Dropped $150 on a faulty drysuit zipper repair that failed on first dive

I took my drysuit to a shop in Norfolk for a new zipper and paid $150 upfront, thinking it was a solid deal. The zipper blew open at 30 feet on my next job, flooding my suit and ruining my whole shift. Anyone else had a zipper repair go bad and found a shop that actually stands by their work?

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richardk264d ago

Yeah I had a guy replace the wrist seals on my suit and they leaked so bad I had to cut them off underwater with a knife while my buddy laughed at me. Ended up going back to the shop and the owner tried to tell me I put it on wrong.

the_ben4d ago

Man that's rough. I had a guy glue new seals on my drysuit once and three dives later one of them just peeled off like a sticker in 45 degree water. Had to abort the whole trip because I was soaked before we even got to the wreck. The worst part was the shop said I must have used the wrong kind of lubricant to put it on.