Rust-Oleum NeverWet Experiment – Waterproof Spray for Shoes

What if your shoes could magically repel water and mud on a trip? What if your normal shoes were waterproof and the rain would roll right off of your clothing?

When we heard of the new Rust Oleum Neverwet  waterproof spray for shoes and clothes, a product which “dramatically repels water, mud, ice and other liquids”, we had to test it out. The possibilities were endless. Could we girls travel across a continent while wearing cute shoes and keeping them dry? In the interest of science and money-saving female schemes everywhere, we bought NeverWet.

Testing out Rust-Oleum NeverWet Waterproof Spray for Shoes

Travel Chicks TV Testing out Rust-Oleum NeverWet

It was a bit expensive at almost $20 for the entire NeverWet kit.  Next, we bought identical outfits – shirts, shorts, and not-very-fashionable white shoes for our waterproof spray. Then we sprayed down one of the outfits as per the instructions on NeverWet. We may have gotten a bit of a buzz from the fumes before we moved the spraying out onto the lawn. Note to others.

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Then we set up a test course…..we won’t go into details, but it involved a sprinkler system, mud, and a camera person on the roof. Yes, we did that for you. And for science.

What did we find?

(Un)Official Results for Rustoleum Neverwet Waterproof Spray for Shoes and Clothes

  • The shirt didn’t repel water very well. Plus the NeverWet made the shirt a bit sticky feeling. Perhaps we applied the NeverWet incorrectly. Perhaps it was too much of a porous surface to work.
  • The shorts were pretty good at repelling water.
  • The shoes were the biggest success. There was a clear and undeniable difference in the shoes with NeverWet applied. It was astonishingly good.  The spray made the shoes almost entirely waterproof. *note: we sprayed this on white shoes. NeverWet is said to leave an opague film on surfaces, so we need to do more testing on colorful shoes.
Rust-Oleum Test Shoe Comparison - Waterproofing Spray

Shoe comparison – NeverWet Waterproof Spray on left, untreated on right

Our recommendation? The NeverWet is a bit too expensive to spray down every clothing item – plus it leaves an icky feeling on t-shirts. We guess it was a bit of a stretch to think we could create entire water-repellent outfits anyway.

But shoes? That could really work! Using $5 worth of NeverWet to protect an expensive pair of hiking shoes could be a great investment. We may try it on our next trip.

Kinda is an author, speaker, and hopeless wanderer. Her favorite places in the world include Manarola, Italy, and Gimmelwald, Switzerland. In her free time, you can find her bargain shopping and hanging out at coffee shops.

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5 comments on “Rust-Oleum NeverWet Experiment – Waterproof Spray for Shoes
  1. Angie B says:

    Are there any potential downfalls to doing this? What would be a reason that a person might NOT want to spray every pair of shoes their kids own, or is there no such reason?
    Just curious… I’m thinking I could save about $50 per kid if I don’t have to replace shoes halfway through the year. (My boys don’t usually change sizes during the year… let’s milk that before puberty hits!)

    • kindawilson says:

      Well, it did leave a tiny film texture on the top of the shoes. If you zoom in on the picture, you can see it. Plus, it was a big of a hassle putting the Rust-Oleum NeverWet on – it was a two-step process. The thing that I would be most concerned about is the color changing on certain surfaces of shoes. But other than that, it’s supposed to last quite a while. And I should make a disclaimer that we have not been able to find information yet on toxicity for long-term skin contact. (I wouldn’t think that would be an issue on outsides of shoes, but we like to do our due diligence. When we hear anything back on that, I’ll update post.)

    • kindawilson says:

      Hey Angie! We talked to Rustoleum to see if there were any problems with spraying shoes and such – items that would come into contact with skin – and they said “not at all”! 🙂

  2. April Best says:

    wow! very interesting 🙂

  3. Lynn says:

    Great advice. Wet clothes tend to dry fast, but wet shoes are the worst! I will definitely try this out. Thanks for sharing!

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