Wetsuit & Drysuit Repairs/Alterations? Where from?

[PW1664]

Must be more...... or is that it ???

[Jules]

SDS in sheffield, 01142 488688 , http://www.sdswatersports.co.uk/

they are south of sheffield J30 of the M1.

excellent service, did a neck seal for me in about 4 days. Also lovely shop full of shiney things....

[PW1664]

Originally Posted by Jules

SDS in sheffield, 01142 488688 , http://www.sdswatersports.co.uk/

they are south of sheffield J30 of the M1.

excellent service, did a neck seal for me in about 4 days. Also lovely shop full of shiney things....

Jules,

Thanks for that.... I think I bought all my kit from Arthur at sds. That was before the m1 was so clogged up!

Not been there for ten years, I'll have to make the effort and pop in.

Thanks for the advice

[Violent Ken]

Apologies if it's already been posted, but Typhoon offer a comprehensive-sounding drysuit testing/repair service. I've no idea how good they are though.

[Violent Ken]

A mate of mine recently gave me his old drysuit after getting a new one, and I spent some of this weekend going over it looking for leaks (I would just blow it up but I've got about 2 bar left in my only cylinder and no compressor).

He says it's only ever let a bit of water in through the zip, which I'm hoping I'll be able to fix with some bees wax or similar, as there are no visible holes/gaps in it. Would bees wax be the best option or is there another product that's better suited (pardon the pun)?

I've also noticed that the neck seal is almost knackered, and there's the beginnings of a small tear in one of the legs. I've ordered a new neck seal (from go-dive in Derby, is this bad?!) but haven't been able to find any of the following (which I assume I'll need):

Aquasolve or some form of solvent to remove old/excess adhesive
Adhesive itself

Does anybody know of somewhere that sells everything you could ever need to carry out these kind of repairs? I regard my local dive shop as SDS in Eckington, but can't see anything like this on their website.

Any help/advice appreciated.

[gunsentry]

Bees wax is for lubricating zips to make them run smooth not to keep water out under pressure.

If you are confident you can repair and test the suit prior to diving then go ahead and make the repairs.

Try:-

http://www.diverswarehouse.co.uk

http://www.wet-windy.co.uk/acatalog/... ls_glue.html

http://www.roho.co.uk/acatalog/Robin...pairs_507.html

Bear in mind that your suit is your thermal protection against the cold, get it wrong and your going to get soaked, cold and be miserable. Missed dive.

Also your primary or secondary buoyancy aid depending how you dive. Lose this and you’re heading for the incident pit.

Or worst case scenario your in the last few mins of your dive and you suit floods on you an MAX depth, your going to have to suffer the cold for the duration of your ascent and any deco obligations. Not nice.

Best advice IMHO would be to get it repaired and checked out for peace of mind.

Cheers,

Gary.

[alross]

Lomo also sell at the various types of adhesive and seals. Think the 2-part adhesive is the way to go.

It is possible to do it yourself but it can be quite a tricky task. Might be worth trying get a hand from someone who has done it before. I'm told that and old traffic cone can be useful to support everything whilst you stick the seal on.

Might be worth calculating how much cheaper it actually is to do it yourself than to have LDS do it for you. May well be worth spending the extra few quid to get them to do it.

Ally

PS i see you are new- Welcome to YD. Why not post an intro on the intro page.

[Tonto]

Sent the suit to them (Typhoon) on the monday had it back with new boots on the friday, very pleased

[Violent Ken]

Thanks guys, some very useful links as well as sound advice.

I think I'll attempt the repair myself, test it in my local friendly pool and then if it still leaks go to a professional

[daz]

The following might be useful.

Good luck

http://www.dui-online.com/pdf/DUI%20...%20Booklet.pdf

Daz