Alergy to Wetsuit Glue

[amirey]

Hi

I have an alergy to the glue used in wetsuits (to glue together the 3 layers of the wetsuit. I heard there's another technology for welding them together (possibly using ultrasound waves, but I'm not sure). Does anyone know anything about it? How it works? Who manufactures the material? Who sells wetsuits manufactured this way? I could really use an answer for those questions.

Thanks,
Alex

[iomarti]

Hey Alex, I wish I could help you with these questions but I don't know at all , sorry.

Umm, perhaps you could ring up the head office of one of the wetsuit companies, say Sola, or Snugg, and have a chat with them...?

[isaluteyou]

yea ring em up im not sure that your local surfshop will know much about this. I knew someone who was allergic to the wettie rubber. also you may beable to go over the seams with something to cover them that way te glue is not exposed. Not sure if that'll work depends how allergic you are and if you can risk some exposure should it happen.

[gdude335]

im not sure this would work
http://www.kayakacademy.com/drysuit.html
its a drysuit, keeps you dry. I googled t oearch for different wetsuits but didnt find anything

[amirey]

Thanks for all the replies so far, fellas. A dry suit will probably not work - it limits your movements.
I managed to gather some more information. The fabric I'm looking for in specific is called "Pegotex" or "Pegatex". However, I could not find any information about it on the net. I will call some one of the wetsuit companies soon, and will post the information here later. If anyone knows anything about that fabric, I'd be really happy to get it too.

Thanks,
Alex