I Patched Up A Barbour

JwRosenthal

Love these jackets. I found one in a thrift a few years ago and was thrilled. Carried it around the store while I was shopping and not sure what they treated it with but it smelled so acrid that I had to put it back and leave it. I guess that’s why they donated it.

Donn Chambers

You are more patient than I am to reproof that jacket. I tried to do it years ago with a Driza-Bone jacket I bought in Australia sometime in the 90s and made a mess of it. When my Barbour jacket needs to be reproofed, I’m sending it to their shop to be done. Just looked up the cost and it’s $50 + $20 for shipping. While I like to do some things myself, that I’ll leave to the experts!

Duracuir1

My wife bought a Barbour Beaufort for her vintage hobby. She has a booth at a local market with her best friend.

The jacket was inexpensive and in need of some care. Sending it to Barbour was the best option, but I was cheap (and likely broke some Barbour recommendations).

The jacket on arrival.

Holes and tears near the pockets are common and prone to getting worse. Holes in the sleeves also.

The liner had a 5 inch tear. This did allow me to access the inner shell to repair the tear near the pocket.

I have some old green suede from motorcycle chaps. Glad this is written text because however you pronounce « chaps », some asshole inevitably corrects you.

The green arrow show the worn chaps and the yellow arrow shows the jacket. Not a bad match for patching material.

First watch shot. The watch will get involved again later…

I cut two patches for the pocket tear. One on the inner shell, glued, and one on the outer shell. The patch will be visible, and I am fine with that. I have a new waxed Belstaff if I want a new and tailored look. Yes, I like this Barbour better and am keeping it!

The Belstaff… not bad but a bit too « slim ». I am slim too, but am in my early 50s, so the more relaxed Barbour fits better.

The red arrow shows a pair of cotton pyjama pants from Goodwill. I cut out a patch, ironed it and stitched the folded corners. This will cover the tear in the lining. Photos of the patched pocket, liner and sleeves to follow.

I had some leftover wax from a jacket that I fixed about 15 years ago…

The wax tin is inside a pot of boiling water.

Jacket ready for waxing…

I used an ironing board. Applied the wax with a sponge.

Once waxed, I used my heat gun to work in some of the thicker gobs of drying wax. I worked the wax into the seams and onto my patches. You will see my pocket and two sleeve patches, plus my lining patch. Not perfect, but not bad for an old raincoat.

My watch got covered with wax. This flightmaster has experienced worse in its fifty years of existence.

I got just a little bit of wax on the collar. After sitting for about ten hours, it rubs out.

I took the heat gun to it again after a dozen hours to even out the wax. Letting it dry some more and hoping to wear the jacket tomorrow if I need it.

This was a fun project and I am pleased with the result. I am sure that a bit of heat gun touch ups will be made once I put it on.

Spruce

I’ve had mine from new, over thirty years now.

We were on holiday in East Anglia and the rain bucketed down. Above my thighs I was completely dry but from the knees down, I was sodden.

Went and got one of these. I don’t think there’s a seam I haven’t stitched up, but I send it to Barbour for re-waxing now and then.

(I can’t remember why Jim’s on his hind legs)

Duracuir1

My wife bought a Barbour Beaufort for her vintage hobby. She has a booth at a local market with her best friend.

The jacket was inexpensive and in need of some care. Sending it to Barbour was the best option, but I was cheap labour (and likely broke some Barbour recommendations).

The jacket on arrival.

Holes and tears near the pockets are common and prone to getting worse. Holes in the sleeves also.

The liner had a 5 inch tear. This did allow me to access the inner shell to repair the tear near the pocket.

I have some old green suede from motorcycle chaps. Glad this is written text because however you pronounce « chaps », some asshole inevitably corrects you.

The green arrow shows the worn chaps and the yellow arrow shows the jacket. Not a bad match for patching material.

First watch shot. The watch will get involved again later…

I cut two patches for the pocket tear. One on the inner shell, glued, and one on the outer shell. The patch will be visible, and I am fine with that. I have a new waxed Belstaff if I want a new and tailored look. Yes, I like this Barbour better and am keeping it!

The Belstaff… not bad but a bit too « slim ». I am slim too, but am in my early 50s, so the more relaxed Barbour fits better.

The red arrow shows a pair of cotton pyjama pants from Goodwill. I cut out a patch, ironed it and stitched the folded sides. This will cover the tear in the lining. Photos of the patched pocket, liner and sleeves to follow.

I had some leftover wax from a jacket that I fixed about 15 years ago…

The wax tin is inside a pot of boiling water.

Jacket ready for waxing…

I used an ironing board. Applied the wax with a sponge.

Once waxed, I used my heat gun to work in some of the thicker gobs of drying wax. I worked the wax into the seams and onto my patches. You will see my pocket and two sleeve patches, plus my lining patch. Not perfect, but not bad for an old raincoat.

My watch got covered with wax. This flightmaster has experienced worse in its fifty years of existence.

I got just a little bit of wax on the collar. After sitting for about ten hours, it rubs out.

I took the heat gun to it again after a dozen hours to even out the wax. Letting it dry some more and hoping to wear the jacket tomorrow if I need it.

This was a fun project and I am pleased with the result. I am sure that a bit of heat gun touch ups will be made once I put it on.

Turpinr

Some excellent work there 👍
For some reason the only tears in my Barbours are in the cuffs of 2 Dukes ??
Is the Belstaff a Roadmaster/Trialmaster BTW ?

Duracuir1

Thanks for the waxing tips! I have kept my sponges and will re-use them after reading your post. I have the trailmaster (pictured in my first post) and I also have a shorter Belstaff that looks like a motorcycle jacket with some padding. I rarely wear either one and bought them on the Mr. Porter website. The Barbour is a more relaxed fit. Trailmaster… hum? Almost sounds like an Omega product…