Repairs & pricing · Full price guide
Every fix
we do.
Tears, splits, busted zips, dead seams, smelly linings — we fix the lot. Prices below are a guide only and may change after inspection. Final price always confirmed by free quote before any work starts.
Heads up
Prices below are a guide only and may change after inspection depending on the repair needed. Minimum charge $45. Cash payment preferred — a 1.6% fee is added to card transactions.
01 — Tears, cuts & punctures
Holes, splits, blow-outs.
From a tiny reef nick to a full knee blow-out — clean, glue, patch from inside, cured 24h.
Small fin cuts / small tear repair
Up to 5cm. Clean, glue, patch from inside.
From $45
Large fin cuts / large tear repair
5–20cm. Reinforced inside & out.
From $65
Long split repair
Major splits along the length of a panel.
Quote on inspection
Knee blow-out repair
Full panel patch with stress reinforcement.
Quote on inspection
Puncture & nick repair
Reef cuts, fin scars. Glue + clear seal.
From $45
Ironman suit cuts and tears
Triathlon & race suit repairs. Thin-skin neoprene.
From $45
02 — Seam repairs
Where suits leak first.
Open seams, failing tape, busted stitching. Re-bonded with marine-grade glue and pressure-tested.
Small seam repair
Localised seam re-bond, up to 10cm.
From $45
Large seam repair
Longer seam runs & multi-point repairs.
From $70
Seam re-glue / open seam re-bonding
Full seam re-bonded with marine glue.
Quote on inspection
Interior seam re-taping
Replace failing internal seam tape.
Quote on inspection
Stitch repair / blind-stitch repair
Hand-stitched blind-stitch on critical seams.
Quote on inspection
Weak seam repair (as part of tune-up)
Bundled with tune-up — see Tune-ups.
Quote on inspection
Re-tape interior
Full interior re-tape, length of seam.
From $85
03 — Zips
Chest, back, arm & leg.
YKK marine-grade replacements. Sticky old zips revived where possible — replaced when not.
Chest zip replacement
Full chest zip swap. YKK marine.
From $80
Back zip replacement
Full back zip swap. YKK marine.
From $85
Leg zip replacement
Per zip. YKK marine.
$45 each
Arm zip replacement
Per zip. YKK marine.
$45 each
Zip clean and lube / sticky zip rescue
Clean teeth, re-wax, re-set the slider.
Quote on inspection
Zip teeth cleaning & re-waxing
For zips that drag but aren’t dead yet.
Quote on inspection
04 — Alterations & fit
Make it fit you.
Hand-me-down suit a bit long in the leg? Custom alterations to dial in the fit.
05 — Tune-ups & cleaning
Save it before it dies.
Inspect, glue any weak seams, deep clean, deodorise. Most wetsuits last twice as long with one of these.
Full tune-up
Inspect, glue weak seams, clean & deodorise.
$155
Glue weak seams
Spot-glue any seams trending towards failure.
Quote on inspection
Clean and deodorise / deep clean
Removes salt, biofilm, mildew. Suit smells new.
Quote on inspection
Salt, urine or mildew smell removal
Targeted treatment for stubborn whiff.
Quote on inspection
06 — Booties, hoods & extra gear
Other gear & oddities.
Booties, hoods, neck seals — anything neoprene that’s let go.
Not sure what's wrong?
Send it in.
We'll quote it.
If you can't tell what's failed — or there's more than one thing — drop it off in Ocean Grove or post it to us. Free quote, no commitment.
"If it's not right when it leaves the shack, we redo it. That's the whole deal."
— The shack promise