OP is asking about a semi-dry suit, not a standard wetsuit.
Washing neoprene 5mm semi-dry wetsuit in washing-machine.
- Thread starter funscuba
- Start date
Please register or login
Welcome to ScubaBoard, the world's largest scuba diving community. Registration is not required to read the forums, but we encourage you to join. Joining has its benefits and enables you to participate in the discussions.
Benefits of registering include
- Ability to post and comment on topics and discussions.
- A Free photo gallery to share your dive photos with the world.
- You can make this box go away
soonerwink
Contributor
I do use the gentle cycle.
Stoo
Contributor
- Messages
- 3,512
- Reaction score
- 3,815
- # of dives
- 5000 - ∞
I do this with a 3mm suit, but if the OP is concerned, handwash in a laundry tub with a little wetsuit soap... I don't think it's rocket science.
soonerwink
Contributor
shouldn't make any difference, still made out of neoprene. semi-dry just has better seals to stop more of the water transfer.
soonerwink
Contributor
If it fits, go for it. Please post a video with sound though.
I've been washing my wetsuits in the front loader on gentle and has been working out great.
broncobowsher
Contributor
Bathtub half full. A little light detergent (I have some sports wash for this type of stuff).
Massage it by hand. Invert and massage again.
Rinse a couple of times until water is clean. Less stress on the suit than putting it on.
Massage it by hand. Invert and massage again.
Rinse a couple of times until water is clean. Less stress on the suit than putting it on.
did it years ago tore the stitching wouldn't recommend
A semidry also typically has a drysuit zipper that can be destroyed in the tumbling action of a front load washing machine, especially if it is a metal toothed zip.
The zip is the most expensive part of the suit to have replaced, often more expensive than a new suit.
OP, I would recommend hand washing in the bath tub.
-Z
Similar threads
