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Repairs Procedure XTERRA Wetsuits are designed as high performance open water swimming and triathlon wetsuits. They are delicate. Fingernail and other minor tears from sharp objects are not a manufacturing defect. Minor tears like this will not affect the performance or integrity of the wetsuit whatsoever if it has been repaired correctly. INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO FIX A FINGERNAIL TEAR ON A WETSUIT 1. Purchase/ use standard wetsuit adhesive. Most swim, triathlon, or sporting goods stores carry this product; we recommend a product called Black Witch or even B&Q Multipurpose glue works. Be sure to read all of the instructions that accompany the wetsuit adhesive you purchase to avoid discrepancies with the instructions provided below. 2. Lay the wetsuit on a flat surface. 3. Gently pinch open the tear in the wetsuit to expose both surfaces. Apply a thick, equal layer of adhesive to both surfaces. Use less glue on either edge of the tear than you think to avoid the glue from seeping out onto the surface of the wetsuit. 4. Position the tear so that it is flat (sitting naturally without any bumps or folds in the tear). Apply another thin layer of adhesive to the edges of the tear (or use the excess adhesive that seeps out of the tear once the flap is flat), and smooth the adhesive at the edge of tear with a paperclip or toothpick. Do not leave any adhesive on the surface of the suit; simply rub any excess adhesive off of the suit before it dries. 5. Leave the wetsuit on a dry, flat surface for 24 hours to dry. Note: Once dry, the repair can appear shiny and may have a raised area. This is normal, and will not affect the performance of your swim.

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 Repairs  Procedure  

 XTERRA  Wetsuits  are  designed  as  high  performance  open  water  swimming  and  triathlon  wetsuits.  They  are  delicate.  Fingernail  and  other  minor  tears  from  sharp  objects  are  not  a  manufacturing  defect.  Minor  tears  like  this  will  not  affect  the  performance  or  integrity  of  the  wetsuit  whatsoever  if  it  has  been  repaired  correctly.    INSTRUCTIONS  ON  HOW  TO  FIX  A  FINGERNAIL  TEAR  ON  A  WETSUIT    

   

1. Purchase/  use  standard  wetsuit  adhesive.  Most  swim,  triathlon,  or  sporting  goods  stores  carry  this  product;  we  recommend  a  product  called  Black  Witch  or  even  B&Q  Multi-­‐purpose  glue  works.  Be  sure  to  read  all  of  the  instructions  that  accompany  the  wetsuit  adhesive  you  purchase  to  avoid  discrepancies  with  the  instructions  provided  below.  

2. Lay  the  wetsuit  on  a  flat  surface.  3. Gently  pinch  open  the  tear  in  the  wetsuit  to  expose  both  surfaces.  Apply  a  thick,  equal  layer  of  adhesive  to  

both  surfaces.  Use  less  glue  on  either  edge  of  the  tear  than  you  think  to  avoid  the  glue  from  seeping  out  onto  the  surface  of  the  wetsuit.  

4. Position  the  tear  so  that  it  is  flat  (sitting  naturally  without  any  bumps  or  folds  in  the  tear).  Apply  another  thin  layer  of  adhesive  to  the  edges  of  the  tear  (or  use  the  excess  adhesive  that  seeps  out  of  the  tear  once  the  flap  is  flat),  and  smooth  the  adhesive  at  the  edge  of  tear  with  a  paperclip  or  toothpick.  Do  not  leave  any  adhesive  on  the  surface  of  the  suit;  simply  rub  any  excess  adhesive  off  of  the  suit  before  it  dries.  

5. Leave  the  wetsuit  on  a  dry,  flat  surface  for  24  hours  to  dry.  

Note:  Once  dry,  the  repair  can  appear  shiny  and  may  have  a  raised  area.  This  is  normal,  and  will  not  affect  the  performance  of  your  swim.    

   

   

REPAIRING  OTHER  DAMAGE    For  repairs  that  can’t  be  glued  at  home,  we  highly  recommend  sending  your  wetsuit  to  SNUGG  Wetsuit  Repairs,  Malcolm,  Newquay,  United  Kingdom.    This  is  the  recommended  company  that  can  handle  most  wetsuit  repairs.  Their  contact  information  is  as  follows:    SNUGG  WETSUITS,  7  Toby  Way,  Newquay,  Cornwall,  TR7  1NR  +44  (0)1637  878488