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Q&A: can someone QUICKLY help me with fixing my wrinkled wet suit?
i put it in my bag and now it’s all wrinkled.. Its brand new, and i need to fix it.. Any tips on how i can do it, i need it for surfing tomorow and theres no way i’m going with a messed up wetsuit.. and this thing is top of the line.. can some one please help me.
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Answer by kim_dude2
Why can’t you wear it? Cause its wrinkled? So what! The wrinkles will work themselves out while you’re wearing it.
Answer by Dr D
Straighten it out and put it under your mattress over night, that should get rid of the worst of the wrinkles.
Then when your wear it and get it wet they will go away in no time.
Personally I wouldn’t bother with the first bit, everyone is too busy surfing to care about what you look like, don’t worry about it.
Answer by The Surfboard Man
Just surf with it. Everyones wetsuits get wrinkled. Don’t worry about it someone isn’t going to start laughing at you because your wetsuit is wrinkled.
The Surfboard Man
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Answer by John F
I usually carry two or three wetsuits in my bag, and sometimes they get wrinkled. When I put them on, most of the wrinkles stretch out. Some don’t. But the wet suit still keeps me warm, and I still surf.
I have an old “Parkway” wet suit from 1970. It has creases from where it hs been folded. I don’t use much, it’s really just a spare. But I lend it out when somebody with me forgets to bring a wetsuit and the water is cold. It still keeps people warm. 38 years old, and VERY wrinkled.
So, go surfing and forget about the wrinkles!
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