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Post by leeclarke on Jun 18, 2012 7:50:41 GMT -1
Just wondering if you can help? I have recently purchased a second hand Lomo Renegade dry suit, the suit is in excellent quality and fits great.
Where I am having problems is the neck seal is too tight. I have an 18" neck and it feels like I'm being suffocated.....
Can you offer any help or suggestions?
Many thanks
Lee
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Post by melwakes on Jun 18, 2012 13:34:48 GMT -1
mine was that tight it was making me sick.
get the scissors to it 5mm at a time.
one trim was all it took for me, no more sickness since
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Post by BUDDY on Jun 18, 2012 14:36:25 GMT -1
Hi Lee.
There are usually lines around the neck. Follow the lines down one at a time but try to keep it a clean cut as any nicks could split as you pull it over your head.
Steve.
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Post by leeclarke on Jun 18, 2012 19:14:27 GMT -1
Cheers lads,
I can now breath again..... Got myself bloody stuck in the thing earlier too!
Thought I was gonna have to knock on the neighbours to release me! Ha
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Post by izzetafox on Jun 18, 2012 22:26:40 GMT -1
Daft as it sounds....they do recommend a little Johnsons Baby Powder to help protect and 'lubricate' seals.
Terry
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Post by philpot on Jun 19, 2012 11:35:59 GMT -1
Hold on there fella-------DO NOT CUT YET
I watched a youtube regarding the fit of these things and it suggested using a saucepan pushed into the neck and leave for a week. Okay I thought, it is worth a go, it works very well.
I used my dear wife's best pan which was about 8'' dia and also a little talc. After one week it was much better but still not quite enough so I left the pan in for another 3 days, hey presto, job done and the neck seal is in tact.
Now I also have to say that over a period of a couple of months, the neck did reduce slightly so this time I cut on the first ring and it has been fine for the last two years. Had I cut it straight away, I do believe that I would have been cutting down to at least 3/4 rings as I did on my cag. So it has to be worth a go
Phil
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Post by Daz on Jun 20, 2012 4:33:22 GMT -1
i have an 8" ball pushed into my neck seal while im not using the suit which has worked a treat.....if you do cut your neck seal use a brand new razor blade.
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Post by truckturner on Oct 2, 2012 18:25:44 GMT -1
I heard somewhere that you should not use baby powder as it has oil in it that damages the seal over time just heard. I use old spice peter
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Post by philpot on Oct 3, 2012 10:19:36 GMT -1
Most people use a little talc but I have not heard of any problems caused by this. In fact it was suggested by the shop I bought it from and they are huge wetsuit/drysuit dealers.
Phil
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