Waxed Cotton Pannier Help Please.

Hi RB, I think your answer would be a camping/outdoor shop, or Google.
Tony

 

On my panniers I cleaned the cotton with a stiff brush to remove dirt and applied a coat of Barbour Wax Thornproof dressing.



Alfie

 

especially helpful when you ride into a gorse bush too

 

I found that Barbour treatment stuff difficult to apply evenly when reproofing their coats years ago. Using a hair dryer on the surface after application smooths out the coating. ( pun intended ).

 

Here's a YouTube video I did on waxing canvas bags. A little overkill but my stuff has never gotten wet and I still have not had to retreat them yet.

 

I have a set of Triumph leather panniers kicking around adapted to use as throw overs. Anyone interested give me an offer over forty and postage and they are yours. No hanging rails.

 

It's a little long and might be kinda boring but it does show the entire process. Yup I added some bees wax.

 

It's a little long and might be kinda boring but it does show the entire process. Yup I added some bees wax.

 

The old Bees Wax is great. I buy blocks and leave them over night in something like thinners or similar and get a nice paste which i use to coat m panniers and similar to waterproof.

 

I have canvas bags on my Speed Twin 1200, the bag manufacturers (SW Motech) recommend FJÄLLRÄVEN Greenland Wax. I rubbed it into the bag leaving a white coating then warmed with a hair dryer to melt it into the fabric. It was easy to apply and works well. The FJÄLLRÄVEN Greenland Wax is available on Amazon.