Zipper Repair - Who knew?

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Well, I'm 67 and learned something new, today. Who knew how easy it is to repair a zipper?

Recently, the leg zipper on my riding pants got stuck, and in trying to get it loose, I broke the loop on the slider, where the pull attaches. I first thought that a new zipper would have to be sewn in. Well, that led to a search for zipper repair, and that led to many web sites that sell zipper PARTS! I had never considered replacing a slider on any zipper and have thrown away several pieces of clothing, over the years, that I didn't think it was worth the effort to have a new zipper installed. Well, yesterday Amazon delivered a $11 assortment of zipper sliders and today my pants are fixed. Plus, I now have spares for any others that may break.

Some can't be fixed if they're missing teeth or the bottom pin on a jacket is missing, but from what I read, 90% are caused by a bad slider. Who knew?

Ride Safe
John
 
Way to go John. Never stop learning! I coat my cycle zippers with this stuff.
 

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My first Aerostich Roadcrafter broke the main zipper slide. I could have sent it back to Aerostich for repair but instead a local shoe shop that also did luggage repairs replaced the slide for $20. I use a zipper and snap lubricant left over from my boating days.
 
I usually keep my zippers waxed, but the failure was caused by getting some fabric caught under the slider. I was in a hurry to get the pants off, (I was hot) so I yanked a little too hard on the pull. Anyway, I saved a $200 pair of pants.

John
 
Last weekend i had to repair a busted zipper on a pants fly, one of the stays at the top end of one of the zipper track was missing. This the zipper would not stop at the top when you zipped up, rather it would just keep going and derail.

The fix is to put the zipper train back on the track, aligning the proper teeth from both tracks, and zip it down and the back up. Stoppi before it derails. Then with needle and thread, sew a new track end bumper which will stop the train. Takes alot of loops over it self between two teeth until its a knob the train cant pass over. Works great.

Another fix, is if you break off the zipper pull tab (not the ring on the zipper train itself), is to simply replace the tab with a paper clip or a key ring.

Finally, grafite is a good non-sticky or freezing lubercant. A common household source is a No2 pencil.
 
Most sewing shops have an assortment of zipper parts in stock. Local one here showed my wife how the various parts can be replaced, shortened and repaired. Cost is very minimal.
 
dduelin said:
My first Aerostich Roadcrafter broke the main zipper slide. I could have sent it back to Aerostich for repair but instead a local shoe shop that also did luggage repairs replaced the slide for $20. I use a zipper and snap lubricant left over from my boating days.
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I went through several zipper sliders on my Aerostich, they seemed to be the weak link on the suit. Its been many years, but I assume their policy is the same, give them a call and they will mail you the replacement sliders for free.
 
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