Trimming neck seal @#$#$%#&^*@!

[StreetDoctor]

Well I just screwed myself. Got my suit back today from DUI after having a new neck seal put on... stretched the seal over an AL80 and began to trim it with an exacto knife just like the last neck seal I trimmed. Got about half way around and the damn thing split all the way down on both sides. Can't believe it... I leave for a dive trip to california in 5 days. My only option would be to pay $115 to next day air it back to DUI and then pay them $150 for rush service all for a new neck seal by next thursday. Should have gotten a neck zip seal too. I can't even call them to see if they can have it done by then because if I wait until monday to ship the suit it's a day longer it's going to take for it to get there. What a great day. $#@$ me... I guess this should have went in the whining forum. I'm not blaming it on DUI, probably stretching it too far while trimming it but damnit it's the same way I did the last one

I'm really thinking about paying $300 for a new neck seal AND driving from LA down to san diego to pick it up because I cringe at the idea of diving wet... :depressed:

 

[kathydee]

Ouch! Sounds like a really bad day. I'm sorry ;-(!

 

[JBRES1]

Two words - ROAD TRIP.

Call Mike at DRIS , he has seals in stock and can do the repair.
If he doesn't have the seal in stock, I can lend you one and you can replace it when they come in.
Option # 2
Drysuits Plus Pricing

Give these guys a call and see if they can help you out.

Jim Breslin

 

[Peter_C]

Dive Rite In Scuba has the self adhesive ones. You could just change it yourself for $45. I have never stretched a seal when cutting them. A clean cut is very important so it doesn't split down the road though.
Accessories - Dive Right In Scuba - Plainfield, IL

 

[Kern]

Dive Rite In Scuba has the self adhesive ones. You could just change it yourself for $45. I have never stretched a seal when cutting them. A clean cut is very important so it doesn't split down the road though.
Accessories - Dive Right In Scuba - Plainfield, IL

The seals aren't self adhesive in fact, but rather a circle of adhesive tape & a separate seal.

Yes, I know what it says. Yes, I know what the picture looks like. Yes, I know what you get when you order one.

 

[StreetDoctor]

Dive Right in Scuba is hooking me up. The suit is there now getting a new seal put on.

 

[mdb]

StreetDoctor: Good deal. Glad you hooked up with Mike. You will be good to go for your CA trip.
Where are diving in California?

 

[TSandM]

Glad you're getting it fixed. Just wanted to say I empathize -- I tried the same cutting method on a seal when my Fusion came home from Florida, and the EXACT same thing happened to me. I will NEVER cut a seal that way again!

Mine was one week before leaving on a once-in-a-lifetime trip to the Red Sea. My LDS saved my butt that time, bless their hearts.

 

[StreetDoctor]

I'll be diving at Catalina. Lynne, yep learned my lesson also. Mike recommended a 4" diameter piece of PVC to straighten out the seal but not stretch it too much. I have a feeling I'll be getting a zip neck seal retrofitted next time I need one though so something like this won't happen again.

 

[carrielsal]

WOW...I stretched mine over a plastic cylinder almost the same size of an AL80 to trim. I had never heard of a seal splitting.