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 Stuck Zippers
#835852
09/13/07 09:12 PM
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Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 40
OP
Getting the Wheeling Fever
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Hello all;
Spare me the innuendo about getting my zipper stuck at a difficult time, but as the weather begins to change here in the northwest, I found myself this morning having a difficult time zipping up my windows after sitting in the garage all summer. Any recommended lubricant (again, no jokes please) for the zippers to smooth this annual process?
2004 TJ Wrangler Sport
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Re: Stuck Zippers
[Re: bradford_johnson]
#835853
09/13/07 09:49 PM
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Joined: Oct 2003
Posts: 7,768
Web Wheeler
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A little beeswax might help.. Can you take the strain off of them and zip them a few times while loose? That might help get them acustomed to their job again.. Big JIm <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/pfft.gif" alt="" />
professional bovine relocation specialist
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 Re: Stuck Zippers
[Re: BigJim]
#835854
09/13/07 10:42 PM
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Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 40
OP
Getting the Wheeling Fever
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Thanks Jim. I was speaking with a co-worker who uses "chapstick" on his boat and that seems to do the trick.
2004 TJ Wrangler Sport
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Re: Stuck Zippers
[Re: bradford_johnson]
#835855
09/14/07 03:11 AM
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Joined: Oct 2002
Posts: 15,887
Toyota & Classifieds Moderator
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Dishwashing liquid is helpful. Beeswax is good for when you're ready to put the boat up for the season to keep it nice. If ya can't find any, PM me.
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Re: Stuck Zippers
[Re: bradford_johnson]
#835856
09/14/07 02:15 PM
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Joined: Jan 2007
Posts: 534
Rock Warrior
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For the back one I find it easier if the bar at the bottom is pushed in first and the tabs hooked so it pulls the window tight before zipping.
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Re: Stuck Zippers
[Re: bradford_johnson]
#835857
09/14/07 09:52 PM
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Joined: Sep 2005
Posts: 1,087
Body Damage is Cool
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In the past, I found the following to be very effective on zippers as they get cruddy or remain either opened or zipped for a long period of time:
Metal zippers: Vaseline
Plastic sippers: Silicone spray
After coating the zipper with the above, work the zipper up and down it's entire length a few times. Repeat in 2 weeks.
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Re: Stuck Zippers
[Re: BobRowe]
#835858
09/15/07 05:49 AM
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Joined: Feb 2002
Posts: 104
Wheeler
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Try StarBrite Marine White Teflon for snaps and zippers.
Works great on baby strollers too -- the teflon repels water and dirt.
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Re: Stuck Zippers
[Re: gtrotta]
#835859
09/15/07 03:21 PM
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Joined: Oct 2003
Posts: 7,768
Web Wheeler
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I remember having a bar of IVORY soap in a cj just for rubbing on the zippers.. It worked then so I betcha it would work today also. Big JIm <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/pfft.gif" alt="" />
professional bovine relocation specialist
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Re: Stuck Zippers
[Re: BigJim]
#835860
09/17/07 05:07 PM
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Joined: Jun 2005
Posts: 1,038
Body Damage is Cool
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I always used plain old candlewax. Just take a candle stub and rub it hard into the teeth. Liquids and sticky stuff like vasaline attract and hold grit, #1 enemy of soft cast zinc sliders.
If you ever need to replace the sliders on your soft top pick up some stainless steel ones from a marine upholtery supply shop, they'll never corrode again!
Take an old slider in with you if you go out shopping for new ones. The #8 and #9 coil sliders look almost identical and will not work if swapped.
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Re: Stuck Zippers
[Re: Seattlegti]
#835861
10/02/07 11:34 AM
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Joined: Feb 2004
Posts: 315
Mudrunner
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Call me crazy, but Mopar has a zipper lube for Jeep soft tops. I have seen it on Ebay. I dunno if its worth the 6 or 7 bucks they want or if it works good as I have never used the product. If yer vehicle is under warranty, you might want to use this stuff until it runs out in case the zippers rip out or something. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/notooth.gif" alt="" />
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