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2009-06-26 10:02 AM


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Subject: How to wash a wetsuit
After swimming in a lake do you wash it just like any other article of clothing or do you need to do somthing different with it?

2009-06-26 10:03 AM
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Subject: RE: How to wash a wetsuit
I just hang mine up in the shower and let plain water rinse it out.
2009-06-26 10:04 AM
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bmcgee - 2009-06-26 11:03 AM I just hang mine up in the shower and let plain water rinse it out.

 

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2009-06-26 10:05 AM
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Fresh water in the shower for lake swims but I have a special "shampoo" (came with my suit) for when I go in the salt water. You can use the shampoo for the chlorine too (I've never used mine in a pool).
2009-06-26 10:07 AM
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Subject: RE: How to wash a wetsuit
Baby shampoo works also.
2009-06-26 10:10 AM
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Subject: RE: How to wash a wetsuit
Regular shampoo works fine.

2009-06-26 10:11 AM
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bmcgee - 2009-06-26 11:03 AM I just hang mine up in the shower and let plain water rinse it out.

 

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The only wetsuits of mine that start to smell bad are the dive suits that I pee in a LOT more than my tri wetsuit.  And that takes a few days on a liveaboard (3-5 dives a day) to get it really stinky
2009-06-26 10:49 AM
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Subject: RE: How to wash a wetsuit
They make wetsuit wash stuff... but shampoo works just fine.
2009-06-26 12:29 PM
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2009-06-26 12:41 PM
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Subject: RE: How to wash a wetsuit

I hose mine off outside and then let it airdry.  I've probably worn it (in lakes exclusively) 25 times and it is in good shape.  Still has the good neoprene smell

2009-06-26 4:39 PM
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Subject: RE: How to wash a wetsuit
After every use, I just throw mine in the shower with me and rinse it really well inside and out.  Sometimes I use a little shampoo or my wife's face cleanser (regular kind - none of that grit stuff), but most of the time I only use water.  This seems to work fine.

2009-06-26 5:09 PM
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Subject: RE: How to wash a wetsuit
hose it down with fresh water inside and out and then let air dry.

You said "regular clothes", I hope you didn't put yours in the washing machine/dryer
2009-06-26 8:10 PM
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I rinse mine  in fresh water (hose), that's it.
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