Remember me
Lost Password Register


contemplating a new Drysuit
04-14-2012, 09:00 PM,
#10
Re: contemplating a new Drysuit
Ok, my suit is 26' across the seam where it changes fabric on the waist, I'm sure that probably doesn't help you much ;D

as for installing the cuffs, I cut off the glued on latex as straight as I could along the point where it meets up with the fabric.
Than you have to coat the inside of the sleeve with seal cement about 4 to 5 coats because the adhesive will not stick to the bare fabric in there.
once that's done, you put the adhesive strips around the cuffs, and line them up inside the sleeve as best you can, of course after cleaning all surfaces extremely well with MEK, or acetone
than go to town with the heat gun ;D
once that's cooled down and set up, I'm pretty sure if I tugged on it with a truck, its gonna tear somewhere else on the suit.
Than I went around the joint on the outside of the suit where the sleeve meets the plastic cuff with aquaseal just in case there is any openings around the stitching seams.
I installed the silicone wrist seals, and tested it out as best as I could in my slop sink in the basement....  dry as a bone!!!

Mike at diverightinscuba.com helped me out a bunch with what to order, and how to install it correctly ;D

I plan on diving it next sunday, and seeing if it works well in the real world..
Reply


Messages In This Thread
contemplating a new Drysuit - by racer17m - 03-14-2012, 03:14 PM
Re: contemplating a new Drysuit - by racer17m - 04-14-2012, 08:00 PM
Re: contemplating a new Drysuit - by racer17m - 04-14-2012, 08:03 PM
Re: contemplating a new Drysuit - by Gravybird - 04-14-2012, 09:00 PM
Re: contemplating a new Drysuit - by racer17m - 04-17-2012, 08:24 AM
Re: contemplating a new Drysuit - by DetectorGuy - 03-14-2012, 07:24 PM
Re: contemplating a new Drysuit - by jasondbaker - 03-14-2012, 10:39 PM
Re: contemplating a new Drysuit - by racer17m - 03-15-2012, 07:06 PM
Re: contemplating a new Drysuit - by racer17m - 04-14-2012, 06:52 AM
Re: contemplating a new Drysuit - by Chris H - 04-14-2012, 09:03 AM
Re: contemplating a new Drysuit - by Gravybird - 04-14-2012, 01:15 PM

Forum Jump:


Users browsing this thread: 1 Guest(s)