Talk:Latex clothing

message: I have added the current picture. I tried to put the least provocative picture I could find (this one is from a store catalogue), and felt it was important to have a picture of a garnment made entirely of latex, and not of something that only use a small bit of it. This approach seems a good one to me. Of course the picture could be better (and free), and another type of garnment may be better. I tried to find a 100% latex garnment with no sexual connotations but I don't know if that even exists! Tonigonenstein 00:11, 20 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Illustration 

message: There is *no* way that most clothing is 2 mm thick. 0.5 mm is much more common, skin tight 2 mm would be incredibly restrictive.  While I have unfortunately no citation to prove my point, making this original research (ahem), I think the topic is obscure enough that we can stretch (ha!) the rules a little Observer31 22:42, 10 September 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Latex Thickness 

message: The article references the main character of splinter cell and his particular outfit. I know for a fact that the outfit is supposed to be a type of wetsuit, which would be made out of neoprene, a synthetic rubber. Does that fit into the category of latex? I wouldn't have thought it did. cyclosarin (talk) 11:20, 4 April 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: By convention and ignorance, people tend to refer to any rubbery clothing as latex clothing.  In truth, real natural latex is used in less and less latex clothing every year.  Still, I have no problem including such things in this article because I'd rather that, than having an article called elastic clothing, which just comes off as contrived.  I'd love to have a citation that explains that not all rubbery clothing is really latex, but I'm probably too lazy to seek it out. -Verdatum (talk) 15:06, 15 June 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Splinter cell: latex?? 

message: It would be nice to include some of these references. If there is no objection I will try to provide some. The problem will be with the producers of the raw material. I don't have a clue what to cite here. I heard there is a company in Malaysia but don't know its name though. NakedCousin (talk) 17:27, 16 April 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  latex manufacturers and producers 

message: There was some misinformation on the page that stated sheet latex and liquid latex are the exact same thing and clothing made from either is exactly the same. This is not true, as sheet latex is pre-Vulcanized in order to cure it and liquid latex cures via air drying. While there can be little difference in the final product in the hands of a skilled latex craftsman, to say there is no difference is incorrect. I've cited sources for this: http://www.bellaonline.com/ArticlesP/art52064.asp 
http://books.google.com/books?id=V98YjsZsJ8IC&pg=PA53&lpg=PA53&dq=how+is+%22sheet+latex%22+made+vulcanization&source=bl&ots=8em8V5rqlC&sig=v59T5ZzW6RtyWJrWOGM9AkHeNbY&hl=en&sa=X&ei=xY_ZUO3pNYr9qQHkmID4Cw&ved=0CG8Q6AEwCQ#v=onepage&q=how%20is%20%22sheet%20latex%22%20made%20vulcanization&f=false
Also, whoever said that 2mm isn't the most common thickness would be correct. It ranges, but anything above 0.65mm is considered very thick (as can be seen from an ordering website here : http://elasticaengineering.com/zencart/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=15 )  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Killpurakat (talk • contribs) 22:59, 25 December 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Sheet versus Liquid