Now that you have your very own Barbour, be it vintage or brand spanking new, you know that you have to take good care of it.. much like a dog. or a cat. or any other small house hold pet.
We can't stress enough how important it is to take care of your Barbour while you wear it. You definitely should not let it get to the point at which your jacket smells of anything other than a Barbour..you know that waxy smell..the kind of smell that reminds you of riding through the country side on your horse..even if, like us you neither have nor have ever had a horse. Or perhaps even ever been to the country side..We've digressed..anyway in order to look after your jacket as you go along, here are a few things you can do;
- To remove mud, dirt or marks like that then just wipe in a circular motion with coldish water. DO NOT under any circumstances use soap or detergents as this will damage the wax finish and will stop it being waterproof. A definite no no.
- You can soak the entire jacket in coolish water. This will be fine and might make getting more stubborn mud or dirt marks off.
- Once you've done this then you can hang your jacket up either outside on a clothes line or hang it up inside above the bath or something to let the water fall off and allow it do dry.
- Another MASSIVE no no is to NEVER EVER put your jacket on top of a radiator or any other form of direct heat source as this will majorly ruin everything. do.not.do.it.
- Once it has dried (this may take some time) then you should reproof your jacket with something like 'Thornproof Wax Dressing' as this will restore the water proofing. You can alternatively send it back to Barbour HQ and get them to reproof it for you for a small fee (we think it's £30). This may also take some time.
Basically, take care of your Barbour and your Barbour will take care of you.
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