Hardshell Cleaning & Waterproofing Duo-Pack

I first bought this from REI and the prices are identical, but Amazon is certainly more convenient (plus, where I live, I can have it delivered Same Day). I was going on vacation for two weeks to an area that could have been rainy and I thought I’d take a chance on lots of clothing options. I did not follow the directions and decided to clean/waterproof several items in one load. What’s the worst that can happen? Nothing happened, other than my clothes were absolutely, fantastically (at the very least), extremely water resistant. Simple to use. Funny enough, it cleaned my washer. I didn’t notice any scent, just a new feeling, to the touch, of my clothing. I waterproofed/resistance shirts and pants that were never designed for that and WOW did it work! I only had one downpour that I walked in and after I had been walking casually in fairly heavy rain for roughly a mile, walked into the grocery for 30 minutes and walked about half a mile, did I start feeling the water on my skin. NOPE! I walked in and took everything off to let it ‘dry’ and my skin was completely dry! So, it worked on clothes that were never designed waterproof. I put (quite a few) more items in each load and hung them to dry. Perfect outcome! I am so impressed and will absolutely continue using this on my activity clothes, especially living in the PNW. Year round hiking? Bring it on! Worth every penny. Know that you can waterproof regular items, seems totally safe on any cloth (I have no idea if that’s true). And, if you spill coffee or custard on an item…no stains. Everything seemed to bead up or wipe right off. I’ll be trying this on any of my white clothing in the future, as long as it’s not a Dry Clean Only item! (Pics are after one mile, 30 min shipping, and 1/2 mile return in a downpour every tourist was hesitant to walk into.)

Definitely recommend even though it is mainly for 2 jackets if they are very dirty, which was my case. I washed and waterproof my picture organic snowboard jacket. I have a white and light blue one, so it was really dirty especially on ge white large parts. It cleaned it very well, but had to wash it twice with the cleaning solution. Then I washed it again with the waterproof solution. My wife's cream Northgate jacket was also dirty and full of make up in the upper area. This was a puffy jacket, so you can only use the cleaning solution. I used it twice and it got rid of 99% of all the dirt and makeup. Only a very small spot stayed on. Definitely would buy again.

This will get you 2 washes of about 3 items each and only 1 waterproofing of said three items. So you can actually wash about 6 items but will only be able to waterproof 3. I used this to wash 3 coats. 2 hard shell rain coats (a Marmot and a Northface) and a winter snowboard coat that used to be waterproof. I read through a ton of reviews and looked at all the different versions. I debated getting the other soft shell version and doing the snowboard coat separate but when I got the bottles I realized how small they actually are. Reading the instructions I though you might only need a capful or some lesser quantity but for 1 load you need the whole bottle of waterproofer. Once I figured that out I wasn’t going to wash all three items and then wait and waterproof them separate so I did them all together. The cleaning agent did a great job! The north face is about 10+ years old and was pretty filithy. It came out nearly brand new! Especially around the arm holes. Same with my board coat. The directions were easy to follow and i didn’t dry them at all in between wash and waterproof. However since my Marmot has sealed seams I didn’t want to tumble dry and risk ruining the seals. So I air dried that after waterproofing, and tumbled on low the other two. Once they were all fully dry I did the water test. Both hard shells were back to being waterproof again! Both beaded up instantly with no immediate soaking. I’m sure it will take a real test of being in the actual rain to tell but neither were beading at all prior to this so I’ll take it as a win. The snowboard coat however, did not fair so well. It just straight absorbs any water that touches it. But given that it is not a hard shell jacket and I may have just been setting my hopes too high that this would just “work”, I’m not totally dissapointes. I am tempted to get the spray waterproofer now though and see if that will help. Either that or buy the other version and try again. Either way I wasn’t going to *not* wash it with the others since I had the stuff to use so it was worth a shot. So overall I would say it works great for HARDSHELL rain jackets.

I’ve used these for years. Can’t say enough good things. They have kept my rain gear clean and waterproof for decades with seasonal refreshing.

I was skeptical. But I washed several worn out waterproof and regular nylon jackets in the Cleaning solution and then washed them in the waterproofing solution and it works great. No, I haven't tried them on a 3-week trek in monsoon season. But for everyday urban and suburban use, I can confirm this stuff works great. It's cheaper than a lot of fancy, new waterproof garments. If you do this right, it doesn't change the look or the feel of the garment.

I used this due to rewaterproof my Patagonia rain coat with H2NO as well as my winter North Face synthetic down jacket. It worked very well for both. Both coats had been washed multiple times with regular Tide detergent and the rain coat was no longer water resistant after being barely a year old. However, one treatment with this due and it's back to keeping me mostly dry. It's not quite as good as it was when new, but I'm thinking that's more my fault rather then Nikwax's. The North Face came out great and keeps me nice and dry in the snow. The one caveat with Nikwax is don't expect it to act like regular detergent as far as scent. There is a scent following Nikwax treatment and it's not really pleasant, but not offensive either. It's hard to detect. Personally, I will trade having good smelling coats for waterproof coats any day of the week. However, if you have particularly stinky gear, you may need to explore other unstinking options before, or following, washing to get the smell out. Also, don't expect to get multiple loads out of each bottle. Make sure you read the instructions before washing. I will definitely buy Nikwax again and wish I had known about it sooner before I started drowning my Patagonia rain coat in Tide. Nikwax seems pretty expensive, but if you're buying expensive outerwear, it's a small price to pay to greatly extend the longevity and functionality of your gear and 110% worth it.

Thise products works well. Water just beads of my goretex pants and raincoats. The shipping was sub-par. Both bottles were leaking in the package and one bottle had a small cut in it from being smashed near the bottom. Neither lost much volume of product, but it doesn't seem like it would be all that difficult to ship a product without damaging it.

I strongly recommend this product to revive waterproof clothing!!! My waterproof hardshell jackets and pants were purchased 6 years ago for heavy use on long walks (1-2 hours) during the rainy season here in Seattle. Over the years, I have maintained waterproofness by using the Nikwax hardshell cleaning detergent a few times per year, which seemed to be enough to revive decent beading during rainy walks. By the end of the last rainy season, I was still able to walk about 1 hours in light rain and only about 15 minutes in consistent, moderate to heavy rain before I felt any moisture seep in. However, the water beading at the start of the current rainy season was almost non-existent. I did not want to chance walking around and getting soaked as the season progressed and heavier rains arrived. I asked Gemini about alternatives to spending hundreds on new waterproof clothing; a suggestion was the Nikwax Hardshell Cleaning and Waterproofing duo-pack. After reading many reviews, I bought the duo-pack as I had already run out of the cleaning detergent last season. I followed the easy instructions for washing/treating and drying my clothing exactly as described on the bottles. After washing, treating, and drying as described, I did not observe any weird smells or residues on my clothing, although my clothing did feel a little softer, a good thing! The first test of waterproofness was the next day as an Atmospheric River arrived. Before starting my walk, the forecast predicted only occasional light rain for a few hours, but it actually started raining moderately to heavily just a few minutes after I walked out the door, and it rained like that for my entire 1.5 hour walk. Importantly, in terms of the clothing: 1) the rain beaded amazingly on my jacket and pants, maybe even better than when new. 2) I stayed completely dry! 3) I am confident I could have walked for much longer and still stayed dry! The easy to use Nikwax cleaning and treatment has given me the confidence that I will stay dry through unexpected rain, and the major bonus was that I saved hundreds versus buying new clothing!

Tolles Wasch- und Imprägniermittel für jegliche Motorrad- und Outdoorbekleidung. Zusammen mit dem Imprägnierspray der Firma hält es sowohl Nässe als auch Schmutz sehr gut ab bzw. erleichtert die Reinigung.

Great product

Do not use on North Face or Musto jacket as the lining will disintegrate no matter if you respect the instructions. 2 jackets in the bin. Never again.

Over the years, I have used Nikwax Tech Wash on different waterproof coats, and I have never been disappointed with the results. It is really easy to use in the washing machine or by hand. Buy it, you won't be sorry, it keeps your waterproof coats in tip top condition. Would highly recommend.

Works just as intended…. We used it to clean our ski pants and jackets to keep it clean and water repellent… tried the clothes in our second trip and it was better than the original manufacturer coating Highly recommend