Using "tool dip" on dive gear

[JaxvilleDiver]

I am wondering if there is anyone out there that has done this. I dove with a buddy (more like someone that the boat paired me up with) on a recent trip that had used tool dip on his stainless backplate and d-rings. It looked neat, however I don't see the purpose in it.

:alien_3: Enlighten me :alien_3:

 

[Arduous]

Some use it on the STA to avoid scratching their cylinders

 

[SDAnderson]

I've used it on some gear to make ownership more apparent. It works okay (tended to peel) but paint pens are less hassle and last nearly as long.

 

[spectrum]

I am wondering if there is anyone out there that has done this. I dove with a buddy (more like someone that the boat paired me up with) on a recent trip that had used tool dip on his stainless backplate and d-rings. It looked neat, however I don't see the purpose in it.

:alien_3: Enlighten me :alien_3:

I've seen this stuff mentioned a lot in the DIY forum. Poke around in there to get specifics on prefered brands and other novel uses.

Pete

 

[ScubaSarus]

Tool dip? Ok; this is funny.

I coated a pair of gauntlet gloves with the stuff for the winter and made a pair of gloves probably suited for a night in armor and not a diver. They were too stiff to dive with anymore.

But what I did do is when I bought my new 3 mm gloves, I coated the finger tips with the stuff and no holes wear through the gloves. Here in RI its very rocky we got some good currents and you do occasionally grab sharp rocks.

 

[Tamas]

I used it on my weights for the simple purpose of identification and to stop them from rubbing a hole in my suit. It works good as long as you apply ample coats and take your time with the application.

I guess the main idea for the b/p covering was to limit metal to suit contact and limit the amount of chafing it could cause.

 

[drbill]

I know of divers here who dip their glove fingers in tool dip to prolong their life. It seems to work fairly well if you just dip the finger tips.

Dr. Bill

 

[yak]

I know of divers here who dip their glove fingers in tool dip to prolong their life. It seems to work fairly well if you just dip the finger tips.

Dr. Bill

Ditto on just the tips. Limit the number of layers too.

 

[FredT]

The solvents used in the readily avialable tool dips are generally bad news on rubber parts. Anything you cut with unleaded gasoline to thin is going to do do bad things to hose jackets and mask skirts if stored in the same bag, unless you vac. degass the cured material for a quite a while. Not many have large enough bell jars and high Vac pumps to do that job laying about the garage.

Dip works on sealing hard weights, but then again so does latex paint with less build-up. If using it for chafe protection, it's time to finish the metal edges on the plate and STA a bit more so it simply CAN'T chafe. Chafe points on hard lead can be smoothed and rouded with a bit of cold reforging small hammer and a light hand. Dip on D-rings can make clip off, and more importantly unclipping under load, a bit more difficult as it adds another layer of friction to the operation.

Tool handle dip works well, on tools. Most other uses are better served with urethane 2 part products. Less out gassing and a more reliable bond and cure.

 

[Henryville]

I haven't tried it but it sounds to me like a good way to let saltwater sit on and corrode metal parts that can't be adequately rinsed and dried. Even stainless steel does not equal rust-proof steel.