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Item 724687
Specification | Description |
| Suggested use | Waterproofing agent |
| Capacity/Volume | 10 fluid ounces |
Reviewed by 6 customers
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Comments about Nikwax Tech Wash - 10 oz.:
After using the Tech Wash, I followed up with using the Nikwax TX Direct 2.0 Washin. The results were great on my gortex ski jacket! Clean, no residue and it looks and repels water like it's new.
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Comments about Nikwax Tech Wash - 10 oz.:
Some of the reviews here mixup the water repellent with the "Wash".
The Wash cleans the garment. That is all.
If you want to repel water, you need the other product and should look at its review page.
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Comments about Nikwax Tech Wash - 10 oz.:
I brought in my 13 year old REI powder jacket to see if there was anyway to revive the waterproof/water resistant qualities that it once had. The Tech Wash was introduced and explained by knowledgeable staff. It was used that day with a few other jackets. The Tech Wash suds went to work immediately and they didn't leave an odor or residue. The jackets were then run in the drier and when fully dry, the fabric had a crispness and almost a sparkle to them. The rain doesn't saturate on my jacket like it had been the past few years. I'm so happy that this product was available. My only regret is that I didn't use it in 1996, when I first moved to Oregon, when my jacket and I could have stayed a lot dryer!
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Comments about Nikwax Tech Wash - 10 oz.:
I live in Bergen, Norway. Statistics say it rains 300 days per year! So waterproof clothes are essential.
After trying with regular detergents stains in my 3 years old North Face Gore-Tex Jacket didn't came out so I had to apply the Water Repellent treatment over an apparently dirty jacket.
I decided to try this product and effectively, as the manufacturer claims, it removed the stains in a way I though it was not possible! I was even thinking about buying another jacket just because how dirty it looked.
The jacket looks now clean, feels crispy and the color (orange) is now radiant.
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I followed the directions of using 150ml of the product for my single jacket (Size S) and my washing machine (front load) and it was an excessive amount of foam that made the jacket float in the middle of the drum, so actually the blades couldn't made it rotate.
After some minutes the washing machine stopped working and I had to rinse my jacket manually. I guess it was too much foam and the machine just protected itself from it, because after some time it worked again.
I tried a second time with just around 50ml and it worked great, abundant (but not too much) foam and the machine made it all through the cycle. At the end the results were GREAT.
It leaves a peculiar smell on the fabric, even after it dries and before applying the Water Repellent treatment. Something like plastic smell or silicon. I personally would like it to smell more like normal detergent, but I guess the smell will disappear in a couple of days outside.
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Comments about Nikwax Tech Wash - 10 oz.:
I followed the directions to the letter, and it left light colored spots on my Gore-Tex jacket.
Cleans fleece ok but woolite works on fleece just fine. Bottom line I would avoid washing Gore-Tex at all costs, just wipe it down on occasion.
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Comments about Nikwax Tech Wash - 10 oz.:
After 15 years of washing my expensive Goretex shell jacket with liquid detergent I decided to try the Nikwax Tech Wash and Wash In products. The first time I used it I saw no improvement in water repellency, the second time I used it all the taped seams peeled off my jacket, so I now expect the seams to leak and will have to purchase a new jacket. Can't prove for certain its the Nikwax product but I won't risk using it again on any future Goretex product.
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