Tony No-Toes
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I’m thinking of trying to de-wax a Filson Tin Cloth Cruiser and thought I’d solicit some advice ahead of time. I have several Filson waxed jackets but have recently moved to Southern California and it just doesn't rain much here. I’d like to enjoy one of my jackets without the weather proofing and without shrinking the garment too much. Putting a Filson in the washer is something I'd prefer not to do. I have a 40 long that is slightly big that I think would be a good candidate for the experiment.
I just want to remove most of the wax, enough so that the jacket can breath a little more and can be enjoyed in the dry 50 and 60 degree weather we have where I live.
Here’s my plan...Take the jacket and let it heat up in the sun for a while then pack the pockets, with paper towels and wrap the jacket in light paper to absorb as much as the wax as possible. Remove paper towels and repeat several times. Then, give the jacket a soak in warm water to loosen up the wax even more. Remove the jacket from the warm water and lightly scrub with a solution of Woolite and water. Perhaps repeat this process a twice then rinse and dry completely. Then, check for any shrinkage to determine how the process is working and repeat if there is no shrinkage. I plan to do this until the wax is mostly absent from the tin cloth and check for shrinkage between each step.
Does this sound reasonable?
I just want to remove most of the wax, enough so that the jacket can breath a little more and can be enjoyed in the dry 50 and 60 degree weather we have where I live.
Here’s my plan...Take the jacket and let it heat up in the sun for a while then pack the pockets, with paper towels and wrap the jacket in light paper to absorb as much as the wax as possible. Remove paper towels and repeat several times. Then, give the jacket a soak in warm water to loosen up the wax even more. Remove the jacket from the warm water and lightly scrub with a solution of Woolite and water. Perhaps repeat this process a twice then rinse and dry completely. Then, check for any shrinkage to determine how the process is working and repeat if there is no shrinkage. I plan to do this until the wax is mostly absent from the tin cloth and check for shrinkage between each step.
Does this sound reasonable?
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