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teacher of history |
I received my new NRA jacket and the zipper is very difficult to operate. I have tried a bar of soap, any other suggestions? Be civil please. | ||
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| Victim of Life's Circumstances  |
I've always heard candle wax. ________________________ God spelled backwards is dog | |||
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| Too old to run, too mean to quit! |
Candle wax, or sealing/paraffin wax. Rubbed into the metal parts of the zipper. Those spray lubes are likely to stain the material. Elk There has never been an occasion where a people gave up their weapons in the interest of peace that didn't end in their massacre. (Louis L'Amour) "To compel a man to furnish contributions of money for the propagation of opinions which he disbelieves and abhors, is sinful and tyrannical. " -Thomas Jefferson "America is great because she is good. If America ceases to be good, America will cease to be great." Alexis de Tocqueville FBHO!!! The Idaho Elk Hunter | |||
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The Unmanned Writer |
I like to use bees wax for that. Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it. "If dogs don't go to Heaven, I want to go where they go" Will Rogers | |||
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Yep, wax. In a sewing shop you might be able to find zipper wax. Looks like a colorless crayon. But any ol' wax should do. ARman | |||
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safe & sound |
I use Triflow, but I keep it on hand for other purposes. | |||
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| When you fall, I will be there to catch you -With love, the floor |
Froglube.... | |||
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Plowing straight ahead come what may |
I now use Hornady Unigue Case Lube (it's sorta waxy)...works equally well with stubborn zippers and rifle cases  ...I've also used pure bee's wax as well as Johnson's Past Wax or "Snow Seal" if you have it.******************************************************** "we've gotta roll with the punches, learn to play all of our hunches Making the best of what ever comes our way Forget that blind ambition and learn to trust your intuition Plowing straight ahead come what may And theres a cowboy in the jungle" Jimmy Buffet | |||
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i use bees wax for this, and wooden drawer lube | |||
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| Press hard, Three copies |
Plain chapstick, we were issued generic tubes of the stuff for cold weather ops. Labeled “zipper wax”. Works pretty good on keys/locks too. A Veteran, whether active duty, retired, national guard, or reserve, is someone who, at one point in his or her life, wrote a blank check made payable to "The United States of America" for an amount of "up to and including my life." | |||
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| Something wild is loose  |
Renaissance Wax - just apply with fingers; one application will do.... "And gentlemen in England now abed, shall think themselves accursed they were not here, and hold their manhoods cheap whiles any speaks that fought with us upon Saint Crispin's Day" | |||
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Ammoholic |
Chapstick x2. | |||
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Lubriplate, NLGI #2. When in doubt, mumble | |||
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Member |
Thread title just sounds wrong....... "No matter where you go - there you are" | |||
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| Just because you can, doesn't mean you should |
Wax. Then zipper on, zipper off. X500. If that doesn’t work, repeat. ___________________________ Avoid buying ChiCom/CCP products whenever possible. | |||
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A Grateful American |
Or rub some whale blubber on it... "the meaning of life, is to give life meaning" ✡ Ani Yehudi אני יהודי Le'olam lo shuv לעולם לא שוב! | |||
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Use zipper lube. Several companies make it and sell it. West Marine sells it. | |||
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The rig master that I have used for the past 15 years to annually repack my reserve parachute suggested "pure" silicon spray. Ace Hardware sells it. It works very well. | |||
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| Conservative Behind Enemy Lines  |
Why would rubbing Rosie O'Donnel on it help with a sticky zipper? I found what you said riveting. | |||
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I could not have imagined there was so much expertise in this area but were are on the great Sigforum. I should not be surprised. "And where are you going dear ?... I'm goin to West Marine to git some zipper lube..." Lover of the US Constitution Wile E. Coyote School of DIY Disaster | |||
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