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Re: Other: Drysuit neck gasket
By:Mike Bielski
Date: 4/27/2010, 10:17 am
In Response To: Other: Drysuit neck gasket (Scott Fitzgerrell)

Hey Scott-

I like the look of Melco tape. It definitely makes things tidy. But I just spent the weekend with ww paddlers who had all commercial neoprene products and dry tops and unless the were really new, the melco was coming off from all of it.

Last summer I went to a dive shop looking for some tape and they said they use Aquaseal thinned with Cotol because it's more durable and more flexible. They sold kits with a tube of aquaseal and little bottle of Cotol. I agree with the flexibility issue, but I haven't tested the durability. The last thing I made of neoprene were mitts and I didn't bother with either.

I think well-applied aquaseal is not unattractive. You can do a sucky job with Melco tape too...

m

Messages In This Thread

Other: Drysuit neck gasket
Scott Fitzgerrell -- 4/26/2010, 8:21 pm
Re: Other: Drysuit neck gasket
Scott Fitzgerrell -- 5/2/2010, 11:34 pm
Re: Other: Drysuit neck gasket
Mike Bielski -- 4/27/2010, 10:17 am
Re: Other: Drysuit neck gasket
Don Goss -- 4/27/2010, 3:51 pm
Less expensive alternative to Cotol
Brian Nystrom -- 4/27/2010, 10:50 am
Re: Less expensive alternative to Cotol
John D. -- 4/27/2010, 7:27 pm
Re: Less expensive alternative to Cotol
Scott Fitzgerrell -- 4/27/2010, 3:35 pm
Re: Other: Drysuit neck gasket
Brian Nystrom -- 4/27/2010, 9:22 am
Re: Other: Drysuit neck gasket
Scott Fitzgerrell -- 4/27/2010, 3:32 pm
Re: Other: Drysuit neck gasket
Brian Nystrom -- 4/27/2010, 4:34 pm
Re: Other: Drysuit neck gasket
Scott Fitzgerrell -- 4/28/2010, 5:18 pm
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Brian Nystrom -- 4/28/2010, 6:00 pm
Re: Other: Drysuit neck gasket
Reg Lake -- 4/27/2010, 10:34 am
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Don Goss -- 4/27/2010, 7:51 am
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Scott Fitzgerrell -- 4/27/2010, 12:57 pm
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Don Goss -- 4/27/2010, 3:43 pm
Re: Other: Drysuit neck gasket
Brian Nystrom -- 4/27/2010, 9:24 am
Re: Other: Drysuit neck gasket
brian scarborough -- 4/26/2010, 10:30 pm