Hi
I have a small tear in a pelaj 3mm spearfishing wetsuit.
Any ideas on how to repair it.
Regards Lukas
I have a small tear in a pelaj 3mm spearfishing wetsuit.
Any ideas on how to repair it.
Regards Lukas
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how to repair 3mm wetsuit
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There are a couple of products you can use. One is called "Aquaseal," and can be ordered online or found at most local dive shops. Also, there are different brands of neoprene cement on the market which work well with freediving (open cell) suits. I'd assume they'd be okay with regular neoprene, too! Good luck.
Aquaseal will cause stress points because it is barely flexible. Neoprene glue welds the two pieces together. Inner tube patch kits are an easy source of rubber glue.
If possible practice once on a scrap piece. Seperate the two sides the best you can, rinse in fresh water and dry. Apply a thin layer of glue to both surfaces, wait 5 minutes and apply another thin layer. After 10 minutes carefully join the two surfaces (when they touch you cannot adjust them) and apply pressure to insure that they are in full contact. Drying time appears to be zero.
If possible practice once on a scrap piece. Seperate the two sides the best you can, rinse in fresh water and dry. Apply a thin layer of glue to both surfaces, wait 5 minutes and apply another thin layer. After 10 minutes carefully join the two surfaces (when they touch you cannot adjust them) and apply pressure to insure that they are in full contact. Drying time appears to be zero.
Depending on where you are based in Australia (i'm assuming you live down here because its about the only place these suits were sold, now discontinued) you can DIY it or have a chat to Ocean wetsuits in Dandenong they have experience with these suits and do a good job (have done some mods to some of my previous suits) otherwise neoprene glue is your best option, aquaseal is OK but no very flexible as mentioned above.