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At 8:28 AM 4/5/95, <Christina_Young@Wa*.Me*.co*> wrote:
>Alex Varouxis wrote:
>
>>I spray or liquid silicon on my seals to help them go on easier. DUI does not
>>recmond this pratice but I have been using it on my latex seals for over 7
>>years and never had a problem.  I replace my seals about every two years.. In
>>fact they used to recommend it, some manufactures are going back and saying
>>that its now ok to use silicon.
>
>I also use just a little silicon grease - it doesn't take much.  What I
>really wonder about is liquid dish soap.  I see a lot of people using this
>for drysuit seal lubrication, and I have this nagging suspicion that this
>accelerates latex seal wear.

The manual that came with my suit recommended a dilute soap mix (I think
it was 1 part soap 4 parts water) or pure talc.  I've heard that the
problem with silicon isn't accelerated seal decay, it's supposed to
contaminate the fabric around the seal, making it more difficult to
get a good bond when you replace them or have to patch a leak.

Scott.

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