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stuck zippers
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| | From: | J | | Subject: | stuck zippers | | Date: | Sat, 22 Jan 2005 16:34:04 GMT |
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 | Hi,
I have a wetsuit and the zippers on the lower legs are corroded and
stuck. The actual teeth are plastic and the slider is metal. I have
tried soaking it in clean water to no avail. I have also searched this
NG for information but the relevant posts are expired.
Does anyone have any ideas I might try?
Jim
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| | From: | ING. MICHAEL W. JOHNSON | | Subject: | Re: stuck zippers always WD-40, then candle wax.[from a surfer of 40 years. 30 in the cold, actaully last wednesday was good here ] | | Date: | Mon, 24 Jan 2005 01:54:08 GMT |
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| | From: | Peter B | | Subject: | Re: stuck zippers | | Date: | Sat, 22 Jan 2005 16:47:20 +0100 |
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"J" wrote in message
news:0gvId.3732$BL3.1304@trnddc01...
> Hi,
> I have a wetsuit and the zippers on the lower legs are corroded and
> stuck. The actual teeth are plastic and the slider is metal. I have
> tried soaking it in clean water to no avail. I have also searched this
> NG for information but the relevant posts are expired.
>
>
> Does anyone have any ideas I might try?
WD40?
Pete
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| | From: | Dan Weiss | | Subject: | Re: stuck zippers | | Date: | Sat, 22 Jan 2005 12:41:08 -0500 |
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| Do NOT use WD40 or any other petroleum based product on your wetsuit. It
will kill the neoprene. At least that's conventional wisdom, and perhaps
there are some products out there that are less problematic, but WD40 eats
rubber for lunch.
Try soaking the problem zipper in room temp. white vinegar (any will do, but
you don't want to small like bad red wind or apples.) Leave the zipper in
for a few hours and jiggle around. Use a toothbrush to get in the crevices
and scrub out the salt and scum. Gentle application of needle nose pliers
will help the car free itself, but don't pull too hard and don't ever pull
on the zipper-pull itself.
Just rinse with fresh water when done. Air dry, then apply paraffin wax to
the zipper. You can even use bar soap for this, but wax is better.
-Dan
"Peter B" wrote in message
news:35feejF4laeohU1@individual.net...
>
> "J" wrote in message
> news:0gvId.3732$BL3.1304@trnddc01...
>> Hi,
>> I have a wetsuit and the zippers on the lower legs are corroded and
>> stuck. The actual teeth are plastic and the slider is metal. I have
>> tried soaking it in clean water to no avail. I have also searched this
>> NG for information but the relevant posts are expired.
>>
>>
>> Does anyone have any ideas I might try?
>
> WD40?
>
> Pete
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| | From: | Paul Braunbehrens | | Subject: | Re: stuck zippers | | Date: | Sat, 22 Jan 2005 09:53:02 -0800 |
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| Excellent advice from Dan. Soap will wash off quickly when in the
water, and you may not have paraffin laying around in the kitchen.
Olive oil works reasonably well, and will stay longer than soap.
As a bonuse, if you use red wine vinegar and olive oil you'll only need
mozzarelly, tomatoes, basil and salt and pepper, and you can have lunch
right on the water. Mmmmmm. Maybe some bread too.
BTW, if you pull the zipper pull off completely you can usually insert
a small split keyring in the hole so you can still operate the zipper.
In article , Dan Weiss
wrote:
> Do NOT use WD40 or any other petroleum based product on your wetsuit. It
> will kill the neoprene. At least that's conventional wisdom, and perhaps
> there are some products out there that are less problematic, but WD40 eats
> rubber for lunch.
>
> Try soaking the problem zipper in room temp. white vinegar (any will do, but
> you don't want to small like bad red wind or apples.) Leave the zipper in
> for a few hours and jiggle around. Use a toothbrush to get in the crevices
> and scrub out the salt and scum. Gentle application of needle nose pliers
> will help the car free itself, but don't pull too hard and don't ever pull
> on the zipper-pull itself.
>
> Just rinse with fresh water when done. Air dry, then apply paraffin wax to
> the zipper. You can even use bar soap for this, but wax is better.
>
> -Dan
> "Peter B" wrote in message
> news:35feejF4laeohU1@individual.net...
> >
> > "J" wrote in message
> > news:0gvId.3732$BL3.1304@trnddc01...
> >> Hi,
> >> I have a wetsuit and the zippers on the lower legs are corroded and
> >> stuck. The actual teeth are plastic and the slider is metal. I have
> >> tried soaking it in clean water to no avail. I have also searched this
> >> NG for information but the relevant posts are expired.
> >>
> >>
> >> Does anyone have any ideas I might try?
> >
> > WD40?
> >
> > Pete
> >
> >
>
>
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| | From: | Dan Weiss | | Subject: | Re: stuck zippers | | Date: | Sat, 22 Jan 2005 13:01:30 -0500 |
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| Aw shucks, Paul. Thanks. Nothing teaches like personal experience and bad
wetsuit care!
I love the split key ring idea. Seriously obvious, but seriously
brilliant -kinda like intermittent windshield wipers.
-Dan
"Paul Braunbehrens"
wrote in message
news:220120050953021894%bakalite@insertthesamewordthatisbeforetheatsign.com...
> Excellent advice from Dan. SNIP
> BTW, if you pull the zipper pull off completely you can usually insert
> a small split keyring in the hole so you can still operate the zipper.
>
>
> In article , Dan Weiss
> wrote:
>
>> Do NOT use WD40 or any other petroleum based product on your wetsuit. It
>> will kill the neoprene. At least that's conventional wisdom, and perhaps
>> there are some products out there that are less problematic, but WD40
>> eats
>> rubber for lunch.
>>
>> Try soaking the problem zipper in room temp. white vinegar (any will do,
>> but
>> you don't want to small like bad red wind or apples.) Leave the zipper
>> in
>> for a few hours and jiggle around. Use a toothbrush to get in the
>> crevices
>> and scrub out the salt and scum. Gentle application of needle nose
>> pliers
>> will help the car free itself, but don't pull too hard and don't ever
>> pull
>> on the zipper-pull itself.
>>
>> Just rinse with fresh water when done. Air dry, then apply paraffin wax
>> to
>> the zipper. You can even use bar soap for this, but wax is better.
>>
>> -Dan
>> "Peter B" wrote in message
>> news:35feejF4laeohU1@individual.net...
>> >
>> > "J" wrote in message
>> > news:0gvId.3732$BL3.1304@trnddc01...
>> >> Hi,
>> >> I have a wetsuit and the zippers on the lower legs are corroded and
>> >> stuck. The actual teeth are plastic and the slider is metal. I have
>> >> tried soaking it in clean water to no avail. I have also searched this
>> >> NG for information but the relevant posts are expired.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Does anyone have any ideas I might try?
>> >
>> > WD40?
>> >
>> > Pete
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
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| | From: | Paul Braunbehrens | | Subject: | Re: stuck zippers | | Date: | Sat, 22 Jan 2005 13:44:52 -0800 |
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| My wife uses her booties once a year, at most. They have zippers. We
ALWAYS forget to rinse them. Every year, right before we leave, I'm in
the kitchen bitching and moaning and smelling like vinegar. ;-)
Zippers on salt water gear should be that last resort. If it can be
done with velcro, it should. Once those booties fail, I'll never buy
booties with zippers again.
In article <0sqdnZaZVMlqCW_cRVn-rg@comcast.com>, Dan Weiss
wrote:
> Aw shucks, Paul. Thanks. Nothing teaches like personal experience and bad
> wetsuit care!
>
> I love the split key ring idea. Seriously obvious, but seriously
> brilliant -kinda like intermittent windshield wipers.
>
> -Dan
> "Paul Braunbehrens"
> wrote in message
> news:220120050953021894%bakalite@insertthesamewordthatisbeforetheatsign.com...
> > Excellent advice from Dan. SNIP
> > BTW, if you pull the zipper pull off completely you can usually insert
> > a small split keyring in the hole so you can still operate the zipper.
> >
> >
> > In article , Dan Weiss
> > wrote:
> >
> >> Do NOT use WD40 or any other petroleum based product on your wetsuit. It
> >> will kill the neoprene. At least that's conventional wisdom, and perhaps
> >> there are some products out there that are less problematic, but WD40
> >> eats
> >> rubber for lunch.
> >>
> >> Try soaking the problem zipper in room temp. white vinegar (any will do,
> >> but
> >> you don't want to small like bad red wind or apples.) Leave the zipper
> >> in
> >> for a few hours and jiggle around. Use a toothbrush to get in the
> >> crevices
> >> and scrub out the salt and scum. Gentle application of needle nose
> >> pliers
> >> will help the car free itself, but don't pull too hard and don't ever
> >> pull
> >> on the zipper-pull itself.
> >>
> >> Just rinse with fresh water when done. Air dry, then apply paraffin wax
> >> to
> >> the zipper. You can even use bar soap for this, but wax is better.
> >>
> >> -Dan
> >> "Peter B" wrote in message
> >> news:35feejF4laeohU1@individual.net...
> >> >
> >> > "J" wrote in message
> >> > news:0gvId.3732$BL3.1304@trnddc01...
> >> >> Hi,
> >> >> I have a wetsuit and the zippers on the lower legs are corroded and
> >> >> stuck. The actual teeth are plastic and the slider is metal. I have
> >> >> tried soaking it in clean water to no avail. I have also searched this
> >> >> NG for information but the relevant posts are expired.
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> Does anyone have any ideas I might try?
> >> >
> >> > WD40?
> >> >
> >> > Pete
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >>
>
>
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| | From: | J | | Subject: | Re: stuck zippers | | Date: | Sat, 22 Jan 2005 20:50:26 GMT |
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| Really glad to report that the vinegar worked - in about 15 minutes.
Thanks for all the help guys!!
Jim
Dan Weiss wrote:
> Do NOT use WD40 or any other petroleum based product on your wetsuit. It
> will kill the neoprene. At least that's conventional wisdom, and perhaps
> there are some products out there that are less problematic, but WD40 eats
> rubber for lunch.
>
> Try soaking the problem zipper in room temp. white vinegar (any will do, but
> you don't want to small like bad red wind or apples.) Leave the zipper in
> for a few hours and jiggle around. Use a toothbrush to get in the crevices
> and scrub out the salt and scum. Gentle application of needle nose pliers
> will help the car free itself, but don't pull too hard and don't ever pull
> on the zipper-pull itself.
>
> Just rinse with fresh water when done. Air dry, then apply paraffin wax to
> the zipper. You can even use bar soap for this, but wax is better.
>
> -Dan
> "Peter B" wrote in message
> news:35feejF4laeohU1@individual.net...
>
>>"J" wrote in message
>>news:0gvId.3732$BL3.1304@trnddc01...
>>
>>>Hi,
>>>I have a wetsuit and the zippers on the lower legs are corroded and
>>>stuck. The actual teeth are plastic and the slider is metal. I have
>>>tried soaking it in clean water to no avail. I have also searched this
>>>NG for information but the relevant posts are expired.
>>>
>>>
>>>Does anyone have any ideas I might try?
>>
>>WD40?
>>
>>Pete
>>
>>
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