Decorating Wetsuits! want some input!

[Vegas]

Hi All!
I've talked about, thought about, and have finally decided to do it.

I'm getting creative and want your help!

You see - I have two wetsuits (one 7 mil and one 3 mil) as well as
a hooded vest....and they are all ALL BLACK.
.....Now I have some of this Paint from the LDS that you use to
put your intials and such or otherwise mark your gear for Identification
purposes.....

....and i want to add a bit of flare and color to my wetsuits.

Nothing TOO elaborate....and I don't want be applying all that much
paint .... just enough to add a little Something. I am looking for suggestions!

So far I've thought of:

- Flames, like on the motorcycle rally T-shirts...on the sleeves and maybe something matching on each leg?

- Elvis-type 'spangles'...sort of groups of little stars, many near the wrists and ankles, tapering out going up the sleeves and legs

- "spider-man" type webs on just the limbs and hood

- asking for suggestions on the Scuba Toys Forum

Help me out....what do you think?

[MSilvia]

I think every gear marking paint I've ever tried on neoprene has peeled off after a few dives, but please do let me know if you have success!

The Elvis idea is cool, but I definately wouldn't want to dive a sparkly suit near barracuda.

Maybe checkered flag squares around the sleeves and legs?

[CompuDude]

The bubble-paint crafters use on t-shirts and stuff seems to hold up fairly well on wetsuits. A couple of LDS's around here use it to mark their rental gear.

[thesmoothdome]

Originally Posted by Vegas

- "spider-man" type webs on just the limbs and hood

I'd dive the Spidey outfit .

[dallasdivergirl]

how about a big s like super man?

[TX1Chica]

I can't wait to see pictures.

[No Misses]

How about...
gill slits on the side of the chest
A remora on the chest or on one leg
Crabs around your...On second thought leave that one alone

[Vegas]

I like the checkered flag Idea - but I can't think of how to do it
without using quite a bit of paint ?

I don't know about gills....
and you with your 'crabs' - LOL - that's just WRONG!

I wonder if I could pull off
some green and blue "fish scales"? .... Just the outlines
and just on the legs and arms..hmmmm...that might look cool....
and it would be easy to take this design up onto my hood too...

hmmm....
these are great....

any more ideas for me?

--I will definitely try to post some pictures once they're done --

[Vegas]

I wonder if I could figure out a "snakeskin" sort of pattern.....??

[dive10killer]

Paint a Bikini on the wetsuit.....with cleavage!