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Wetsuits, Drysuits & Undersuits: Discuss Neck/Wrist Seals. DIY or LDS? in the Dive Kit and Equipment forums: Need to replace my latex drysuit neckseal - which has served me well for 2 seasons. So I thought - ...

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DIY mate. I'm dead handy me. 15 41.67%
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Neck/Wrist Seals. DIY or LDS?
Need to replace my latex drysuit neckseal - which has served me well for 2 seasons. So I thought - maybe have a go myself..

Started looking about on the wibbly wobbly web for information on how to do it and what I need to buy. I found lots of sites selling neck/wrist seal kits but no info on what to expect and how to prep and fix them.

So. What do you do.. DIY or or send it off to the shop and let someone else the the responsibity..!
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apparently traffic cone is what you need

or basically something to give you a mould (for want of a better word) to glue on
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Hi Wilbo,

personally I would let your LDS do it I have replaced them once at it was a pain in the a**e never again

You will need to remove all the old glue from the suit then get some 2 part glue and the top ends of 2 traffic cones and stick the seals on the suit and then over the cones making sure that there are no gaps, I put the tape on afterwards on both sides of the suit.

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Mdemon will be along shortly to explain how to do it for a quid.
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As it happens, I did mine last night.


For latex neck seal there is generally a two phase approach. Remove old neck seal and clean (and roughen?) surfaces which will bond. You can use a cone/cylinder. I just laid mine flat.

Spread a thin layer of the glue on both surfaces and allow to dry until just tacky. (I have used both Avon inflateable repair glue and actual pukka seal fixing glue from kit - they looked identical. I guess you could use a two part as well...)

Spread another thin layer and allow to dry like before.

Carefully position neckseal bit by bit - don't stretch it or you'll get excess left at the end. When it's on, I give it a good rubbing to make sure all the surfaces have fixed.

Posh people glue that black tape stuff around the edge to make it look pretty. I just use a bead of Aquasure.

I'm sticking a neoprene one on top tonight. That's going to be fun


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Wrapping gaffer tape round your neck, wasn't it?
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Wrapping gaffer tape round your neck, wasn't it?
Only if you can borrow Gaffa tape from somebody else.

Too expensive otherwise.
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Dr Stevil did his own neckseal. looks ok to me.
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