It had to wear through the pad in the shorts before administering the sack-and-crack dermabrasion, but I think it was pretty destructive to skinsuits. Not much of a problem for pros who only use a TT skinsuit once, I suppose.
The super tight and super slick race suits used by the top testers are delicate, and rely on precise placement of textured surfaces for marginal gains.Even if OPQS had to pay for the €1000 Bioracer suits that Tony Martin uses, it's small change next to what they have to pay him.
It had to wear through the pad in the shorts before administering the sack-and-crack dermabrasion, but I think it was pretty destructive to skinsuits. Not much of a problem for pros who only use a TT skinsuit once, I suppose.