[Barbour_Boy]

Hi all,
A friend of mine picked up an old Barbour Beaufort with what looks like a dye or paint stain down the front.

Does anyone here have any experience with pigment waxing? Our idea is to mix darker pigments into the wax and ideally be able to disguise the stain.

Any advice or tips would be greatly appreciated. Photos attached for perusal.

 

[Mr. B. Scott Robinson]

I think the jacket is done for. I feel for the victim who was wearing it.

Good luck!

Cheers,

BSR

 

[challer]

Strip clean and relax. Make it your work coat if you must. The relax will mute a lot of the stain. I wouldn't have a problem with it in most cases. My barbours have all kinds of stains from real work experience in the field, the least of which is blood stains from hunting. Barbour was always a working coat a la Carhartt. Both are now fashion statements. I have three, most have battle wounds.

 

[Barbour_Boy]

Anyone know if a darker pigment added to a wax could hide the stain?
I can’t find any information online. We are either the first to attempt such a heroic revival, or fools being led to our folly.

 

[FLMike]

I’d think you could pick one up on eBay in much better pre-owned shape than that one, for not a lot of dough.

 

[SG_67]

Just clean the jacket and wear it.

Barbour jackets are more charming when trashed out a bit.

 

[Barrister & Solicitor]

Reach out to Barbour and see if they can offer a solution.

 

[Barbour_Boy]

Reach out to Barbour and see if they can offer a solution.

Good thinking!

 

[FLMike]

Reach out to Barbour and see if they can offer a solution.

Be sure to tell them you go by Barbour Boy and they should definitely have some ideas for you.

 

[Shaver]

Don't take any notice of the previous replies - those fellows are merely teasing you. This Barbour was originally designed to carry the stain - it is a rare variant of the McQueen edition. Treasure it.

 

[Barbour_Boy]

Thanks for all the ideas, guys. I’ve reached out to Barbour to see what they might suggest.

 

[Barbour_Boy]

Be sure to tell them you go by Barbour Boy and they should definitely have some ideas for you.

Born and raised, son.

 

[Barbour_Boy]

Don't take any notice of the previous replies - those fellows are merely teasing you. This Barbour was originally designed to carry the stain - it is a rare variant of the McQueen edition. Treasure it.

How amazing! And disguised cleverly as an old Beaufort in need of some TLC.

 

[Barbour_Boy]

I'd think you could pick one up on eBay in much better pre-owned shape than that one, for not a lot of dough.

Oh for sure. It's actually my mates coat. He's a big lad and needs the 52" chest size so there aren't as many options on eBay for him as you might think. He got it for 20 dollars as more of an experiment to see if we could raise it from the dead. Apart from the stain the coat is in top nick. No holes, fraying or previous repairs. Just needs a good rewax.

 

[Shaver]

How amazing! And disguised cleverly as an old Beaufort in need of some TLC.

I couldn't resist it, sorry.

To make amends, and illustrate that I am willing to take it as well as dish it out, I do believe that I have a photo of myself, in my 20's, wearing a Barbour and sporting Jim Morrison type hair. If I can find it then I'll upload it.

 

[Barbour_Boy]

I couldn't resist it, sorry.

To make amends, and illustrate that I am willing to take it as well as dish it out, I do believe that I have a photo of myself, in my 20's, wearing a Barbour and sporting Jim Morrison type hair. If I can find it then I'll upload it.

All good mate, nothing wrong with a bit of friendly ribbing.
However, a photo of a handsome devil in a Barbour with the hair of a lion could only ever be admired.

 

[Shaver]

I have located said pic. It is even more acutely embarrssing than I had remembered. Still, I gave my word. Incoming in approximately 3 hours.

Edit - the downtime of the site today results in my upload on Monday.

 

[SG_67]

I have located said pic. It is even more acutely embarrssing than I had remembered. Still, I gave my word. Incoming in approximately 3 hours.

Edit - the downtime of the site today results in my upload on Monday.

I've learned that waiting for a pic from you is always worth the wait.
To wit, the pic you posted on your anniversary last year.

 

[ItalianStyle]

Maybe it was the photo from Shaver that crashed the website...?

 

[Barbour Black Sheep]

Hi Everyone, Barbour Boy posted this on my behalf.

We have a plan to try and cover this stain using a wax with a heavy pigment in it. We are going to make our own Greenland style wax and mix as much finely ground, dark green pigment in as we can. It could all backfire or we could be heroes, we're not sure.

We're planning on mixing 450g of pigment into about 500ml of Greenland wax, hopefully, that will be enough to cover the stain.

We did think about trying to remove the stain but the jacket was made in 1994 and the person I bought it off couldn't tell me how long the stain had been in the jacket as it had been passed on to her by a family member. This makes me think the stain is just part of the jacket now.

One thing I'm not sure about is whether to try and remove the wax that is in the jacket before re-waxing with the new coloured wax we're making?

Will the wax that is already in the jacket protect the stain?