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Date: 25 Apr 2007 08:15:02
From: (PeteCresswell)
Subject: Washing Dry Suit Seals: Rinse?
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Somebody's got me convinced that it's worth the time to wash my
dry suit's seals in a little warm soapy water after use (to
extend seal life by getting rid of sunscreen & body oils)
Does anybody else do this?
If so, do you take the trouble to rinse the seals after washing?
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PeteCresswell
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Date: 25 Apr 2007 13:14:42
From: Michael Daly
Subject: Re: Washing Dry Suit Seals: Rinse?
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(PeteCresswell) wrote:
>(to extend seal life by getting rid of sunscreen & body oils)
Petroleum oils will weaken latex. Body oils will not. If the sunscreen
does not contain petroleum oils, it is less of a risk than one that
does. What oils are in the sunscreen might be a problem as will other
chemicals, but without knowledge of those substances, it's just a guess
as to what will happen.
I use several water-sport-oriented sunscreens, mostly Coppertone Sport
(SPF30) and have had no problems with latex seals on drysuit or tops.
Ingredients are not listed on mine, though I think the stuff sold in the
US requires ingredients listed by law.
Washing off any grunge that might absorb and hold an oil (say, from
paddling near a slick in a motor boat area) would be a good idea. I'd
limit it to a very gentle soap and not a strong soap or a detergent.
Mike
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Date: 25 Apr 2007 16:16:50
From: Wilko
Subject: Re: Washing Dry Suit Seals: Rinse?
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(PeteCresswell) wrote:
> Somebody's got me convinced that it's worth the time to wash my
> dry suit's seals in a little warm soapy water after use (to
> extend seal life by getting rid of sunscreen & body oils)
>
> Does anybody else do this?
>
> If so, do you take the trouble to rinse the seals after washing?
I don't bother with the soap or the warm water, but I tend to rinse the
gear in fresh water after each use, whenever possible. My latex gaskets
last for a long time, but I think that is just as much from careful
donning of the jacket, drying and storing it out of the sun as it is
from rinsing away any sunscreen oil.
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Wilko van den Bergh wilko<a t)dse(d o t >nl
Eindhoven The Netherlands Europe
---Look at the possibilities, don't worry about the limitations.---
http://kayaker.nl/
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Date: 25 Apr 2007 13:14:58
From: (PeteCresswell)
Subject: Re: Washing Dry Suit Seals: Rinse?
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Per Wilko:
> My latex gaskets
>last for a long time, but I think that is just as much from careful
>donning of the jacket, drying and storing it out of the sun as it is
>from rinsing away any sunscreen oil.
You use sunscreen on your face - but are careful when pulling the
neck seal over your head, right?
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PeteCresswell
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Date: 25 Apr 2007 21:30:46
From: Wilko
Subject: Re: Washing Dry Suit Seals: Rinse?
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(PeteCresswell) wrote:
> Per Wilko:
>> My latex gaskets
>> last for a long time, but I think that is just as much from careful
>> donning of the jacket, drying and storing it out of the sun as it is
>>from rinsing away any sunscreen oil.
>
> You use sunscreen on your face - but are careful when pulling the
> neck seal over your head, right?
Actually, I almost never use sunscreen, and I also stopped buying
paddling jackets with a latex neck seal.
Only my drysuit has a latex neck gasket, but my semi-drystops all have
latex wrist gaskets, and I'm very careful with those.
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Wilko van den Bergh wilko<a t)dse(d o t >nl
Eindhoven The Netherlands Europe
---Look at the possibilities, don't worry about the limitations.---
http://kayaker.nl/
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