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Rember to use the 2-component Viking-, Dunlop- or Panther car tube glue!!
These 3 solution types are of the same base! (Rubber suits:Then you will
later be able to change the zippers by only using a hairdtryer to remove the
old one.=) and special polyuretane 2-component glue for polyurethane and
tri-laminate suits: Example: Zodiac rubber boat glue. And use ACETON on a
rug to clean the surfaces to be cemented before the glue application. Try to
abtain a room temperature of 18-25 degrees C (= 64.4 - 77 degrees F) and a
relative humidity of under 65% in the repair room.
Close the old zipper (don't remove it!!), cut off the rubber knobs on the
old zipper by a Stanley knife and a piano wire plier and finally remove the
zipper glideing handle of the old zipper.
Place the suit with the closed zipper up over a big rubber tire (truck-/bus
tire) , a hay-ball or whatever you choose that have a suitable oval surface
.
Use a 25mm=1" flat brush to apply the glue. (Throw away the brush after
use). 1st appply a thin layer of glue to both surfaces, wait 5 minutes to
dry, then apply a 2nd layer to both surfaces, wait another 5 minutes before
the final layer of glue is applied. Then wait another 10 minutes before
application.
If one of the surfaces is of absorbing material, that surface is to be glued
of additional 3 layers of glue. (=If we talk about neoprene drysuits)
When you have glued the new zipper carefully exactly above the remainings of
the old one, use a tapestry roller or a glass bottle to press the glued
edges thoroughly together. Let dry for 12 hours, open the new zipper and
carefully and cut away the teeth row of the old zipper by a pair of good
scissors or a Stanley knife.
These 3 solution types are of the same base! (Rubber suits:Then you will
later be able to change the zippers by only using a hairdtryer to remove the
old one.=) and special polyuretane 2-component glue for polyurethane and
tri-laminate suits: Example: Zodiac rubber boat glue. And use ACETON on a
rug to clean the surfaces to be cemented before the glue application. Try to
abtain a room temperature of 18-25 degrees C (= 64.4 - 77 degrees F) and a
relative humidity of under 65% in the repair room.
Close the old zipper (don't remove it!!), cut off the rubber knobs on the
old zipper by a Stanley knife and a piano wire plier and finally remove the
zipper glideing handle of the old zipper.
Place the suit with the closed zipper up over a big rubber tire (truck-/bus
tire) , a hay-ball or whatever you choose that have a suitable oval surface
.
Use a 25mm=1" flat brush to apply the glue. (Throw away the brush after
use). 1st appply a thin layer of glue to both surfaces, wait 5 minutes to
dry, then apply a 2nd layer to both surfaces, wait another 5 minutes before
the final layer of glue is applied. Then wait another 10 minutes before
application.
If one of the surfaces is of absorbing material, that surface is to be glued
of additional 3 layers of glue. (=If we talk about neoprene drysuits)
When you have glued the new zipper carefully exactly above the remainings of
the old one, use a tapestry roller or a glass bottle to press the glued
edges thoroughly together. Let dry for 12 hours, open the new zipper and
carefully and cut away the teeth row of the old zipper by a pair of good
scissors or a Stanley knife.
