IHM-30-IND - Whipcord N1 Jacket - Indigo

[Lowlander]

Thanks so much @AdamJ!

[Nik]

Here we go… be back in a few hours

[tody]

@Nik Looking forward to seeing the outcome!

[Nik]

Went through two small tins. Tried with gloves but couldn’t get it worked in so just used hands because the heat helped with penetration. The heat gun works almost immediately and I can see the wax look wet as it melts. Kind of tricky to get it to sink in evenly but also avoid overheating. I think I saw some smoke at some point around the pocket so backed off because I didn’t want to burn the cotton or melt the polycotton stitching. Now that it has cooled down to room temperature the wax is visibly patchy but looks worse in pictures than to the eye. Since there was already marbling from machine washing the jacket now has a a lot going on in terms of variation to the fabric. The whipcord feels crispy. I’m looking forward to wearing it and seeing how resistant to water and wind it is now. Hopefully regular abrasion and warmth through wear will also even out the wax.

[Lowlander]

You're a brave man @Nik! Great story, very much in the spirit of Filthy/Mike. Please let us know how you get on in the rain and wind.

[Nik]

Thanks. Here it is under floodlights in the park on a rainy dog walk with water beading. Happy with it.

[Mizmazzle]

@Nik interesting. So you’ve machine washed the jacket before? Sorry if this has been addressed already. Guessing you had no negative effect on the wool from the machine wash?

Btw, I think your rewaxing came out great. Clearly this jacket was not meant to be babied and your giving some solid kit a run for its money.

[Nik]

Yes I machine washed it on the wool setting and I guess the wool is a bit more matted and less fluffy but it doesn't affect the comfort or warmth in any way.

[Karol]

Lads, I just realized that 10 years ago people left us hints about this

https://www.ironheart.co.uk/forum//post/220108

[goosehd]

...and advice not to try waxing yourself from a former mod here:

@UnTucked said in Random questions to which you seek an answer:

@bryaneidins70:

Who was it that was waxing an N1 deck jacket a while back?

was it @UnTucked ?

Don't do it

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Pretty good conversation of his experience if your read the following posts.

[Karol]

@goosehd Well spotted Goose!
This is one of the reasons I was enquiring about how to buy the ingredients for the coating that Haraki went for in the present incarnation of oiled N1s. The urethane/paraffin mix is not sticky at all.

[Lowlander]

Four years into the journey...

The fades on this fabric are very subtle and hard to capture on photo:

Some fraying on the hems of the sleeves:

Also the lining is wearing thin in some places like the collar:

[Jcaz6996]

@Lowlander looks bad ass