ODIF USA Odicoat Waterproof Glue Gel-8.68Oz

I love using this product for bag making, particularly on fabrics that you wouldn't normally use for bags, like polycottons and cottons. This makes the fabric water resistant and gives the fabric a more structured feel to it too. Although, I did forget that my sewing machine isn't the biggest fan of sewing through fabric with Odicoat on it, so I did have to use my Teflon foot on the machine to help it along but with that foot change, my machine was much happier. It's a bit of a process to apply it and the initial smell is not the nicest so make sure you are in a well ventilated room when you are applying it. As soon as the product dries or you run a dry, hot iron over it (use a pressing cloth or parchment paper so the coating has no chance of getting onto your iron), the smell disappears immediately. So don't worry about the smell hanging around on your fabric because it does go away once ironed. However, if you are really concerned about it, just stick the fabric on your washing line to air it for a while. But as someone with an incredible sense of smell, it really does go away once dry, particularly when ironed. So don't worry about using it. I like to give my fabrics, particularly cottons and polycottons 2 generous coats. It definitely changes the feel of the fabric giving it a stiffer feel. Also, it has a tacky feel to it too. Not sticky, but it definitely changes the feel of any of the cottons and polycottons that I have added it to. I use an old store card to evenly distribute the coating all over the fabric. You might also find that the colour of your fabric changes a small bit too. It may deepen some colours or dull others.You might also find there is a slight sheen on the fabric too once coated. Not shiny by any means, but the fabric isn't just a flat matte finish when coated. Obviously there will be some sort of texture change to it as you are purposely adding a water resistant barrier to the fabric. So, if you are particular about colours and textures, do a test piece of fabric first to make sure you are ok with the finished look. SOME HANDY TIPS.......To prepare your fabric for coating, make sure it is ironed and wrinkle free. If there are any wrinkles in the fabric and you go over them with Odicoat, the wrinkles will become permanent....ask me how I know! Also, go over the entire piece of fabric with a lint roller or some tape before applying Odicoat. Any stray bits of fabric, lint or fluff will stick to your Odicoat and it will be permanently sealed in your fabric. So make sure it is wrinkle and fluff free. Another tip, when adding this to your fabric, please place your fabric on top of parchment paper or something similar. This stuff is a pain to clean up off your table if you haven't protected it. I just lay out a big length of parchment paper, place my fabric on top and away I go. Once it's dry, I peel the fabric up off the paper and the parchment goes straight in the bin making clean up a breeze. Make sure you wash your card or whatever you apply the Odicoat with immediately once finished. It's easier to clean the card when it's just been used. If you let Odicoat dry on your card, it'll be a nightmare to clean once dried.A few downsides, I do wish it came in larger tubs because you do need to add at least 2 coatings to your fabric and ideally 3 coats if you have the patience, unlike me, lol. You will be surprised at just how much of the coating you go through on one piece of fabric. I also do think that it's pretty expensive for the small tub that you get, but then everything seems to be expensive these days.So, at the end of the day Odicoat seals your fabric really well and I tested this by pouring water over the fabric. The water immediately beaded up on top of the fabric and flowed off. It's easy to use, if not a wee bit messy but once it's dry and ironed, it functions perfectly as a water resistant protectant on your fabrics. I highly recommend it.

Great product at a good price. I used to waterproof a bag. One word of advice allow plenty of time for the product to arrive.

I have used this before, it is excellent.