Hairspray for wetsuit?

[eluzgin]

I have hard time removing my 8mm wet suite after dive specially from the ankles (it doesn't have zippers).
One instructor told me to use hair spray inside wet suite before I put it on.
He said it will be easier to remove it after.
Can anyone confirm this fact?
I thought it's a joke.

 

[gangrel441]

I've never heard hairspray, and can't see why that would work. Spray silicone, on the other hand, works quite well.

 

[Wayward Son]

Dunno about hair spray. I do kno wthat you can mix up water & baby shampoo in a squirt bottle to make it easier to get on. Presumably enough would still be there to aid in getting it off. Plus you can use the mix as a mask defogger.

 

[drbill]

I use hair conditioner when I'm wearing one of my tight fitting wetsuits. Fortunately the water is still warm enough for my legless and holey (as opposed to holy!) Seaquest 7mm. Much easier to get into without the legs.

 

[RDP]

I've commonly used hairspray for simple tight fit items like sliding on bike handgrips, but I wouldn't use it continuously. I believe the alcohol in many sprays wouldn't be good for the rubber.

 

[Brown Mermaid]

why not just a lycra thin suit, body stocking or panty hose to slide in and out of your suit. that way you don't have to worry about the chemicals in the hairspray effecting your suit or the environment.

 

[Ishie]

lycra diveskin is my thing of choice. Prior to getting that, pantyhose worked pretty well, though not as well. Nice thing about the skin too is that if you have a john/jacket wetsuit and it's a warm day, you can take off the jacket, and still be protected from a burn, though when a breeze hits a wet diveskin, whew!

I've heard of things like silicon spray and baby powder, but never hairspray. It sounds like it would be a sticky mess.

 

[Kaiser442]

Wakeboarders use what they call 'binding slime' to get their feet in and out of tight neoprene boots... I don't see why you couldn't/shouldn't use the same stuff for wetsuits... (just ignore the name... uuugh)

Newt Juice

 

[eluzgin]

I think he did mean a hair conditioner, not hair spray.

 

[The Natural]

Spray bottle of soapy water, works great for both wet and drysuits.