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Hey, I got some Carhartt overalls for christmas that I want to waterproof, any suggestions? I have used snow seal on my gloves before and it was great...what is the best for cotton?
Sno Seal is only really meant to work on leather, not cotton unfortunately. Cotton isn't waterproof at all and it's difficult to make it waterproof. I have the quilted Carhartt pants (non-overall version of what I believe you got) and they are water resistant, i.e. they will keep water at bay for a while, but eventually you'll get wet. It's sort of the nature of the type of garment.
They do sell the wax in a tin that you could try to rub onto your overalls to increase water resistance. I have not done this to my pants though so I can't comment on whether it works. But it's a suggestion and I've definitely thought about doing it myself. It smells like crayons.
Wax:
http://www.filson.com/products/filson-s-oil-finish-wax.69033.html
thanks a bunch, I know the snow seal probably wouldn't work and it would be a pain to do all of coveralls with...I think I'm gonna try some spray on stuff, I do want to try and ski in these...and I work outside in the snow in them