GEAR AID Revivex Durable Water Repellent (DWR) Spray for Restoring Waterproofing on Rainwear, Gore-TEX, Soft Shells, Waders, Tents, Ski, Paddle and Camping Gear, Various Sizes Available

Leaving this review because I saw a lot of complaints that this leaves spots/stains and ruined peoples jackets. That is almost 100% user error. The photos attached are after I treated my gear with this spray. This stuff works very well on my Gortex outerwear. It left no stains or spots on my black Burton AK jacket and bib. Also no spots on my 686 jacket which has lighter colors(more susceptible to oil/dirt stains.) Water was beading up and running off the jackets. Very hydrophobic. If you haven’t washed Gortex or other similar waterproof gear, I would recommend visiting their site and looking at the steps. First I wash the gear with Grangers performance detergent. Then I hang dry completely. Once it’s dry, I throw it in the dryer on low heat for 20 minutes to reactivate any remaining DWR. In some cases that’s all that is needed to make your gear water resistant again. If DWR is needed after the above steps, I hang up the gear and spray it down completely until the gear is wet to the touch. If the spray is beading up and dripping down your jacket you want to wipe off that excess with a clean rag. Apply generously to the shoulders and other high contact areas. After this you can just hang dry your gear but I like to throw it back in the dryer for another 20 minutes on low or medium heat. (Some DWR sprays need that heat to activate.) I know other peoples routines may vary but I do this once or twice a year to my jackets and it works well every time. Gear revivex and Grangers Repel + are my DWRs of choice. I do think Gear Revivex tends to be my favorite.

This is the best spray-on re-waterproofing brand I e found for Gore-Tex, DWR and most waterproof systems. It works almost as well as the wash-in system.

Travel plans included a place with daily thunderstorms. Since it was a warmer place, I decided to not bring raincoats and chance bucket hats instead. I have a couple fabric floppy hats (slightly wider brim than bucket hats, but not as wide as a straw floppy hat). I spent a couple days spraying down the 2 bucket hats and a baseball cap. I dried them outside and then ran them through about 15 min in the dryer. Repeat 3 times. It seemed to help with adding water resistance to my hats. Water seems to bead and run off more than previously. The spraying of this DWR was a bit odd. I had to gently rub the liquid onto the hats and work it into the seams. Then suddenly, the hat material was dripping. Spraying and drying outside is a great idea. There's a slight smell, but not too bad. I would definitely try this again with future hats and maybe when my raincoats need a new coating. GEAR AID Revivex Durable Water Repellent (DWR) Spray for Restoring Waterproofing on Rainwear

I ordered this because the Nikwax products keep getting more expensive and I hoped this was basically the same product for cheaper. I am happy to report that it is. For people complaining it smells like pickles, yes it does, but so does Nikwax and neither smell after they have been applied and dried. To apply to a jacket, first wash and dry the jacket if needed. Close all zippers and fasteners on the jacket and lay it flat on a tarp or deck (preferably not inside). Spray on the DWR until you have covered the entire jacket, then turn it inside-out, fold it up, and leave it for 30 minutes to soak in. Then toss the jacket as-is into a dryer and dry normally at medium heat. The jacket should now be waterproof and not smell.

This product is amazing! I was very hesitant to buy it by read the reviews about it would stain the jacket. I used the whole bottle for 3 adult jackets, 3 kids jacket and a pants. Some tips I used: 1. Wash your jackets and total dry them. 2. Hang on outdoor somewhere for better spray and reduce irritation to yourself. I do wear mask and glasses, I feel I need a goggle because when it gets to my eyes I feel little irritated. 3. Gentle reverse the bottle multiple times every time before you use it to mix the solution well. 4. As the instructions says spay 5-10 inches away to the jackets. When you notice there are water dripping, wear gloves to wipe it. My strategy is make sure the spar even as possible. 5. For pretty wear out places, repeat spray 2-3 times . 6. Air dry or dryer at mid-low temperature for about 20minute minutes. When I spray the male yellow jacket which my husband used a lot for about 5 years, the spray made it wet and looks like a lot of pink/red stains. It looked scary, but when the jacket dried, the stains disappeared. I sprayed my husband yellow jacket 3 times, every time wait a little bit in between. I retested two yellow jackets under tap water. They are like new!! My kids jacket since I do not have enough spray, I can notice the got sprayed part waterproof and the other part still wet. So good even spray is very important. I just not sure how long the treatment will last if I use and wash the jackets again.

I'm surprised at all the good reviews. I used this product on several jackets and it hasn't worked at all. The water almost immediately starts to soak in, it doesn't bead up like I would expect. Very disappointed, especially as I'm sitting here at work with a wet shirt after only 30 minutes in light rain. I followed the instructions including using the recommended pre-wash. I'm going to try and get my money back.

GEAR AID Revivex DWR Spray worked perfectly to restore the water repellency of my jacket. The process was incredibly easy and convenient. The nozzle provides a very even, fine mist, and I honestly couldn't find a single drawback. A flawless product

The bottle is quite small, and with how much is needed (especially when it doesn’t seem to work even after 2-3 solid applications), I won’t be buying this again. Formula 303 is cheaper and applies better, and lasts longer. If the performance was there, I’d buy again, but after 3 applications on a 2 year old freshly washed Burton coat, it STILL wasn’t wicking away water and kept soaking it in.

Works as described.

Worked great on my ski gloves, Mountain Hardware jacket and trousers. Wasn't much left after that. Just bought another bottle for this year as it really did the job.

This product is spot on and it is so easy to apply brings the gortex back to life thank you.

Does what it claims to do, an excellent choice.

I purchased a bottle of this stuff several months ago, but have deliberately held off reviewing it because I wanted to be sure. I waterproofed the jacket of my Rev'it textile motorbike gear a few weeks back and have been waiting for a good downpour in which to test it; I've just returned from an 8-mile ride in torrential rain, quite dry from the waist up, so I feel ready to recommend it. I deliberately only waterproofed the jacket, as I wanted a basis for comparison. The pockets of my trousers, the areas around the zips and velcro, are all sodden; even in this short journey, water had soaked into all available entry-points and down my legs into my boots. Had I had any paper or electronics in the trouser pockets, they'd have been ruined, and my feet were cold. By contrast, the recently-waterproofed jacket is absolutely unaffected. I dried my hands and ran them over the inner lining, through the pockets and even down the inside of the front fastenings, and all were COMPLETELY dry. True, I wasn't out there for hours, but water is water, and this is as good a litmus test as you need. No water soaked through any part of the jacket at all, and I'm confident it would have held up for much longer (this isn't my first rodeo in monsoon motorbiking; I know what to look for.) It definitely works, then. But before you buy it, a couple of caveats... First, it is an absolute PAIN to apply. Where other waterproofing products for camping, hiking and so on can air-dry (and cost about half as much per volume), this stuff needs to be 'heat-sealed', meaning tumble-driers or similar. I don't have a tumble-drier, so I hung the jacket in the hallway, surrounded it with electric heaters and turned a hairdryer to it for the best part of an hour. This clearly did the trick, but it was an absolute chore. Even spraying it on, with this small, stiff pump-action bottle, took about 20 minutes and tested my patience. Second, it's worth mentioning the quantity. This bottle isn't very big and you need more of the stuff than you think - I'll be buying another to make sure I have enough for my trousers and gloves. One bottle barely sufficed for my jacket, which was disappointing. There is enough to superficially spray a large area, for sure, but to make sure you've waterproofed a fabric effectively you need to ensure that the entire surface is well-doused, not just lightly misted, and that takes a lot more than a once-over with this spray. You'll find yourself using it up very quickly, going over areas repeatedly to get every nook and cranny, so factor in the cost of a couple of bottles if you've got a full set of clothing to do - three or four if you're planning to do a tent or similar. For me, it's the results that matter, so I don't regret the time or effort involved in using this stuff. It really does work. I understand from many sources that waterproofing is NEVER permanent, and that I'll probably be reapplying it in a year's time at most, but for the effectiveness of the waterproofing, I'm happy to. People wanting a less time-consuming and merely adequate result for winter coats and cycling trousers, however, might want to look at the wax-based budget sprays available in local outdoors shops - they do a good enough job for regular purposes, and take much less time to apply. This is a specialist product with a suitably involved treatment process, and not everyone will need it.