Calling DS Glue Experts

[rob.mwpropane]

So last night I glued my Si-tech Trigon P valve port onto my ds. I thought I had it really good, but there's a small sliver where the suit does not go under the port tight like I would like. I can take pictures later, but attached is a picture of the port. Where the suit is not tight is maybe ~ 1/8" gap out x 1/4" around the port. It's close enough that you can't see it (hidden by the lip), but I know it's there and I would consider that a slight week point.

My question is, can I heat the glue some until it's pliable and move the suit where I want just on that side and be done? Or would I have to completely remove the port and start again if I heated it up? Does heat "break down the glue" or just allow it to become workable again (if that makes sense).

This is 100% my fault, and I'll start a thread when I get all the way done. I cut the hole to be perfect size, in reality I should have cut the hole tight and let the neoprene squeeze around the port....I can get it to work, but live and learn.

 

[Zef]

You may get away with heating the glue and moving things around but I would recommend heating the glue, removing the port/gasket, cleaning the glue off, and then re-gluing with the knowledge gained from the first attempt.

-Z

 

[rob.mwpropane]

You may get away with heating the glue and moving things around but I would recommend heating the glue, removing the port/gasket, cleaning the glue off, and then re-gluing with the knowledge gained from the first attempt.

-Z

To be really honest this IS attempt # 2, lol. The first attempt was not at all great. It's 100% because I cut the hole exact. If I would have cut the hole smaller, it would naturally want to pull tight...

 

[Zef]

DRIS has video on youtube and there are some posts on SB about installing pee valves...some valves don't require the gasket to be glued, though I am not sure about the trigon.

Here is the DRIS video:

Hope that helps.

-Z

 

[rob.mwpropane]

DRIS has video on youtube and there are some posts on SB about installing pee valves...some valves don't require the gasket to be glued, though I am not sure about the trigon.

Here is the DRIS video:

Hope that helps.

-Z

Thanks, have watched that video ~ 15 times so far

The Trigon "gasket" or port that I pictured above is what gets glued to the suit. Then the P valve is screwed together through it with an inside / outside.

I've never installed the tinkle (or any other P valve), but I would imagine that might be a little easier because you're only dealing with one side (gasket) as opposed to the "port" with the trigon. I just liked it because it had such a low profile, and again if I didn't cut a big hole it should not have been an issue.

 

[rob.mwpropane]

I'll try to heat up just that area and stretch it under the port. It really only needs to stretch just a bit (and really it's probably fine as is...).

It's really more to do with my bit of OCD...

 

[lexvil]

I don’t get exactly what is not aligned but if in doubt probably best to remove and start over.

 

[rob.mwpropane]

I don’t get exactly what is not aligned but if in doubt probably best to remove and start over.

In the picture I posted up top it's the same piece just front and back. The one on the left is the front and has a lip on it that comes through the suit just like a port. On one very small section I didn't get the suit to go up tight against this part of the port, so if you peel that part of the port back there is a slight gap there. Does that make sense?

I know a picture would have cleared that up, but I'm at work

 

[rob.mwpropane]

Here's a crude drawing (very crude). The red line represent the suit underneath that ridge on the port. You can see on one side there is a slight gap.

 

[lexvil]

In the picture I posted up top it's the same piece just front and back. The one on the left is the front and has a lip on it that comes through the suit just like a port. On one very small section I didn't get the suit to go up tight against this part of the port, so if you peel that part of the port back there is a slight gap there. Does that make sense?

I know a picture would have cleared that up, but I'm at work

Not completely, can you just trim a bit of the suit away?