica. That led me down a path that ended with this product. I tried to reactivate the DWR on my coat, but it didn't work. I used this product, and water beads up on the coat. I tested it by getting in the shower with the coat on. The water beads up again and doesn't soak in. I then tried this on my 20 year old ski shell and pants. It seemed to rejuvenate those also. I didn't get in the shower with those and I didn't expect miracles given the material their made out of. I'm satified with the improvement in water repellency Make sure you follow the instructions.

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This product doesn’t work. It didn’t get the stains out of my light colored jacket and it stripped all the jackets I washed with it. I followed the package instructions and paired with the detergent as recommended by the brand. What was a jacket that used to soak through after heavy rain now soaks in immediately, barely even beads. Very disappointed.

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.