Has anyone used the product, Revivex (or similar water repellant products) on their Gor-Tex waders? If so, do you feel it was worth the money or the effort?
Bob A
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Has anyone used the product, Revivex (or similar water repellant products) on their Gor-Tex waders? If so, do you feel it was worth the money or the effort?
Bob A
I have not used Revivex on waders, but I have on a rain jacket. The jacket was clean and I sprayed it think and let it dry. Then I put the jacket in the dryer. It came out a waxy finish. I think it helped with the water repellency.
I think it may help the waders with wear, but I don't think it will help prevent, say a seam leak. I would not spend the $12 to do waders. But it won't hurt either.
Bob Scheidt
After washing the top and bottoms of a Dry Plus rain suit, I washed the top in Revivex and lightly ironed it as per the directions. Then I hung both over a rail and turned a spray hose on them. Shizam! The spray beaded up and rolled off the the top but it soaked up the outer fabric on the bottoms making them heavier. Neither leaked through though because the Dry Plus membrane stops water entry.
After 3 seasons of use,I did the same treatment on a Dry Plus fishing jacket before I went on a 12 day float in Alaska. My buddy had an identical jacket with similar use, but he did not treat his. At the end of a day of fishing my jacket outer material was still mostly dry while his was soaked. His jacket didn't leak, but the outer material became waterlogged. His jacket stayed wet during most of the trip.
Revivex puts a DWR (durable water repellent) finish back into a garment. I suspect that allows the underlying breathable material to pass water vapor faster. I doubt that it does anything for sealing leaky seams.
I've never done waders and wonder about the necessity of it for breathablility. If you're standing in water, can water vapor still exit your waders? However, the outside material of the waders does dry faster once you're out of the water. That can be a nice thing.
Ole
The fact that your waders are made of GORE-TEX? should not be the criteria you use to care for your waders:
According to the GORE-TEX? tag that ws included with my waders.
Machine wash warm separately, rinse thoroughly
Do not use bleach or fabric softener.
Tumble dry warm
Steam iron warm
If professionally dry cleaned, clean distilled solvent must be used.
For specific care instructions always refer to garment manufacturer's recommendations.
In reference to that last sentance ....
According to Simms:
Wader Care & Maintenance
Waders should be washed by hand, in a bathtub, in cold water using a powder detergent. Rinse thoroughly and allow to air dry. Simms Waders should not be dry-cleaned or put in the dryer. A water repellent treatment, such as Revivex?, will rejuvenate the water resistant finish on your waders.
Nikwax? would be the "such as" that Simms is refering to.
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Joe
Thanks all, for the replies and feed back. Appreciate it.
Bob A
Since you guys all took the plunge into Breathables...May I ask what your opinions are of these waders..????
As I am looking into a pair of stocking foots now that I've sprung for a pair of Chota SLT Plus wading boots...Have yet to try any breathables...I have breathable rain gear..just a bit leary of it for waders..mine see alot of abuse.....Any thoughts?
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"I've often wondered why it is that so many anglers spend so much money on,and pay so much attention to.the details on the wrong end of the fly line.If they took as much care in selecting or tying their flies as they did in the selection of the reel and rod,They might be able to gain the real extra edge that makes it possible to fool a fish that has,in fact,seen it all before" A.K.Best
Everyone wants to excel in this sport but at the same time we let traditionalists place restrictions on our tactics, methods, and ideas. I always assumed that fly fishing was a sport that allowed imagination, creation, adaptation, investigation, dedication, education, revelation? : Fox Statler, On Spinners (Not the dainty Dry Fly kind) "Spinner'd Minner Fly"
"Wish ya great fishing"
Bill
Go for it ,Bill. You won't regret it.
Bill, I have a pair of Simms G3. They are the most durable waders I have ever owned and very comfortable.
Breathables are the only way to go.
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Joe
[This message has been edited by flyfisherjoe (edited 27 December 2005).]
Thanks Guy's for your thoughts on em....Both pair of preeners I have are about shot...the boots are getting pretty dried out and cracking a bit.
Hope is to limp through the next couple months and have something new for spring...
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"I've often wondered why it is that so many anglers spend so much money on,and pay so much attention to.the details on the wrong end of the fly line.If they took as much care in selecting or tying their flies as they did in the selection of the reel and rod,They might be able to gain the real extra edge that makes it possible to fool a fish that has,in fact,seen it all before" A.K.Best
Everyone wants to excel in this sport but at the same time we let traditionalists place restrictions on our tactics, methods, and ideas. I always assumed that fly fishing was a sport that allowed imagination, creation, adaptation, investigation, dedication, education, revelation? : Fox Statler, On Spinners (Not the dainty Dry Fly kind) "Spinner'd Minner Fly"
"Wish ya great fishing"
Bill
Bill,
If they give you trouble you may be able to buy a little time with some shoe goo on the boots....worked for me.