Gekko Guard rain repellant

[What?]

Well I had hoped to be able to give a review of Gekko Guard rain reppellant, but every time I put on the jacket I treated with it it stops raining..

So this stuff repels rain, not simply the water on your jacket, huh?
Gonna get me some of that!

[Big Dog]

Success at last! I think?

The other day after raining for six hours ( )while I was at work I walked to the Car park.... and it fined up( )!

Hit the NW. Get to waterview and I think it rained the rest of the way home.I say I think cos my visor got wet, my bike got wet, hell the roads that had been drying were getting wet.

Get home, Bike is wet, check!
Visor is wet, check!
I am dry, check!
Take my gloves off, they arte wet check.
Feel the jacket to make sure it got wet, nup bone dry. Like it had been in the hot water cupboard overnight.

So I still have absolutly no idea how well it works. It either works better than a roof or every raindrop managed to miss my jacket.

Trying it in the shower would be unfair as it is a different pressure and saturation..... but it is tempting just to know.

[LB]

A few years ago one of our mates was having trouble finding a waterproof jacket - the shop kept giving him new ones that didn't work. We put him on his bike in our driveway and sprayed him with a hose - it kind of sounds silly putting it in writing, but it was funny at the time.

[erik]

I rode up to Leigh last wednesday with my brother, it rained a bit on the way there, and then really set in once we got there right until we got back home.
So I guess that proves that it doesn't control weather patterns...
I also found that it doesn't seal seams/stitching on pants, when I got home, my trousers under my bike pants were totally soaked.

But then I guess it's only advertised as a water repellant, not a sealant.

[Big Dog]

Well having finnally been rained on a coupl of times. It can take about an hour of rain before it starts to leak EXCEPT where water pools eg. In the cuffs if you tuck them into the glove like I used to until I worked it out, and in the bit where rain runs of the tank onto my zip. My navel stays dry unless I lean forward.

The short answer is this stuff rocks My jacket is now as effective as when I bought it (two years old now) and only leaks when it is saturated (dipped in water).

[Big Dog]

Massive dredge. Over 10 years. I thought to myself I wonder where my nearest stockist is, ask google. Google couldn't find a stockist, but I was amused to see this thread was the number one search result.


Stupid phone / Tapatalk, apologies in advance.

[yevjenko]

Wow. That must set a record the biggest dredge ever...

sent from my phone (so scuze auto correct typos)

[sil3nt]

First result in google for me was http://www.rrsport.co.nz/product/Gec...ellant?p=27793

[Ender EnZed]

Just to be clear, you used this stuff on textile rather than leather gear?

How did it really work over time (other than warding off bad weather)?

[Ender EnZed]

First result in good for me was http://www.rrsport.co.nz/product/Gec...ellant?p=27793

Also:

http://www.earthseasky.co.nz/gecko-guard.html

and

http://motorcyclegear.co.nz/gecko-gu...repellent.html

Looks like you can still buy it pretty easy if you want to.

[Big Dog]

Just to be clear, you used this stuff on textile rather than leather gear?

How did it really work over time (other than warding off bad weather)?

With the help of a couple of goes with the sport wash that jacket was retired 3 years later. The navel always leaked, but it wasn't till the third winter the fabric started getting heavier when it rained.

Same result when the replacement jacket was treated.

I have heard others only got half a winter but they admitted to not following the directions properly and putting one heavy dose on instead of several light doses.


Stupid phone / Tapatalk, apologies in advance.

[Big Dog]

Also:

http://www.earthseasky.co.nz/gecko-guard.html

and

http://motorcyclegear.co.nz/gecko-gu...repellent.html

Looks like you can still buy it pretty easy if you want to.

Google must censor results.


Stupid phone / Tapatalk, apologies in advance.

[vifferman]

've sorta gone full circle with respect to weather-proofing. I used to wear Line7 gear over my bike clobber, then tried a full one-piece suit over leathers (the worst thing out - it's like being a "boil-in-the-bag chicken" if there's even the suggestion of a hint of solar radiation), then went to technical gear, then even more technical and expensive with goretex liners, and now I've gone back to leathers (including the very expensive technical pants and jacket) with cheapish but effective vinylish wet-weather gear over the top. Except for my gloves and boots, which are both pretty well deisgned, still newish, and still waterproof.

[Big Dog]

I am just trying to weigh up the options of returning to leather and overs for winter and using my textiles for inclement weather only.


Stupid phone / Tapatalk, apologies in advance.

[Big Dog]

I have no commited yet but hat is the way I am leaning. Textiles wear out much faster and cost more.


Stupid phone / Tapatalk, apologies in advance.