Quick question about dry suit zipper maintenance on the boat

I've been diving out of Port Angeles for about 3 years now and I keep seeing guys just tossing their dry suits in the gear bag after a dive without even rinsing the zipper. Last weekend I watched a guy try to zip up after his second dive and the thing just stuck halfway. He ended up forcing it and I'm pretty sure he wrecked the teeth. Is there a specific way you guys handle your zippers between dives or do you just hose everything off and call it good? I've been spraying mine with silicone lube every 3 dives but not sure if that's too much or not enough.

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claire9581mo ago

Silicone lube every 3 dives is way too much, you're just trapping grit in there. You really only need a light spray on the zipper tape maybe once a season if you're rinsing it well after every dive. Have you checked your suit's care tag, mine says no lube at all just fresh water rinse and dry?

the_kevin1mo ago

Right? Like dude is out here lubing his suit more than I lube my truck's door hinges. At this rate his zipper is going to be more pampered than my whole car.