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Lubricating zips
« on: 15 December, 2018, 04:01:56 pm »
I have a venerable Polaris, Buffalo style cycling top, with long ventilation zips at the sides, these zips are intended to enable you to adjust the level of ventilation as you go. They have become sticky and difficult to move with one hand, any ideas on how I can lubricate them to restore their function?

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campagman

Re: Lubricating zips
« Reply #1 on: 15 December, 2018, 04:08:05 pm »
rub with a candle or use a WD40 pen. I picked one of these up recently and works ok.
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yoav

Re: Lubricating zips
« Reply #2 on: 15 December, 2018, 04:26:57 pm »
+1 for the candle, or beeswax.
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Blodwyn Pig

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Re: Lubricating zips
« Reply #3 on: 15 December, 2018, 04:27:56 pm »
HB pencil.  Rub the graphite on both sides. and it'll work a treat.  My  Mum told me that one,  she was a tailoress.
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Re: Lubricating zips
« Reply #4 on: 15 December, 2018, 04:31:22 pm »
+1 for the pencil
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Do not clench. It only makes it worse.

Ham

Re: Lubricating zips
« Reply #5 on: 15 December, 2018, 05:01:05 pm »
Silicone spray FTW. I use one that's sold as non-marking for fabric like this, but I doubt it is any different, can be sourced at any plumbers merchant. Works a dream on sticky curtain tracks, shower doors etc etc.
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Gattopardo

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Re: Lubricating zips
« Reply #6 on: 15 December, 2018, 05:14:14 pm »
I use a pencil.
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T42

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Re: Lubricating zips
« Reply #7 on: 15 December, 2018, 05:14:40 pm »
Candle wax is good for sticky drawers (the furniture kind).
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Jurek

Re: Lubricating zips
« Reply #8 on: 15 December, 2018, 05:16:31 pm »
Plastic teeth? Furniture polish (most have silicone in them).
Brass teeth? Graphite powder / pencil.
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andrew_s

Re: Lubricating zips
« Reply #9 on: 16 December, 2018, 07:35:42 pm »
Quote from: Ham on 15 December, 2018, 05:01:05 pm
Silicone spray FTW.
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I use the Terra Nova zip lube: https://www.climbingdirect.co.uk/terra-nova-zip-and-pole-lube-1236-p.asp
but I expect any generic silicone spray will do as well
(N.B. seems to be NOS only)
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Aunt Maud

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Re: Lubricating zips
« Reply #10 on: 18 December, 2018, 04:59:21 pm »
Soap works well.
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Re: Lubricating zips
« Reply #11 on: 18 December, 2018, 08:14:55 pm »
squirt chain lube
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morbihan

Re: Lubricating zips
« Reply #12 on: 20 December, 2018, 11:56:37 am »
snap and zipper lube. comes in a tube, lasts forever.
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