how do you stop your wettie from getting holes in knees

mal · Post by **mal** » Mon Aug 13, 2007 2:27 pm

iv got a 4 month old 4/3 ripcul bomb whitch has started to leak through the knees.
does any one have a way of preventing this???

toofast3 · Post by **toofast3** » Mon Aug 13, 2007 2:36 pm

try standing up

... In some of the leak places in my suits, I have coated them with wetsuit glue. I do it a few times to build the area up. This works for me

rick carne · Post by **rick carne** » Mon Aug 13, 2007 3:46 pm

thats funny!!...Toofast! heres one!.....cut the leggs off! hehehehe!! but seriously... get another suit! hahahaha!~..no really,.. I do the same as Toofast!....

Shaunsy · Post by **Shaunsy** » Mon Aug 13, 2007 3:50 pm

No warranty coverage I take it Mal.

Funny I've never had a wettie even slightly wear in the knees - probably I don't go hard enough.

KAVA · Post by **KAVA** » Mon Aug 13, 2007 4:33 pm

when i have my wetsuits made i have them re-inforce the knees and elbows. unless your suit is old and cracking its never too late to customize it. just take it back and tell them what you want done to it. i seldom have holes in the knees but i do get them in the elbows from time to time that why i have them both done (knees and elbows). If you are in socal "The Froghouse" in newport does some nice custom work but pretty much any good sized shop would know where to get it done at

Bumps · Post by **Bumps** » Mon Aug 13, 2007 4:59 pm

Hel Mal,

Don't Curl have lifetime warranty on seams and 12 months on materials??

weirdo · Post by **weirdo** » Mon Aug 13, 2007 5:03 pm

Mal....
that should be covered by Warranty!! A mate of mine bought a Bomb 3 years ago some of the seems went....and ripcurl replaced the whole suit.
The next year the same thing happened and they replaced it again.... he is on his 3rd brand new one!.... so take it back to wear you bought it.

My west suit went in the knees....they took the whole knee section out replaced it and reinforced it free of charge.

W

K-man · Post by **K-man** » Mon Aug 13, 2007 6:36 pm

I stretch the legs down a bit further,so there's better contact with the board pads,no problems,and I surf a lot.Do wear X-cels,seem to have a heavier pad.

cheers

ScottMac · Post by **ScottMac** » Mon Aug 13, 2007 7:28 pm

mal · Post by **mal** » Wed Aug 15, 2007 1:21 am

thanks too fast ill try that glue idea. awith all my previous ones iv glued old pieces of wetsuit on the inside of the knees, works well.
as for the warrenty i got the suit through a deal for almost half price, and didnt get a warrenty tiket thing.
but ive done yhe whole send it bak and all that s*&^ before, it sucks cause you cant surf for like TWO WEEKS. bugger doing that again im used to surfing at least 5 times a week.. does that make me an addict?

does anyone know how to post normal sized pics on this forum?

toofast3 · Post by **toofast3** » Wed Aug 15, 2007 3:51 am

Mal... You are only a addict if you drink the water. Rememeber,just in case, in court to say you spit the water out.......

Mike Fernandez · Post by **Mike Fernandez** » Wed Aug 15, 2007 5:13 am

After much research, I have concluded that urine tends to collect at the knees

KneeBumps · Post by **KneeBumps** » Wed Aug 15, 2007 6:09 am

I wear these
http://www.wrestlinggear.com/store/knee ... _Pads.html

Really helps with my bumpy knees, very comfortable, don't seem to waterlog. I use them over wetsuits or bareleg. They tend to slide down occasionally bareleg but stay in place nicely on my wetsuit.[/url]

Mike Fernandez · Post by **Mike Fernandez** » Wed Aug 15, 2007 6:19 am

http://celebrities.netscape.com/story/2 ... le-on-ebay

KneeBumps · Post by **KneeBumps** » Wed Aug 15, 2007 10:18 am

You're never far behind Mike! Where do you find this stuff??

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how do you stop your wettie from getting holes in knees

how do you stop your wettie from getting holes in knees

that sucks 4 months old

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