GEAR AID Wetsuit Repair Kit with Neoprene Patch, Fix Seams and Tears, Black, 6” x 10"

The girth of my thighs always causes the inseams near the crotch of my pants to wear out before any other wear begins to show. When this area of my neoprene workout pants started to wear thin and make it too embarrassing for me to do floor work when anyone else was around to see my pasty skin or underpants through the ever-widening thin spots, I finally got this patch kit and fixed my pants. It took a little creative maneuvering to get the most out of this patch and get sufficient coverage over the worn spots on account of the contours of the crotchular region I was needing to patch. Here's how I did it:1. Assess the damage2. Create a paper template that sufficiently covers the area to be patched3. Cut pieces from patch material. I used 2 patches for the worn spots in the crotch on both sides (inside & outside) on both the front and back of the pants then used another little piece to cover a small rip on the waistband (not shown here)4. I don't have a tailor's ham or a mini iron, so I used a piece of scrap fabric and glass-head pins over an old oven mitt to use my own hand to manipulate and hold the material while pressing small areas of the patch with the tip of my large iron5. Position patch and use glass-head pins on seams to hold in place while ironing6. Spot iron patch a little bit at a time, covering less contoured areas first then spot iron areas on either side of a pucker (being mindful not to iron a pucker or fold into the pants)7. Carefully use scissors to snip the patch over the places where the pants are puckering (sorry for the blurry image - it was difficult to hold both the pants and scissors while taking a picture)8. Spot iron both sides of the snip on either side of the puckerI did this in on both sides of the pants (inside and out) on the worn spots on both the front and back of the pants. It was probably overkill, but I had enough of the patch material for this amount of coverage and I didn't want to risk further wear on either side. The patches held up so well, they outlasted the whole rest of the pants. I would totally use this product in the future if/when I ever again have worn or torn neoprene to fix.

Works great if done properly. I used this to repair areas of my wetsuit where the seams were leaking. I rinsed the suit well and let it dry for several days and then used 91% isopropyl alcohol to further clean the suit. After the alcohol dried, I cut the lengths of the repair fabric and used an iron on a medium setting and really went to it with the iron. I think people who have poor results do not get the patch hot enough. I do not use the heat paper supplied with the kit and apply the iron right on the fabric patch on the wetsuit, which is on an ironing board. I then take the suit in my hand and use my hand as a backing for the wetsuit, you can really get the repair patch pressed on doing this. If you are repairing a wetsuit do not fear that you will damage the suit. I used an old wetsuit as a test subject with an iron on high, you can put a lot of heat on the suit for an extended time before you damage the wetsuit. So my advice is; use a fairly hot iron, press hard for a longer period, about 15 to 20 seconds, let it cool and iron again, even a third time and use nothing on top of the repair patch. Let the repaired suit sit for a day or so and you should be good to go. I have used the repaired suit while surfing and the repaired area is in a high stress area,the patch is holding fine.

I used this patch on top of an area of my wetsuit that I had covered with neoprene cement. This repair was done to thicken a thinning area of my wetsuit. As the patch is extremely thin, it seemed it would work better as a way to cover the repair than it could be used as a repair itself.The patch irons on easily and seems to adhere well.

Patches do not stick. They look great but one swim and off they come. I tried multiple times, figuring maybe I didn’t apply it correctly, but nope, no go. And they don’t come off cleanly — parts of the patch are secure while other parts flap around, making it difficult to re-do.

So easy to use and it really worked! Used on a 5mm suit that parted at the ankle sean

I bought this to repair an old wetsuit with a torn seam. I was a little trepidatious after reading the reviews, which had conflicting instructions. In the end, I pretty much followed the instructions that came with the repair kit exactly, with a few tweaks. Here's what I did:-- Cleaned area with rubbing alcohol beforehand and let it dry completely-- Made sure wetsuit was on a flat surface with NO WRINKLES (this is more important than people emphasize - if your wetsuit is not completely flat, the patch will not totally adhere to wrinkles and I have a feeling it could mess up the whole patch)-- Cut material with rounded corners and plenty with plenty of room to spare-- Turned iron up to Wool setting (not Synthetic/Delicate like the instructions say - I did Synthetic first and the material didn't seem to quite be adhering. I changed it to Wool and then I started seeing the extra glue glistening around the edges (shown in pic) and it seemed much more secure)-- Used the ironing paper that came with the kit. I didn't use a towel as others suggested. I thought that would reduce the heat too much, especially if you used the Synthetic/Delicate setting!-- Held it down as hard as I could for 10 seconds at a time, then repositioned the paper and iron.-- There were several wrinkles in my wetsuit and this is where I would caution you. If you have a section that doesn't quite lay flat, I would recommend cutting separate pieces of the patch material, as many as you need for each piece to lay flat. I ended up snipping little gaps in the patch to allow each piece to lie flat, since the material was stretched over a wrinkle in my wetsuit and I'm worried it could become a new hole.All in all, this was pretty quick, easy to use and the patch seemed to be adhered well. If you're reading this, assume I'm surfing toastily ever after. I'll update this review if not!

Súper fácil de usar! Me sirvió mucho para reparar mi traje de forma fácil y rápida!