Wrinkled wet-suit...

[dlndavid]

Have you thought about joining the wrinkles dive?

http://www.scubaboard.com/showthread.php?t=169087

 

[almitywife]

hot iron with a little bit of fragrance free starch (joking disclaimer!)

ive never heard of this... we have a lockup for all our gear... gal shelving for all the bits and peices and roof racking to hang the 14 or so suits & bc's we have

not a stupid question.... but yep - go diving a few times and it should be right

cheers

 

[ffestpirate]

How about dry cleaning?

 

[MSilvia]

Ok so it's no big deal... sorry it probably sounded like a stupid question, but it's the first wetsuit i've owned and it's brand new so you can imagine how protective I am of it.

We understand... it just requires a change in how you look at it. Don't think of it as "no longer looking brand new", think of it as "starting to look more like it's owned by a diver than a wetsuit model".

 

[almitywife]

We understand... it just requires a change in how you look at it. ...

true... i was jsut thinking 'wait till he tears a knee out of it crawling over oyster shells'

 

[JahJahwarrior]

I love how people suggest dry cleaning for a wetsuit.

 

[drew52]

Next time hang your suit up. The wrinkles are a result of damaging the air cells in the neoprene. Although after a few dives your suit may look ok it has definately been damaged.

 

[under water]

Ok so it's no big deal... sorry it probably sounded like a stupid question, but it's the first wetsuit i've owned and it's brand new so you can imagine how protective I am of it.

Not a stupid question at all. For every person that asks a question on this board there are probably dozens who can use the answers. Wetsuits aren't cheap and taking care of them is important. Prompted by your question (or rather one of the answers), I googled neoprene & dryclean and found out it is a no-no. I also found out that I should not hang my wetsuit up for an extended time (weeks) because it will stretch the neoprene. I guess that's what those big hangars http://www.leisurepro.com/Prod/Cate...ck/DescSort_0/Filter_6=528/AQUESH3.html?Hit=1 are for.

 

[almitywife]

Not a stupid question at all. For every person that asks a question on this board there are probably dozens who can use the answers.....

my thought for the day on my desk calander is;
'one who asks a question is a fool for five minutes; one who does not ask a question remains a fool forever' Chinese Proverb


im a yes to correct scuba hangers... they are great... ive had the same 5mm for over 5yrs now and its still in great shape