Brian Nystrom ) wrote:


: Padeen wrote:
: Your experience with 303 matches my own, and with your input I now believe
: that what Brian says below about Armor-all:
:
: "Take your bottle of Armorall to the nearest trash can and deposit it there.
: It's worthless junk that damages more materials than it preserves, including
: your car."
:
: can be said for 303 as well. I've found that the only use 303 has is to
: force the use of more 303; very handy if you sell 303 but just another
: consumer-targeted fraud. I've had my present drytop since 2000, have used
: nothing on it, never washed it, store it in -50 deg. and expect to replace
: the worn-out fabric (G-tx) before the gaskets.
:
: Brian's other comments seem reasonable.

: FWIW, I use 303 primarily on hatch covers and it seems to work OK. I do
: use it occasionally on my dry suit neck seal (the only one exposed to UV
: and haven't found any negative effects. I can't say for certain that
: it's helped much, but it doesn't seem to have hurt.

I use AquaSeal's "Seal Saver", which is claimed to be specifically
for drysuit gaskets. It seems to keep my gaskets in good shape,
but I haven't used any other products enough to have a baseline
to compare it to. Anyone have any opinion on it?

-Ken