Wetsuit care

[farmersurfer]

Hey, Just wanna get some tips on what people do to make their wetsuit last that extra season? I normally just wash mine out after each session, is there anything i can buy to clean it etc....?

[IdRatherBeSurfing]

i don even wash mine out - just hang it up to dry

[Dopey]

[Laguna]

Ye, you should always wash it out after use. It will make it last much longer and wont smell. I just run my bath with warm water and wash it in that. You can buy some shampoo especially for washing your wetsuit, but in my opinion for price you may aswell just use regular bath shampoo just to get it smelling nicer.

[PapaW]

Additionally you can leave it to soak in a bath of fresh water for 24hours every 4-6months or so. Then hang up and dry as normal. This helps keep the neoprean moist and supple.

[u8oo]

I always wash my wet suit out with fresh water and am always careful as to where I hang it to dry. Direct sunlight will only fade the material which will eventually wear out.

[darrin]

I use this hanger. My wife gave it to me as a gift - keeps my suit dry and it hangs anywhere:

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[pkbum]

I always wash my wet suit out with fresh water and am always careful as to where I hang it to dry. Direct sunlight will only fade the material which will eventually wear out.

yep yep yep

[GoatRider]

I rinse mine out with freshwater from a hose then hang to drip dry away from direct sunlight if I can. Taking care of your suit will give it a longer life.

[2scoops]

I always rinse mine out with cold water, then hang it up to dry in the garage away from direct sunlight

[LiveLoveSurf]

I soak mine in regular shampoo and water then let it dry on the balcony

[tree4]

I always rinse in clean salt free water.
I have to admit that (though) if I'm surfing the next day, I hang to dry (inside out) in the sun for an hour or 2 to accelerate the drying and then hang in the garage to finish. Is this going to ruin my suit?

[myate]

I always do most of the above, and the suit is fine...but there's a flipin' small hole in one of the shoulders after appearing. No doubt it'll get bigger the more I pull in on and off.

[DreadManFred]

i always just wash mine out and hang it in the garage.

my last session i actually tried out washing is in the washer and letting it dry, seems fine but i would only do it once, i think i will leave it to the bath tub and shampoo.

[BoarderDave]

Rinse it off with freshwater once I get home from the beach and let it hang dry outside.

[TheMilo]

Oh! I've been sticking it in the washer on rinse and spin then spin and then hanging it in the airing cupboard with the boiler! It still feels ok but am I to assume that this is BAD?

[justloafing]

and then hanging it in the airing cupboard with the boiler! It still feels ok but am I to assume that this is BAD?

I sure do not know what your talking about being I am on the other side of the pond but it does not sound good

[tree4]

and then hanging it in the airing cupboard with the boiler! It still feels ok but am I to assume that this is BAD?

I sure do not know what your talking about being I am on the other side of the pond but it does not sound good

An airing cupboard is a small closet containing a hot water storage cylinder. Temperatures inside the cupboard can get in excess of 100F.

TheMilo. Just make sure you take it out as soon as it is dry. Don't leave it to cook. If you don't need it the next day, then let it dry au naturel in the garage.

[justloafing]

Yeah that sounds a little warm for a wetsuite