Homemade Wax Waterproofer AKA Oilskin
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Used as a water sealer for wood, cloth, metal, leather, and any other natural material. Makes good oilcloth and will put a nice hand rubbed finish on wood. My scoutmaster taught me this recipe and it is published in one of the early scout publications. The ingredients are easy to obtain and it only takes a few minutes to make a 32 ounce batch. Word of caution when preparing: Do outdoors - it stinks and its flammable. Prepare at your own risk! Thanks for watching and I hope to see you in the woods! - บันเทิง
Yep, I am still using the stuff I made in this video and that was 4 months ago. Thanks for the comment!
Thanks for taking the time to do this!
Fascinating process. I appreciate the education on the waterproofing. Thanks.
Awesome video brother!! I cant wait to try this one!
Glad you posted this. My old scoutmaster also taught me this recipe and I had forgot how to do it. Thanks for the video.
Xavier Norseman Yep, I seriously doubt they teach this in scouts any longer. Thanks for watching!
Thank you for the video, very helpful and well explained.
Thanks for the video! Very informative, but you are killing with the "double broiler." It is a "double boiler."
Thanks for the info,great job.
Thanks for sharing a great recipe!
Welcome, thanks for viewing!
Never heard about this before. Good job
I use this same recipe on my canvas pack. works great.
I am going to have to make some of this to treat my padding on my bull pac. Thanks for the great video bro.
me too - used almost exactly the same receipt including the pine-tar...on a twenty year old canvas canoe pack...
first treatment i applied it melted with a paint-brush...
then after a couple trips i used another cup or two, this time 'gooped' on as a cold paste to work into the seams and any dry spots -- spun it thru the dryer for about an hour to distribute -- gives it a very nice 'dry' even finish...i also applied it liberally to the (mostly new) leather straps and it works great!
I used a recipe that did not include the pine tar and that worked great, did not mind the smell either. But if the pine tar stops the mildew, it would be worth giving this a try. Thanks for the video! I even used it on the leather hat I am wearing in my avatar, the water just runs off it now. I even used it on my cordura camera bag...awesome!
I mix up some of this and it works great! I found a pine tree and got some pitch from it to mix in, added a nice scent to the finished product.
Pretty cool.
Nice D. I'm about to get into canvases for tarps. It's hard for me to do the silnylon thing. Good stuff. It's going on my forum in the Shelter section. Thanx.
Nice! Yep it also helps keep it from molding. Thanks for the comment!
I was just wondering if you could soak the whole tarp in the solution before it turns into a paste any thoughts on that how that would work
Good job Darrin, keep cranking them out if I could get my editing program to work I may catch up
Great find! Where can I find the period quote for this recipe please ?
Regards, Keith.
so is this like the fixin wax from the pathfinder store?just curious im looking for something I can make myself.
Great video. Maybe you can sub the turpintine with mineral spirits or somthing with less oder.
after it sets up can you store any excess than melt down for later use?
Here's the recipe he used: 1lb. bee's wax, 8oz. boiled linseed oil, 8oz. turpentine, and 1oz. pine tar.
How much does treated canvas weigh compared to untreated?
i find this works well -- i used a canvas duffle -- it soaked up all the excess wax, and is now itself lightly waxed....
Thanks for the video! I have a question regarding the smell. If you let it sit out for a couple days, or maybe a week or two as you suggested in your video does the smell dissipate completely or will the canvas always carry some of the smell?
Actually I have a second question, is this a once in a life time coat or do you have to do it every so often?
It will go away. Just takes awhile. You have to apply it every so often to fabric, usually for me one time per year for my oilskin coats. I have a video on Oilskin coats that may help ya. Thanks for the comment!
Great video, I have a couple of questions.
What is the purpose of the turpentine? Is it necessary?
I've seen a number of these recipes with similar ingredients. One thing I notice is that most use a weight measurement for the wax and a volume measurement for the oil and turpentine. Shouldn't it be volume for all?
+Fredi “Fredrockinva” R The turpentine keeps the wax from hardening. I think that since wax is sold by the pound and the oil sold by volume, the recipe is directly from an old boy scout publication. Thanks for watching and thanks for the comment
when doing canvas oil skin re apply to seams at least a second coat and heat with said hair dryer or heat gun caution the heat gun is a lot hotter so you must keep it mooing lest you start your oil skin ablaze
how many times can my items go through the wash and keep the coating or is it a once washed re apply situation?
It lasts a good while in rain conditions, I re-apply to my tarps and duster when they start looking dry or have had lots of use. I've never ran it though a washing machine, most materials you would use this on you would want to wash the dirt off with a water hose and sponge.
that works but have you ever tried making a creme out of bees wax and tallow? rub it in after it cools. smoke your canvas. it dont smell. well not like chemicals. smells like smoke.not any more flammable than canvas without treatment and it also works.
Good tip. I will give it a try on my next project. thanks
Canvas waterproofing recipe
1lb Beeswax
8oz linseed oil
8oz turpentine
1oz pine tar (optional)
Couldn't you use a hot plate?
C A Freeman Probably
Do clothes breath after waterproofing? Parafin can be used instead beeswax?
Gediminas Jesinas Not as great as without the waterproofer. I have never tried it with paraffin, but it should work.
EastWoodlandSurvival Problem with paraffin or wax is that it is brittle. Did some research and found that silicone works better as water repellent. Ideally layer should be as thin as possible and cover less pores so diluting in a lot of solvent and certain application techniques would help.
I did an experiment as I did not have all the ingredients and a old army canvas bag I did not mind messing up.
All I used was paraffin wax from a branch of tea candles and Olive oil , surprisingly it worked very well , the only down side was the bags smell remember me of pizza for a while till the smell wore off :o)
metal? can i use this to my car?
No, I would not recommend it.
why dose it say it a scam when I tried to pay for it?
Im not sure what you mean? You shouldn't be paying for anything on TH-cam, thank you for watching!
sorry wrong video. I did however try this on a felt hat I used for back packing and it works great. thank you.
No worries, i was just concerned that you were being scammed somehow. I appreciate you watching!
If you take your pack or whatever and put it inside another bag, you can throw it in your dryer on high and it will melt the wax into the cloth. Just make sure your wife is gone when you do it!
Double BOILER! Not "broiler"