It is inevitable that if you are active in the water with your wetsuit at any time you receive a RIP or a tear in the neoprene. In most cases, no need for panic or despair. With a few simple elements, repair of a broken or damaged dress is a fairly easy procedure. It may not look so good like new when finished, but the function of the suit will continue.

A lot of times when rubbed against the rocks or coral or some other object in gross surface of a wetsuit will get rough and expose the most vulnerable soft black neoprene below. In the short term your wetsuit will work very well in this way, but eventually the worn area will grow and may deteriorate to the point of causing a tear or hole. The best way to repair this damage is to apply glue neoprene to the area. What is called neoprene tail is usually a special formulation of contact cement to glue the pieces of neoprene together. You can usually get it if you bought his wetsuit and is usually black or yellow. Aquaseal Witch and Black are two popular brands of glue neoprene wetsuit. Place the damaged area out flat if you can and apply lots of glue in the area. Spread the glue with a flat wooden stick, brush application, or other type of spatula tool for at least an inch or two beyond the eroded area. Try to spread it out as evenly and smoothly as possible. It is almost impossible to make it look pretty, but it is not the goal of all modes. We want to reinforce the area as best you can and still maintain the flexibility of the wetsuit. Neoprene Cola is very smooth and slippery when dry. If the area damaged must be used to grab the tails of most neoprene, you can sprinkle a small amount of dry sand on the tail of about 30 minutes after to implement it. This will give the area to grab some texture. When finished let the glue dry at least overnight. Some adhesives require more time to dry so follow the instructions on containers of glue label.

If the damage to the wetsuit is a simple straight cut or tear with no missing material, simply paste it back together with adhesive neoprene. Carefully separate the two edges of the wound and apply glue to each side. Try not to increase the cut when you do this. Then hold the two edges together for a few minutes to let the glue set. With a bit of neoprene glue, you have to leave dry air to queue for a minute before pushing the two parts together. As above, let the glue dry at least overnight.

If the damage to his suit is lack of equipment, repairs become more complicated. Very often, the best thing to do is patch the hole like a hole in a bicycle wheel. Most Dive shops have patch material or neoprene old that you can buy some patches. Cut a piece of neoprene material a few inches larger patch the hole, apply adhesive to the upper edge of the hole and the bottom of the review and implementation of the patch. Sometimes you have to fill the void with material and gluing and sewing the edges of the hole and apply a patch on it, but sewing neoprene is often not recommended. The general thread does not stretch with the neoprene diving and over time the wire is cut wet suit.

Michael Russell Your Independent guide to Wetsuit

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