On Sat, 9 Dec 2000, Michael Daly wrote: > > in short -- DON'T DO it!!! most folks i know use an old nylon > > "pool" skirt... neoprene gets eaten pretty quickly... > > On the other hand, when I asked my scuba instructor years ago how the chlorine > affected his wetsuit, he said (after years of teaching and using the a wetsuit over and > over in the pool) that it doesn't affect it much other than to bleach the nylon outer > layer. If, as Dave K. has said, the chlorine does eat the neoprene, it seems to > take a long time. Judging from the skirts the University WW Club has been using for roll practice, less than 2 yrs of 25-30 times a year pool practice (2 hours) results in noticeable weakening of the neoprene, but little fading. I keep telling them to rinse afterwards, but.... Steve Cramer *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Sat Dec 09 2000 - 23:03:22 PST
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