Revivex Pro High-Tech Fabric Cleaner

Works well - I washed a windbreaker and a rain coat, and both came out clean! But you need to follow it up with a waterproofing liquid after washing

LOVE this stuff! Used it to handwash my tent to get the unbelievable STENCH of wet dog out of it after a couple very rainy weeks of camping with my pup. Bought the Gear Aid odor remover just incase the cleaner didn't get rid of the smell, but I ended up not needing to use it. This was so much easier to use than Nikwax products and you get so much more product for less than Nikwax. I'll be using Gear Aid tech wash from now on for all my outdoor gear. :)

This is a good product. It is very water repellent, and if you are able to dry the clothing or item in a dryer on medium it will last quite a while before wearing off. One key to this or any other wash in is to wash your item, then rinse it a couple extra times. Then rinse it a couple more times. Not so much to rinse the item, but to flush any remaining detergent from the washing machine. Almost every washer in existence has some of the final rinse from the last load still there. If there is any detergent left behind, and isn't removed from the item being treated it won't work nearly as well. Detergents weaken the surface tension of water so it will pass through smaller pores than normal, and it also prevent this DWR (any every other) from sticking or bonding as well. I admit, 6 or more rinses might be a bit much though. My machine can do three so I usually just do that. Also if you can adjust the water level keep it lower, and use the soak setting. If the item can be dried in a dryer, do so at the highest the garment allows. It bonds better with the fabric and stays on longer before wearing or washing off. If you can't do this, then it will work, just not as long. Maybe have to treat every year instead of every other depending on the item and how much you use it.

After an ill-fated camping trip this summer that ended abruptly when I rushed home to deal with a family emergency, I left my tent sitting in a heap in the yard. It got rained on multiple times, resulting in it getting mildewy and gross. I later decided to wash it and dumped it into a bucket of soapy water, then got pulled away for something else for a couple of weeks, which meant it ended up smelling like a swamp. I thought for sure it was ruined. Gear Aid saved the day! I soaked the tent overnight in a tub of water mixed with this product, then hung it up and scrubbed every inch of it with a soft sponge and soapy Gear Aid/water mix. Then I rinsed it thoroughly and let it line dry. No more smell at all! I am thrilled. I will treat my gear more nicely in the future, but if this ever happens again, it's good to know there is a solution!

Worked as advertised

I bought this several months ago. I finally got a good day to clean my incredibly stinky tent. It's a 35 year old REI Mountain Dome. A 4-season tent that has seen lots of use 30 to 10 years ago but then sat in a damp basement for years. I was gagging when I found the tent in a box. It smelled like rotten milk. I aired it out. That did not do much. So today I tossed the tent in the tub & added the Revivex. Most of the container went to wash the tent. It really stunk. After about 20 minutes in the tub with the luke warm water & Revivex, I thought the tent disappeared. I could not smell it any more. I then used the rest of the packet on the rain fly & stuff sacks. Again, 20 minutes later, no more gross smell. No smell actually. The tent is dry now, no damage from the cleaning & the coating is still intact. I will no longer be able to find my tent by how bad it smells now.

This product doesn’t work. It didn’t get the stains out of my light colored jacket and it stripped all the jackets I washed with it. I followed the package instructions and pared with the wash in rewaterproofer as recommended by the brand. What was a jacket that used to soak through after heavy rain now soaks in immediately, barely even beads. Very disappointed.

Works as desribed

This product is easy to use and works very well. I cleaned the collar of a golf jacket that had not been cleaned in a long time. It came out just like new. I recommend this product and will continue to use it.

El producto me parece muy bueno, sirve, hace su función y todo lo que promete. El empaque: me parece muy bien que sea una bolsita, pero esa tapa es inservible. Te la ponen en el video como "medida" a aplicar pero la verdad es que es acto de fe, realmente no sabes cuanto estás echando y luego tienes que estar escurriéndola o se te hace un desmadre porque no tiene algún método de "retorno de líquidos" entonces terminas manchado, etc. Este es el único tema a cambiar.

Good product have also used the spray protection saves your waders and rain gear.

Treating, washing, and drying your Gore-Tex products assures their on-going functional use. In fact, it is by washing and drying—drying specifically— that your Gore-Tex products are assured a long, water-proof life. I never knew that until recently when I read their info on their website. This is a great product to add to your wash, thereby treating it. I have a pair of Saucony pants that are Gore-Tex treated and they have lasted me for close to 40 years. Washing them and other Gore-Tex clothing will give them added protection.

Good cleaner wash for Gore-Tex jacket