It appears to me that on my three wetsuits (Quiksilver, Xcel, and Billabong) that i have worn a hole through all of them above the knee guards <:( this is no fun because water is seeping through. I am willing to get them repaired and was curious if anyone knows a good place to take them to.
if you're ever down in santa cruz drop by blown out wetsuit repair over on the eastside (portola dr at 30th). she's got a tiny little shop but does amazing repairs. she does custom alterations too. she'll fix it better than new.
If the hole is small enough, you can use this stuff. I've used it before and it works great.
http://www.seasidesurfshop.com/Blocksurf-Neoprene-Cement.aspx
PS: Cement one side - let it dry, then do the other side.
Blown Out Wesuit Repair in Santa cruz 831 475 4942. They do good, honest and quick turnaround.
The Beard
If you've got a recurring hole in the same location, you might think about putting a neoprene patch on the outside over the spot when you get a new suit. That way it has to wear through two layers. I used to have a similar issue with one of my booties. No more problems since I've been gluing on the extra layer.
I had a big hole in my wetsuit, and I used the cement neoprene, got it at a surfshop by ######. Since the hole was sort of big, before cementing it, I sew it. It looked like an on-site fix of a war wound, but it still holds :)
I had a similar problem with a Oneill psycho 1. For one year they used these thin silicone type knee pads, possibly for more flex on the psycho 1 and psycho 2. They stopped using those and switched to a "krypto" knee pad that is a rougher/thicker material. Anyway the knees wore through in about a year and they replaced them under warranty (same style pad) one year later the holes came back..... Anyway this is just a back up suit now but I was considering dropping it by Blown Out repair that was recommended above. If you go that route let me know how much the charge would be.
I had another issue on a different suit in which the junction of the shoulder/chest seam was splitting. For that I used some neoprene cement and a rubber bike tube patch over that. The bike patch seemed to work really well and was stretchy, got it out of a tire patch kit.
hey guys thanks for all the advice!!!
I've got the block surf neoprene cement but it looks like i need to sew it first on one of my suits. ANd on the other two i only put the stuff on one side so i will try doing the inside also. Next time i'm in Santa Cruz i will definatley check out blown out wetsuit repair!!
oh i can mail them in? Should i just call her on the above phone number or does she have a website with an email address.
Thanks.
