So I picked up a Henderson two piece farmer john 5mm for a cheap price to dive colder stuff. The seller told me one of the kneepads was starting to come undone. I though no big deal I'll just glue it back on. When I got it I soaked it in diluted simple green to kick a little bit of funk I detected. After I dried it I noticed the kneepad had come more unattached, so I just pulled it off. I cleaned things up on the wetsuit and kneepad then used neoprene glue to glue it back on. I put it on both the wetsuit and the pad, let them tac up then put them together and let a weight keep them pressed on to cure. I went diving this last weekend and did 2 dives with the suit. after dive one the second kneedpad just fell off, and by the 2nd dive the freshly glued kneedpad is coming off! Damn I cant win.
Anyway non of this affects the functionality of the suit, and it is quite warm, but it looks a bit goofy with the flaky kneepad glue spots. What are my options for attaching a new pad of some sort? I love the kevlar pads on the deep 6 suits and something like that would be great but I don't know where to get it or how to attach since my neoprene glue did not work. Before I get "you don't need kneepads needed don't get on your knees or stop off the bottom", I need them on the surface when helping my daughter so I prefer to not tear up the unprotected suit.
Anyway non of this affects the functionality of the suit, and it is quite warm, but it looks a bit goofy with the flaky kneepad glue spots. What are my options for attaching a new pad of some sort? I love the kevlar pads on the deep 6 suits and something like that would be great but I don't know where to get it or how to attach since my neoprene glue did not work. Before I get "you don't need kneepads needed don't get on your knees or stop off the bottom", I need them on the surface when helping my daughter so I prefer to not tear up the unprotected suit.
