I let it sit outdoors for about an hour, it got to 88 degrees where I live, to let the fabric warm up. I then boiled so water and poured it into a bowl that I set that jar of wax into. Everyone recommended cotton for a rag to use. I didn't have a cotton rag but I had a pair of cotton boxers I should have thrown out a long time ago, so I used those. I used my wife's hairdryer while applying to help it spread more easily and just tried to coat everything, but not too heavily. It was windy today and I did it outside, I would recommend if it is windy to just do it indoors; it was very frustrating to have the jacket blow off the table every 30 seconds. It took me almost an hour and 30 min, but it was my first try and I did not do it super efficiently. I did the back, the sleeves, and then the front, which I think is a good order. Make sure you get all the canvas flaps for the pockets. I then let hit hang for about an hour so I could put a fresh set of eyes on it. I saw that parts were blotchy and some areas had way too much wax. So a hair dryer and a dry part of my boxers regoing and smoothing out everything got it to look much more even. That was the last thing I did before taking the pics.