How Barbour Jackets Are Professionally Restored | Refurbished

[@jacobbwalters8133]

I have a great appreciation for brands like Barbour that encourage their customers to repair, rather than replace. Barbour craftsmanship is phenomenal as well.

[@Lomlomlom]

Patagonia do it for free

[@von...]

@@Lomlomlom I bought a Barbour jacket second-hand & I am almost 99% sure that the only cost I paid when I sent it in for repairs was to cover shipping. Easily one of the best

[@Lomlomlom]

@@von... ive had one for 8 years and a couple thousand dog walks later, same as the day I bought it

[@bfc2155]

​@@LomlomlomI had one that pocket ripped after 2 months

[@samuraiethos]

They’re a much larger outfit than Barbour. And they produce their stuff in Asia, unlike most Barbour garments.

[@chrlkm3669]

I just got my 17 years old Barbour jacket back from an almost complete restauration and rewaxing. For the past 10-12 years I wore the jacket mainly while hunting or gardening. I craweld through countless thornbushes with it, and still it´s in a great shape. Over the years this jacket gains some sort of patina and it looks even better then the day I bought it. Thanks Barbour for your craftsmanship and your great products!

[@johnnunn8688]

Cost?

[@chrlkm3669]

@@johnnunn8688 I had to pay a little bit over 200 EUR. The restauration/rewaxing was done by Barbours German service partner. I don´t know how much you got to pay in the UK or other countries. It surely isn´t cheap, but my trusty jacket serves me well again in the outdoors and will now last a number of years more.

[@joeingle1745]

@@johnnunn8688 I have a Barbour Trooper and had it repaired (two tears) and re waxed a couple of years ago. If memory serves, it was around £50 and came back looking great.

[@garridombrovski6392]

Good! Will do it...🤝☝️

[@michaelgerritson2934]

As an American airman, I was stationed near Ipswich in the early 1980s. A local girl I was dating pushed me into buying a navy Bedale, even though it was expensive for me. "All the royal family wears them," she said. I didn't date her for long, but 40 years later I still wear the jacket occasionally in the fall. It's a bit tighter around the middle but It has held up well. It sure could use a waxing, though.... the jacket, not the girl. 😉

[@lewis7211]

Barbour jackets are a quality product. You can buy the Barbour wax for around £12 I re-waxed my one a month or so ago at home and it’s very simple and worth tying yourself. Just don’t apply it to heavy

[@Harmon1ca]

I have never heard a Newcastle accent this strong.

[@cleverusername9369]

Find an interview with Brian Johnson of AC/DC, he's nearly incomprehensible

[@ThorntonValiant]

Really...watch Auf Wiedersehen pet.

[@Zero6BravoZ6B]

That's not a strong Geordie accent. lol

[@terrydavodson6105]

Actually a South shields accent

[@sheilagavin8281]

Love it!

[@NathanNostaw]

A worn in and used jacket looks so much better than a new one. So worth repairing and passing down the generations. Quality control didn't pick up the stiching of the new button. Orginal were all cross pattern, new one was parallel. Small detail, but as a customer that would annoy me.

[@PeterPerez.]

Same

[@silke9479]

Absolutely, that's how it is!

[@ckra2001]

Oh noes.... lol

[@terrym1964]

Well spotted. Stuff like that would bug me too ✋️

[@JayRoth-sb3nh]

Don't make them like they used to nathan... I agree with you my friend.

[@SwampySi]

I used to live about 5 minutes from the Barbour factory.. and have had my jacked for 15 years.. there fantastic and although expensive, well worth the price.

[@Winnipeg2024]

Look at belstaff prices 😱

[@holzbergerpeter4480]

Got mine 1996. The big pocket on the back was always very practical in my youth to smuggle beer in cinema or clubs. Also the only jacket you still look good dressed the next day after a hangover and drunk sleepover in the bushes on the sidewalk.

[@goldstarsforall]

My great grandma used to be on the repair team for discontinued jackets during WW2. When it got bombed in WW2 (South Shields was a major port) She still had to go in when it was missing a wall and half the floors where missing.

[@elenalatici9568]

Holy smokes! What a story. Missing a wall is bad enough, but missing half the floors must have been extremely dangerous. Talk about customer service!. Thank you so much for sharing this personal story. My father was an American B-17 bomber pilot stationed in Framlingham during the war.

[@kevinsimm2063]

Just had my daughters Beaufort re waxed ( circa 25 years old ) came back as new , well worth the expertise barbour provide . 👍 well done to the team !

[@markrushton5106]

In a throwaway culture that is fantastic. Somehow Barbour has passed me by until someone recently gave me a Beaufort and the details were amazing. I now own 3 Barbour jkts and will be using the company's service

[@jacobbwalters8133]

For those that don’t know, Barbour is the British equivalent of Filson or Carhartt. They are a workwear brand that has gotten respect for their quality and durability and now sells to many people beyond just British farmers.

[@United4eva85]

I love my Barbour coats, I have 5

[@honestguy7764]

Now? my family has owned several since the early 80 here in Spain.

[@matfox6254]

Saying it's equivalent to Filson is fair enough, but Cargartt's quality and style doesn't stand even close with Barbour. Even Filson doesn't make most of their clothes is Seattle anymore. Quality and product range is similar, but nothing compares to Barbour

[@ee1yd]

Barbour quality has died in recent years

[@zekeyeager1458]

@@ee1yd true?

[@souslesbombes]

These workers we see mending the jacket are more useful to society than 99% of bullshit jobs with fancy titles. I hope they are proud of what they are doing.

[@richardchorley1593]

Spot on

[@KennaDeMerkedo]

100%

[@bjarnefrederiksen8540]

I just just bought a barbour border jacket, in a second hand store, for about 10 £ 😊 i just waxed it, for about 5 £. It's like new now, and i love it ❤

[@sturusk3620]

My Northumbria is about 32 years old and if you look after them these jackets become heirlooms. I added a hood about 12 years ago and it really improved it. I love my coat.

[@olivernilsson3361]

0:05 , My boy in the back on his phone doing everything but work lmfao!

[@joecool9739]

2005 is considered old now. Jesus can the clock please STOP already?

[@evanhansen5064]

actually my birth year funnily enough, i sure don’t feel old yet

[@lohikarhu734]

Cool to see, something to learn from. I wore the Belstaff brand, similar products, as my go-to traveling jacket, beating even Vancouver's rain... I had a crash at about 65 mph, and the waxed jacket had enough "slide" to it that it saved a mighty big bit of damage to my arm, and just went through the outer material, the lining wasn't damaged! Great gear from Barbour, too!

[@fieldroaster21]

Big Belstaff fan here, never been a fan of Barbour's styling. Brand has gone to h*ll in the last few years, but its almost more fun hunting the resale sites for great finds. 2012-2015 finds are my favorite, from under Martin Cooper. He turned the quality around from when the Malenotti's had stripped the make away to try and cut costs.

[@lohikarhu734]

@@fieldroaster21 thanks for the reply... unfortunately, after a crash that almost killed me, the ER people cut the jacket off... (big USA station wagon jumped a stop sign, with me only about 10-15 m away, at 60 kph.. Destroyed my Bell Star helmet, but that turned out to be the best $400 that I spent!the police had a friend, that I was staying with, come to the hospital at 1 AM to identify me :-( ) I never thought about it, but maybe I can find a flea market Belstaff jacket...I had a really fine Koola jacket, but I managed to lose it in the Berlin airport; I was really, really sick, facing a 9 hour flight, and forgot to pick it up off the security check...

[@TheJoshSouthy]

when was this shot? their sewing machine has passed its safety check at 1:40. in all seriousness my dad bought his first barbour 42 years ago and i wear it regularly

[@willienelsongonzalez4609]

“Wax on …. wax off” 😂

[@npet6842]

Marvellous job . I reproof mine in the summer on a hot day in the sun . This is my favourite model of 6 Barbour wax jackets ( bought this one in 2003 in Chester ) although the 2006 Northumbria wool lined is very nice too .

[@GunCollector007]

Just got mine back. First wax in 20 years. Best $70 I ever spent

[@shinypaintf588]

it's summer in south america rn and this makes me so excited for winter again i can't wait. i hate the heat

[@elenalatici9568]

I have lived in Italy for 20 years. Summer and Autumn used to be my favorite seasons. The summer in Italy is horrendous. I've come to hate the sun. There are days in the summer when, if there is a breeze, it's ike stepping out into a convection oven. Now, with climate change, summers have become exponentially hotter and drier. I now find the summers bring on episodes of major depression.

[@jabezhane]

I found the best way to apply wax is to get someone who doesnt mind being fondled to wear the jacket, rub the wax on your fingers to warm it up further and rub it all over that way. Can be fun!

[@discodave6153]

Matron!

[@jabezhane]

@@discodave6153 Ohh stop muckin about!

[@NickOvchinnikov]

That's how babies are made

[@alexmc6568]

Never ever lose that Barbour…..class.

[@fdfac]

Finest quality and value. I have a wax coat that has seen 3 decades of wear and it's still looking great. 😉

[@docluv14]

I just ordered the Bedale in this color. I can’t wait! 😀

[@jameswhite5121]

I have a new two or three year old Barbour that has never been worn. Should I rewax the jacket?

[@コサックコサックケツだけコサック]

reproof👍 確実にした方がいいです 長く着たいなら

[@spr00sem00se]

Id like to know if this proceas gets rid of the musty smell of a jacket that was allowed to get damp... How can that smell be removed.?

[@silverfoxpin]

There's nothing better than a Barbour!!

[@franktechmaniac7488]

How do I prevent the waxed fabric from cracking in folds and the wax from developing that characteristic yet odd scent?

[@daniellogansa8101]

Get a black one for the cracks, it’s the only color that doesn’t have that high contrast. For the smell air it out somewhere? Cologne maybe?

[@number8pencil]

Fascinating!

[@latinobeef]

2:17 I would send the coat back to have the new button match the crissxcross sewing used on the other buttons. The new one is just parallel lines. Would drive me nuts 🤯

[@seatown03]

I saw that as well and actually came here to see if anyone mentioned it here.

[@crownj01]

She even says they stitch it "corner to corner", while not doing that. Lol

[@Юрий-т7ф9п]

The irony is that cross-stitching require the same amount of work. Such dont-care-a-fk approach is so strange, u may think it's a mockery.

[@latinobeef]

@@Юрий-т7ф9п There is, hard to believe, an episode of the tv show "Monk" where a dry cleaner store tailor uses parallel lines on one button instead of cross cross lines because it is "her style." Yeah, I would have lost my mind.

[@Dontcarewillneveruse]

Wax on, wax off! Mr myagi learned all from Neal of bArbour style

[@tangomike5149]

For anyone wondering how much this costs in the UK - I just paid for mine reproofing today. I dropped off an old Bedale last week to the factory in South Shields. I got an email today with a link to pay £35 for a complete reproof/rewax. It will be ready to collect in 2 weeks. Barbour also offer a clean and rewax service which was £50. Mega.

[@Crmsnraider]

quality work. good to have long lasting, well made clothing

[@MishMash22]

Bought a Barbour coat last weekend. Beautiful workmanship.

[@SDB1901]

How do you actually clean it? I don't imagine they just wax it without cleaning it first. And how about cleaning the lining? Steam? Great video, this one! Thanks!!

[@paulhorten2736]

I have an old and wonderful Barbour. It's years I want to have it restored and repaired. Little problem: I live in Italy... NO ASSISTANCE.

[@elenalatici9568]

Me Too! I think there used to be in Bologna in the Woolrich store where Barbour jackets ere sold. I never checked it out when I lived there though.

[@vitaliiriznyk57]

Loving it! It's all about the experience.

[@claudia7248]

I Love my Barbour Jacket. I get it from my Grandpa. I wear it 30 years ago.

[@massimoconfalonieri3149]

Great video! Is the wax mixed with water?

[@chriswl4533]

No. It’s melted. Wax is a lipid and does not mix with water.

[@owenmccord5078]

Good on the owner for probably spending

[@von...]

its basically free + shipping costs, I legit paid $50 to get my jacket rips repaired + rewaxed & I live in the US.

[@swicheroo1]

Does Barbour rewax jackets sold abroad? I just bought the Barbour International in LA. It can only be a late Fall/Winter jacket for me. And it won't see a lot of rain action. So, I doubt I need a yearly rewax. But I want to figure this out. Because I buy garments for sustainability.

[@Scrubworks]

I can't imagine why they wouldn't service your jacket. The postage will be more expensive for you though to send it back to Britain.

[@ranifraser7140]

Shame they're all now mostly manufactured outside the UK apart from 4 products. I would suggest to buy vintage UK manufacturered if you can as the quality nowadays unfortunately doesn't match the RRP.

[@gwizz9175]

I'm just about to do my own today😊

[@JohnHansen-by1ps]

I prefer to apply the wax myself. Easy process. A little Elgar on the turntable. A glass of Singleton - and and hour of rubbing in. By doing it yourself you can apply more in the critical areas, and less on the back - which will end up on your carseat anyway.

[@sirrichardrichard5655]

Sarah Millican..you are multi talented

[@spanishjohn420]

do they wash it first?

[@franktechmaniac7488]

Why did Barbour stop making the Mooreland jacket?

[@anarchodandyist]

Howay man.

[@wheelzwheela]

“Wax on wax off” Barbour training master.

[@johnmccormack4498]

Been eearing Barbour jackets for 30odd years, great quality durable jackets.

[@importantname]

Wondering how the jacket and wax behaves in high temperature regions, does the wax run or melt out?

[@elenalatici9568]

You wouldn't ever wear a wax jacket in high temperature regions. You would rapidly be stricken with heat exhaustion. As for hanging ini the house (I I've in Italy where summers are brutal) I've never had the problem of wax melting.

[@madgpol]

I think everyone should own a Barbour. I wish I had purchased mine many years ago

[@Cludmann]

what woud've happened had you washed the jacket before reproofing?

[@CanadaFree-ce9jn]

I re-waxed a Canadian made jacket with a non-Barbour UK brand wax. However, now that I have a Barbour, no other wax will do on my Barbour except Barbour wax. Keep it classy folks!

[@derumiya]

better than a new one

[@BingoBongoBingerz]

Didn't even cross stitch the button to match the others, and the patch work could of tucked inside the jacket, then stitched for a more uniform look... Save yourself the money. Buy a tin of barbour wax for £15-20. Buy a barbour hood (same colour and lining as your jacket) cut up the hoods outer and lining to make repairs on your jacket. Waxing a jacket is very easy. Total cost £40-60 not £150-200. You will appreciate your garment more when you're the one who repairs and maintains it. It is really easy just need a good eye for detail and basic stitching skills

[@Юрий-т7ф9п]

They even didnt bother to do the same stitching on replaced button, although it is the same amount of work!! Such sloppiness is simply unbelievable! A total disgrace👎

[@elenalatici9568]

I live in Tuscany, Do you know where I can send my Barbour jacket to have it restored? I imagine it's quite expensive. Doing it every year would be impossible for me. It has one rip and a couple of holes. I wore mostly when caring for my horse and riding in the early Spring and Autumn. To the best of my knowledge, the jacket is probably 25 years old. I have used the wax that the Barbour company makes, but my jacket has never turned out like the one in this video. Thank you very much for this informative video.

[@pumpthewater419]

Do we have an English translator available?

[@connergiven89]

It was nice of them to get Sara Millican to do the voiceover for this 😅

[@750triton]

I wonder how they'd get on with my 1950's motorcycle trousers

[@worldwide_cruising]

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[@landminehopscotch3617]

Thanks uh...Demon

[@confusedpufferfish2607]

This is the strangest self promoting I’ve ever seen on KZbin

[@andrewarthurmatthews6685]

You didn’t show how you clean the garment prior to re waxing. Why so ?

[@mjaybee]

Here in Southern California they get moldy and smelly right away, unfortunately.

[@thespiritofDynamic]

Would be interesting to see how swiss army knifes are restored

[@andrewroberts5259]

Barbour...environmentally friendly before the environment was even a thing!

[@NatSatFat]

Ah communication, the repair supervisor said of the hand sewing operator, that she was going to "sew the button on from the 4 holes in the button from each corner crisscrossing the thread" which is an X like the other buttons on the jacket, obviously the operator has not been told this, what she does is sew a straight line to attach the button, like "I I", it is so obvious that this button is not sewn like the other buttons, it must be said that the operator is blind, if not, she is "out of it".

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[@solb101]

The quality of the cotton is not so great nowadays. The jacket is sweaty unless it is cold and you don’t move too quickly.

[@matttopcat9677]

Beautiful 👌🏻, lovely company

[@toddlerdurden7331]

The button needs TO BE replaced...

[@jackmoulder1801]

That’s a dialectical difference. It isn’t ungrammatical.

[@bushido007]

So the wax was placed directly into water?

[@haichyou2930]

I thought it was Sarah Millican 😂

[@burningmanmike]

I'll have a Barbour over Filson or Carhartt.

[@ryan49805]

2005??? Look like it’s from the 1900s

[@Winnipeg2024]

Won't the cotton come undone just wrapped around button🤔

[@AHappyBachelor]

Barbour - first class jackets from my experience

[@ymt_ymt_ymt3130]

Amazing!

[@technicalboy1816]

This is why the NHS is understaffed, you have a nurse repairing jackets lol

[@chrisspencer6502]

Sad state of affairs really. It made me question what we value in society when I heard social care loses staff to supermarkets that have better pay and conditions.

[@vlota]

I don't know if this was meant to be funny. But it's comedy gold. I look forward to the follow-up, where we get an in-depth look at the amazing skilled process of changing a lightbulb at the Barbour factory.

[@Юрий-т7ф9п]

Its really funny to watch how a high-skilled worker at sertifyed service doesnt care a fk to sow the replaced button with the same stitch as the other buttons are stitched! Or maybe that's some weird kind of mockery? 🤔

[@jambolambertini9551]

How much does it cost to get a Jacket Re Waxed ?

[@von...]

just shipping costs IIRC

[@fartinbrundle5495]

I do mine myself but might send it for a few repairs

[@MacWarble]

After sending my jacket off to be 'repaired' I was soo disappointed with the ugly patches just stiched on I never wore it again other than round the farm and threw it out a few years later.

[@bisis98]

They did not told you in this video that the repair of an old jacket costs almost as much as a new barbour jacket.

[@jonstern7511]

Not sure. Thought a rewax was £30 or £40 when I last looked. And that patch wouldn't cost much. Issue is when you have a lot needs doing (like mine). Then I agree with you it's more cost effective to get a new one (though I use glue to seal some small holes)

[@bisis98]

@@jonstern7511 i’m wasn’t talking about waxing. You could do that on your own with their wax. It takes some time but it’s not that complicated. On the other hand, repairs like patches or sleeves shortening cost near half of the jacket. I get the story that they are trying to sell, the forever jacket that could be repaired and last for generations but in reality it’s not really like that. After 10+ you get to a point when you don’t have a jacket you have some waxed cotton patches in the shape of a jacket.

[@jonstern7511]

@@bisis98 yes. I get you. The jacket for ever is a complete myth!

[@elenalatici9568]

@@bisis98 That's not been my experience. My jacket is 25 years old and has never been sent back to the factory. It got pretty rough wear as I wore it al the time in the Spring, Fall and Winter in New England and Italy when working my horse. When training a young stallion it got a couple of small rips. Young stallions like to play and nip. I got my jacket when I was 50. I'm 76 now. I have every confidence that it will last me the rest of my life and still be good enough for a niece to wear.

[@clooperman3745]

@@jonstern7511 A Barbour jacket will last a very long time, Barbour told me that extensive repairs will be expensive and may be more than the cost of a new jacket but it is possible to keep repairing a jacket indefinitely if the customer is willing to pay for them, I know several people with Solway Zippers that are well over 50 years old, mine was bought in 1982 and still in totally original good condition without the need for repairs.

[@voiceofreason2674]

In America there’s a notion that the English are horrible factory workers who slack off all day, get drunk, and do shoddy work. All cuz of Jaguar Leyland failing back in the 70s and 80s. But here I can see they’re doing good work with attention to detail.

[@PamelaD963]

We invented factories …

[@Homievegetable]

Had my Barbour for years and I love it, tho it has to be said it’s much easier just do do the vaxing yourself every 1 to 2 years😅

[@alessandrapeluzzi3651]

what is greg davis doing restoring jackets

[@teslamoneyman426]

Labor of Love.

[@cmcnichols4]

"wax on, wax off"

[@pm1104]

Oh aye man…….bloody lovely like ! 😊

[@oliversplace263]

Beautiful

[@kobikai3157]

The waxing is perfect. The square repair patch is obvious . I would have taken off all the buttons, and made material in all in one straight piece , then attach all buttons. Otherwise a real good job

[@MooreInteresting]

People crying about comparing it to Carhartt. I haven't worn a Carhartt in years, but still have everyone I've owned. They're beyond durable coats.

[@shanedusautoy5258]

Wax on, wax off. Winner!

[@tiggerlator]

British quality nuff said

[@67daltonknox]

Awful messy old things, thank heavens for GoreTex.

[@pope406]

They do it only if it´s not more than 2 hours of work

[@anarchodandyist]

Neil son - wax on, wax off.

[@wackychicken]

A hideously practical design. Definitely relegated to hunting and gardening