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Wetsuits, Drysuits & Undersuits: Discuss Drysuit Zip Care?? in the Dive Kit and Equipment forums: Hello again everyone, Just wondering what most of you are using to care for your drysduit zip. At the moment ...

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Old 09-06-05, 04:33 PM
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Drysuit Zip Care??
Hello again everyone,

Just wondering what most of you are using to care for your drysduit zip. At the moment have not actually used anything and after about 10 dives it's starting to get stiff. Can anyone reccomend any brand of wax specifically and any other care tips would be much appreciated.

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Paraffin wax is a bit 'slippier' than beezwax.
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Paraffin wax is a bit 'slippier' than beezwax.
Would that not rot certain parts of the suit?
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This stuff is bloody great...

http://www.beaversports.co.uk/catalo...r_kit/lub1.jpg

better than beeswax, easier to apply and makes you zip smoother than a polished smooth thing drinking a smoothie. About the only thing that Beaver flog that is decent and is not neoprene, a hose or an Atomic mask.
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I've used it for two years on mine.

I don't slop it all over the place, actually I'm wondering if it is parafin wax, it was the little balls they sell in beauty parlours for hair removal.
I melted it into a tray and cut it into usable sticks.
The thing to watch is silicone, it works well, but once it gets onto the suit material, you'll never stick a new zip there.
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Don't forget

If hanging up the suit, do up the zip

If rolling/packing the suit, leave it undone...
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Don't forget

If hanging up the suit, do up the zip

If rolling/packing the suit, leave it undone...
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Heated Bees Wax is what i use and people often coment I have a nice lose zip,

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If you use wax then less is more, don't overdue it.

It's best to clean off the old stuff before reapplying. Regularly give the zip a rub over with an old tooth brush to clean all the muck out from between the teeth, grit, sand etc. can get stuck in the old wax and will eventually lead to a bad seal as the teeth can't close properly.

Personally I use "Zip Care" from Mc Nett which is a liquid lubricant/cleaner and applied with an integral brush on the end of the bottle so cleans as it's applied.
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If you use wax then less is more, don't overdue it.
Just a stroke but often.
I've tried all sorts of chemicals but always ended up back on bees wax. It's dirt cheap too (unlike most things in diving).
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