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The term to google is "durable water repellent" (DWR). In sport shops you can buy sprays or washing liquids to treat the jackets. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wi
by jakub_g 4y ago
The term to google is "durable water repellent" (DWR). In sport shops you can buy sprays or washing liquids to treat the jackets.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Durable_water_repellent https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Durable_water_repellent
Also note each jacket has a different thickness of the gore-tex layer which conditions how many hours of rain it can withstand.
- loeg 4y agoYeah. Nikwax is a big brand. You can also get "Shakedry" Gore-tex products, which don't have an outer layer needing DWR treatments at all.
- cobalt 4y agodwr != gore-tex wash. DWR is the cheaper/non-permanent waterproofing solution (likely containing PTFE) to add waterproofing to an otherwise non-waterproof jacket (or to make the outer layer waterproof)
- loeg 4y agoTraditional gore-tex outerwear is made of 3 layers. The middle layer is the goretex, but the other layer is some fabric treated with a DWR that needs to be maintained for the jacket to work well (or the outer layer saturates with water and prevents the middle layer from breathing). So yes, you need to treat most goretex jackets with a DWR periodically.