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Ol
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PostPosted: 09:12 - 04 Aug 2010    Post subject: Waterproofing Spray?? Reply with quote

After getting caught in the rain this morning, my right arm doesn’t appear to be as dry as the rest of me….

Has anybody tried THIS waterproofing spray?? Or know of any other’s that are cheap and seem to work ok on textiles??

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PostPosted: 09:24 - 04 Aug 2010    Post subject: Reply with quote

I've never used it but its not that cheap since its quiet a small bottle. I always stuck with Nikwax, it works and lasts ages.

Nikwax TX spray on direct is about £6-£7 for 300ml. Try camping shops. They do a smaller one for about £3.
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PostPosted: 19:46 - 06 Aug 2010    Post subject: Reply with quote

Waterproofing spray can cause acute lung injury. No idea how, but it came from a respiratory registrar at work.
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PostPosted: 20:00 - 06 Aug 2010    Post subject: Reply with quote

skithepowder wrote:
Waterproofing spray can cause acute lung injury. No idea how, but it came from a respiratory registrar at work.


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A 55-year-old man was admitted to our hospital because of severe dyspnea 30 minutes after inhalation of waterproofing spray. He had used the spray outdoors and had then smoked a cigarette with spray-contaminated fingers. Chest radiography and computed tomography (CT) revealed diffuse ground glass opacities in both lungs. In pulmonary function tests, the lungs showed a moderately decreased diffusing capacity and there was slight hypoxemia. Transbronchial lung biopsy specimens demonstrated extensive alveolitis and marked eosinophil migration. Without any specific treatment, the patient recovered clinically in 4 days. We speculated that acute lung injury in this patient may have been induced by not only direct inhalation of the waterproofing spray itself, but also by inhalation of spray by-products resulting from decomposition due to heat. When waterproofing spray is used, precautions should be taken to avoid both inhalation and heating of the fumes.


Don't inhale it. Simple. Laughing
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PostPosted: 21:42 - 06 Aug 2010    Post subject: Reply with quote

Okay...a while back I asked people's opinions on waterproofing spray, specifically the stuff you use on shoes which everyone seems to have a stack of in the cupboard under the sink...

Anyway, many people were singing on about the expensive stuff, the stuff designed specifically for waterproofing motorbike kit, so I went off and did a bit of investigating.

I found out that the ingredients were pretty much the same, so I coated my textiles in the suede shoe protector stuff, which worked out about £15 cheaper than the motorbike kit stuff....and guess what...it works!!!!! Karma Thumbs Up
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PostPosted: 19:51 - 09 Aug 2010    Post subject: Reply with quote

Can't speak for the one you've linked, but as a preference I use Granger's Fabsil approx £10/L and use a £1 plant spray bottle from the garden centre to apply it.
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