I've got a pretty severe allergy to the glue used on the seams of my wetsuit. It's not the neoprene, it's just the glue. I tried covering the seams with some toluene-free nail polish (I'm thinking the toluene in the neoprene glue may be what I'm allergic to in the first place), and that made it a bit better, but it's still pretty bad. Wearing polypropelene under layers also helps, but here in NC, the water gets cold before we have consistent cold air, and it's too hot to wear as much as I need to in order to block this reaction. I'm thinking this is hopeless and am starting to resign myself to spending the big bucks on a drysuit, but am curious if anybody else has heard about this problem, and more importantly, has come up with a solution. Thanks *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
> I've got a pretty severe allergy to the glue used on the seams of my > wetsuit. It's not the neoprene, it's just the glue. Many, many years ago when I used to work in a dive shop I was able to get an iron on neoprene seam tape for wetsuits. I believe at the time I got it from O'Neil Wetsuits. You might check around and see if the stuff is still available. If you can find it then it should take care of your problem. Good luck! Scott So.Cal. *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
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