How do you store garments that are showing signs of deterioration or fusion?

My chlorinated catsuit has signs of fusion. I had to peel the legs apart and those areas are no longer smooth. The whole suit is shined and the damage is only noticeable when touched. It’s been hanging in my shower, cleaned and shined since Friday.

For storing, I’m considering two options:

  1. Hang it in a long cotton garment bag. Idk if this will cause a bad reaction or just leave the suit with some lint (not a big deal for me). Pro - I might wear it more often. Con - the closet is a more active space, perhaps less safe than being bagged and boxed.

  2. My other thought was to layer it in tissue paper so nothing makes contact and then bag it like usual. Pros/cons - inverse of option 1, plus possibility of further fusion.

LAST

I want to address this idea that latex can’t be stored touching itself. This doesn’t make sense to me. I shine my suits in a shiner bath, inside and out. The insides of the garment are always touching when bagged — this is likely the case with 99.9% of the latex clothes on Earth.

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u/pupjvc — 5 days ago

REMINDER: Change your tissue paper

For those of you who use tissue paper to cover zippers and other hardware when bagging your garments, always check the paper for absorption prior to repacking. Paper absorbs shiner over time and this can have adverse affects.

Think of it like changing the oil filter on your car -- every 10 shines or 6 months of storage, change the paper for fresh, white tissue paper.

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u/pupjvc — 6 days ago

US folks - Please share your experiences with tariffs on latex? Looking at a simple, black Latex Catfish / Kink Projects catsuit. Haven’t purchased since 2024.

My previous orders (2018, 2024) for chlorinated catsuits each came to ~$200-250/each with shipping.

I do not have previous experience with tariffs.

Thanks!

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u/pupjvc — 8 days ago

What caused this?

UPDATE: I think I may have discovered one of the causes. I use tissue paper to protect my suit from zippers. I believe that, over time, the tissue paper accumulates shiner and goes through it's own changes. Without issue, this suit had been stored for 1 year with the same paper, which had been reused over and over after multiple previous cleaner and shiner baths. Two weeks ago, I pulled the suit out just to clean it. At that time, I should have changed the paper.

ORIGINAL MESSAGE: I stored my latex catsuit just a few weeks ago after cleaning and shiner baths. It had been in storage for 1 year. Let it hang dry for 24 hours. Packed flat in ziplock bag. Opened it today and parts were stuck together. There is clear dry out.

I’ve never run into this. What did I do wrong?

u/pupjvc — 8 days ago

Can this be fixed with a Sharpie?

UPDATE: SOLVED - Left to hang over night, the discoloration faded and the black color returned. Very surprising. Thank you for the quick responses, u/MattyCollie and u/Chromorl

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Washed a black catsuit tonight after a number of months of storage. The zipper edges were fine prior, but changed color during the cleaning and shining processes.

Can I just run a Sharpie along here to fix dye it back to black?

If so, should I wait a certain amount of time before bagging it again?

u/pupjvc — 26 days ago

Is it worth purchasing a genuine Holytrainer?

I've owned a bunch of knockoff HTv2s over the years. I've put a lot of work into getting the rings smooth, but after several years, I can't wear the rings for more than an hour before irritation sets in.

Are the genuine Holytrainer rings -- specifically the HTv2 -- smooth or do they contain casting seams / injection knots?

Has anyone done a comparison between the knockoffs and genuine models? How close are the dimensions between the two?

Have they ever made anything better than the HTv2?

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u/pupjvc — 2 months ago