Ginz, I did and this was the AFTER. I would never dare show you the before! I’m sure the gray bag will collect dirt more easily since it is so saturated with the wax. But my stuff will stay dry! I don’t make it a habit of riding in rain but bike touring makes it unavoidable. We got caught in showers both on the rides and overnight as we slept in our tents. There is no shelter for the bikes and I just prayed my bags would hold and they did!
On Thursday, October 23, 2025 at 7:52:20 PM UTC-4 Ginz wrote: > You may have already done it but try using a hair drywr to melt and evn > out the wax > > On Thursday, October 23, 2025 at 4:20:20 PM UTC-4 Bicycle Belle Ding Ding! > wrote: > >> Ok, I did it. And it was messy and not all that enjoyable. I have more >> things I could wax but after that pair of Backabikes and BagBoy, I’m gonna >> be done for now. The gray bag feels wet with wax. I don’t know if that’s a >> good thing. It just really soaked in and sat on top of it. The blue bags >> were dry - not sure if they were ever waxed or just only lightly. The blue >> bags look messy now and are definitely darker. >> >> Forgot to take true “befores” of the blue bags… >> [image: image0.jpeg] >> >> [image: image2.jpeg] >> >> Gray bag: >> [image: image6.jpeg] >> >> After: >> [image: image4.jpeg] >> These books all have the wax better massaged into the cloth but I’m bored >> with this project and have moved on to books and puzzles and making a >> chicken and wild rice chowder. It has been raining for THREE DAYS and I’m >> in a mood. >> >> L >> >> >> On Oct 22, 2025, at 3:52 PM, Leah Peterson <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> >> I’m doing it!!!! This worthless, rainy day has been good for cleaning and >> conditioning of allllll my leather boots. And now I’ll try my hand at >> re-waxing this poor, abused BagBoy. >> >> <image0.jpeg> >> <image1.jpeg> >> >> >> On Oct 8, 2025, at 10:52 AM, Will Mill <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> I just wanted to say thank you for this very helpful thread. I rode the >> NYC Half-Century in a monsoon in Sept. 2023, and while I was one of the few >> participants with a smile due to his fenders, by the end, my 2013 Sackville >> small trunksack on a rando rack was holding at least an inch of standing >> water inside. It was a swimming pool! I'd been wondering what solutions >> are out there (aside from the obvious "bag yer stuff inside"). Otter Wax >> fabric dressing to the rescue. --Will M in NY >> >> On Thursday, October 2, 2025 at 10:24:08 PM UTC-4 ian m wrote: >> >>> On Thursday, October 2, 2025 at 7:28:31 AM UTC-4 Bicycle Belle Ding >>> Ding! wrote: >>> >>> Well, this option looks good, too. I wonder what ingredients are in that >>> wax… >>> >>> >>> On Oct 2, 2025, at 12:00 AM: >>> >>> >>> >>> I’ve used the Carradice wax. I figure they would have a decent product >>> for the job. I applied using their directions. Heat the tin in warm water. >>> Rub on the softened wax with a rag and then finish with a hair dryer/heat >>> gun to get it to soak in better. >>> >>> >>> https://carradice.co.uk/products/reproofing-wax?srsltid=AfmBOorD3JZiExtETBxwV8dCAuKMxIFxKzQGl6ST6tNoGmhHy0ytx6Pe >>> >>> Filson carries waxes for their jackets and I bet that would work as well. >>> >>> Robert Tilley >>> San Diego, CA >>> >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>> >>> +1 for this method over rubbing on hard wax and melting it, which takes >>> way too much time and effort. If you're looking for something not petroleum >>> based go for Otter Wax dressing in the tin: >>> https://www.otterwax.com/products/fabric-dressing >>> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the >> Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >> To unsubscribe from this topic, visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/topic/rbw-owners-bunch/nybr50pSRKg/unsubscribe >> . >> To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to >> [email protected]. >> To view this discussion visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/d40ac8f7-b5ed-4432-b1b0-191b6773189en%40googlegroups.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/d40ac8f7-b5ed-4432-b1b0-191b6773189en%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/b6d50d02-9673-455f-9772-470019381413n%40googlegroups.com.
