Zipper wax

[md86]

Okay , first off , I'm not sure WHERE this thread SHOULD go , but since it pertains to my gear ....
The zippers on my saddlebags have been giving me some grief the last few weeks (sticking and jumping track) , and after riding in all that rain last week , the zippers on my leathers are squeeky and kinda stiff , so Cyberpoet tells me about something called "zipper wax" . Couldn't find any , but he DID tell me that candlewax or chapstick might work just as well . So what could it hurt , I'd only be out $.89 and a few minutes if it don't work .... Well , it turned out to work okay ! Smeared some chapstick on the zippers and worked them for a minute , and they lossend right up . Everything works well once more . So if your zippers start to suck , a little chapstick might just do the trick . Thanks , Goog ..... I mean , Cyberpoet !

[Zukiman]

Never would have thought of that one. Great idea. Wax is wax.

[KatDan]

just be careful who's watching when you wax the zipper on your pants!

[duff daddy]

what flavor do you use? and should i use medicated???!!!!

[md86]

I used the regulor non-flavored one , and I took my pants off first to make it easier . Got some wierd looks from that old lady , though . :-k

[WildKat]

Thats cyber for ya, I guess he left out the part about not taking your pants off in public before you clean them!!

Great idea, thanks for the info, I'd have never guessed that either.

[skasner]

It's just a matter of time before SweetLou finds this post... Tik Tok Tik Tok.

[tzortn]

I have also heard that running a pencil up and down the zipper will help lubricate it. It makes sense being the pencils are made out of graphite.

[katman05]

The pencil trick works, I've used it before.

[ThAzKat]

I always ask her to use chap stick before touching my zipper LMAO

bar soap works too but I am not Cyber LOL

[The CyberPoet]

The zipper wax thing I learned in the army... and you can often find zipper wax at army-navy surplus stores. The reason the military uses it is two fold: to quite zippers (no giving away your position) and moreover, so zippers don't freeze shut in sub-zero temps (every try getting an artic parka off when the snow thawed and then froze a zipper shut?).

Stick candles work ok, chapstick works a little better. Chain wax ought to work too, but I'd be concerned about over-spray...

Cheers
=-= The CyberPoet

[kanventure]

Graphite for car locks works as well.

[Black_peter]

My mom used to have a stick of Zipper Wax...
30 years ago!!
She never throws anything away..
I'll ask if she still has it..

[ChattKat]

is there any problem that this group can't fix? I say no!

[Kat-A-Tonic]

Can you use petroleum jelly instead of wax?