Rewaxing the Sackville line of bags

[Bicycle Belle Ding Ding!]

I want to reapply wax to my Rivendell bags. Esp my BagBoy, which is 5 years old and probably needs it the most. Has anyone here done it? What product and what method did you use?

Thanks!

Leah

[Nick Payne]

Nikwax sell a couple of products: "Cotton Proof" and "Wax Cotton Proof". I've used the Cotton Proof on cotton japara tents and Carradice saddlebags - diluted it about 1:9 and brushed it on. Seems to work OK. I assumed that the Wax Cotton Proof was the same product pre-diluted in a hand spray bottle, but I haven't used that.

Nick Payne

[exliontamer]

I've used Otter Wax and a heat gun on everything from canvas backpacks to Sackville bags with great results. 

[Minh]

to tack on to this question, does anyone have tips on cleaning the bag before reapplying the wax?  i have a pretty dirty bag that needs a bit of deep cleaning.