TX Direct Spray-On Waterproofing

 (18 customer reviews)

First a warning. DO NOT APPLY THIS STUFF INDOORS! Here is the problem with doing the waterproofing in your bathroom with this stuff: As soon as the molecules come in contact with air, they start to expand, and if you breath it in then it will expand in your lungs. It basically feels like there is no air in the room. It can literally kill you.

Outdoors or in a really well ventilated room it's not a problem, and once applied there's nothing wrong with letting it set and dry indoors. On the other hand, you don't want it getting on walls and such which are not clean--because they'll be very difficult to clean afterwards.

But now for the good news: This stuff actually works like it shows in the picture on the label. All these waterproofing fluids make this claim--that water will bead off--but Nikwax actually delivers, and it works not only on high tech fabrics, but common fabrics such as cotton as well.

I've ridden through many a typhoon--yes, actual...Read more

I've tried other wash-in products for my Gore-tex/waterproof jackets and they don't work. This stuff works great and restores the water-repellancy to the surface of my jackets.

I follow these steps:

1. Wash with some type of sports wash or mild powdered detergent;
2. Hang for a few minutes to get the water out;
3. Spray the jacket with this product;
4. Put in the dryer on low heat.

Horse blankets get very dirty ... the more you wash... the less water repellent... unless you use a special blanket wash which gets expensive.... the spray works great... tip... spray the blanket when wet-- before drying... then either put in dryer for a short time ( helps set the spray) or put it in a warm (sunny) place to dry.... I was impressed at the how well water was repelled on even old blankets...