How strong is a repaired wetsuit?

Triathlon Forum
1

I found a used Ironman Stealth wetsuit for my wife but it has some damage along a couple of seams. The owner has offered to repair it for me but I am wondering how strong the repaired areas will be. The damaged seams are in a pretty high-stress area (in the back just above the bum).

Assuming the wetsuit is in good shape otherwise and the fit is appropriate should I be worried about future damage or repair failures?

Thanks for the help,
robert

2

If professionally repared it will be as strong as new (or even stronger if the damage was caused by a manifacture weakness).

But a poor repair…

An other problem is that the neoprene gets weaker after some years, if the damage is a result of general aging, more damages will occure soon.

3

Thanks. The area in question is at a junction of three seams and is split right down to the stitching. I just don’t want to repair it today and have it fall apart again in a month or so. Thanks again for the info.

robert