Winter is coming to Melbourne, because there is no snow in Melbourne, except in certain mountain region such Mt Buller etc that means there going to be a heavy rain. I decided to buy a waterproof spray. So I went to a sky equipment store in Surrey Hills and the salesperson recommend me Nikwax. A waterproof water-based repellent cost A$30.
One of the annoying thing is that the bootle color is purple and there is a "purple" word stated on the label as well. But I want to applied in my brown-summer jacket. I remember I asked about this to the salesperson but I dont remember what the answer he gave to me. So I decided to open the bottle although there might be warranty broken, and see the solution's color looks like, it is clear -__-
Why should they stated "purple" in fact that the solution is clear colored?
Nikwax also has website to help customer seek infos about their product, unfortunately not about the "purple" thing on the label. But it quite helpful.
A bootle can be applied for 1-2 clothes, depends on size. The instruction is very clear stated on the bottle. So lets begin the work.
Because its a waterproof spray, you should expect smell things after applied the spray on fabric, so prefer to do it in well circulated areas or even outdoor. Just spray part by part and repeated again until whole fabric is covered.
But the sprinkler on Nikwax that I've used is not very good, the spray is not well diffused as fog/mist, it more like stream divided into two direction. Yeah, bad sprinkler, should manage bout it. So I apply the spray randomly but still measure the spray coverage on my jacket. Front, back, arms and collar side.
Make sure you clean any excessive product on fabric.
The result is great, I've tested it by drop a drop of water and the water wont permeate through garment. But the real test is when I take a walk on a rainy day with the jacket....
The spray in only applicable in outside of a garment, if you need a inside-out waterproof spray Nikwax has the solution (like a detergent) product. Because the product is water based waterproof spray, it approximate that the solution will diminished when garment is washed more than 3-5 times.
Thats my experience when bought a Nikwax spray, hope its useful :)
