How to Trim Your Vaikobi Wetsuit How to Trim Your Vaikobi Wetsuit
How to Trim Your Vaikobi Wetsuit
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Reviewed by the Vaikobi Team
Published 21 Jun, 2022

The article below is a step by step guide to help you trim your Vaikobi FlexForce wetsuit to the ideal leg length for you. Scroll to the bottom of this article to download the 6 step guide.

STEP 1:

Try your wetsuit on and stand up straight. Determine how much you want to remove. Be conservative, because once it’s too short, you can’t go back!

Trim wetsuit step 1

STEP 2:

Use marker to draw a line around the ankle to indicate where you will cut. Do not cut into the bright coloured bar-tack stitch, as this is needed for reinforcement.

Step 2 Trim Wetusuit

STEP 3:

Pinch a small area of neoprene along the line you have drawn. Make a small (10mm) cut into the fabric. This will be the start and end point of your cut.

Step 3 Trim Wetsuit

STEP 4:

Insert one end of the scissors 3-4cm into the small cut hole and begin to cut. Longer cuts are better than many short cuts, to avoid a messy jagged edge.

Step 4 Trim your wetsuit

STEP 5:

Continue to cut along the line you have drawn, until you end up at the same point you started. Smooth out any jagged edges. Repeat steps 2 - 5 on the other leg.

Step 5 Trim your wetsuit

STEP 6:

To finish your wetsuit off like a pro; run a flame along the cut edge (inner and outer fabric) to seal the fabric and melt the grey thread. The threads will melt and stick together.

Step 4 Trim your wetsuit

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