fraying seams after 4 dives
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Is it actually coming apart or has it just gone "fluffy" because it's been rubbing against something? If you are concerned take it back to where you bought it and get them to look at it. When I encounter fraying or stitching going fluffy on my suits I usually take a lighter to it, but then my suits are old.
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Agree, and if it's up on the shoulder it's probably from neck closure.
This is actually down sort of near the waist - Products - Waterproof If you look at the suit its the curved part that starts heading down to the knee pad. As for the Velcro, if your familiar with Waterproof suits, they only use a tiny plastic velcro strap that just closes the neck seal, there isn't much to it, I don't think it would have caught on the lower area. Maybe from rubbing against my BC? I guess my real question is will this cause an issue down the road?
mjrob
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I think your assumption that it's your BC is probably correct...but I don't know if you can correct that. I would most certainly run it back to your dealer and ask them to check with Waterproof about it. That's a very high quality suit and I would expect that they'll be pretty helpful in working with you to solve what MIGHT become a problem in the future.
underH2Oman
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The stitching on most suits is only for cosmetic reasons. They are glued and then blind stitched. The suit would have a stronger seam if it was not stitched but it would not look as nice. I have some old suits that the stitching is missing and they are still going strong.
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