Making fleece water-resistant

[StringJunky]

I have some polyester fleece sniper_type gloves for fishing that I want to stop getting damp. Has anyone any experience of doing this from scratch. What would be the most appropriate UK-available preparation for this?

[exchemist]

1 hour ago, StringJunky said:

I have some polyester fleece sniper_type gloves for fishing that I want to stop getting damp. Has anyone any experience of doing this from scratch. What would be the most appropriate UK-available preparation for this?

The two ways I've tried to this, in neither case from scratch I have to say, were reproofing a Barbour jacket with wax ( a tricky process involving melting a tin of proprietary wax in hot water and applying it with a cloth) and spray proofing a raincoat with Scotchgard, which I think is a silicone. It sounds as though with your gloves going the Scotchgard route would be the thing to try. I found it needed several applications to be fully effective and even then was not 100%, but it's a lot better than nothing.  

[Externet]

Hi.

I have this product with no use for it, but mailing would be too expensive at today rates. 😡  

  Perhaps you can find it in UK.

 

Perhaps a do-it-yourself here :---> https://www.ecosia.org/search?q=diy hydrophobic

 

[mistermack]

WD40 is supposed to repel moisture. And on the subject of fishing, I used to have a tin of stuff to coat a fly line with, supposed to make it float on the water. Nowadays, they are probably manmade fibre manufactured to float. 

Petroleum jelly is supposed to repel moisture too. It's used on leather as a water repellent. 

Shoe polish is another option. I use it on a pair of thin fabric gloves that I use in summer for motorcyling. It works well if you apply it regularly. 

[Sensei]

7 hours ago, StringJunky said:

I have some polyester fleece sniper_type gloves for fishing that I want to stop getting damp.

The quickest option is to put surgical gloves on them..

..or reverse.. if you don't want your hands to be wet..

 

Edited December 20, 2022 by Sensei