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Title: Zippers?????
Post by: solman on Jan 11, 2010, 08:23 PM

Anyone put anthing on their shelter zippers to make them slide better??  Paraffin, bees wax, salad dressing, I don't know.  It seems my new pop up shelter zippers are a bit sticky.

Thank for your thoughts.

Title: Re: Zippers?????
Post by: PUNISHER on Jan 12, 2010, 05:30 PM

Paraffin, candle wax, ski wax or bees wax.
I just take an old (unlight) candle and rub it along both sides of the zipper then run the zipper along a couple of times to work it in the teeth a bit.
I also do this to the poles and push button retaining pins at the begining of the season.

Title: Re: Zippers?????
Post by: solman on Jan 12, 2010, 09:23 PM

Thanks PUN,  I appreciate the reply. 

Title: Re: Zippers?????
Post by: PUNISHER on Jan 14, 2010, 04:13 PM

Yer welcome solman

Title: Re: Zippers?????
Post by: Grumpyoldman on Jan 15, 2010, 04:37 AM

Good old Water Displacing Formula 40 (wd-40) makes the zipper slide nice.

Title: Re: Zippers?????
Post by: icebucketjohn on Jan 18, 2010, 08:40 AM

I've used all the above including: Vasiline with a small brush.

Title: Re: Zippers?????
Post by: Gillgrabber on Jan 18, 2010, 07:15 PM

I bought a tube of stuff called "Zipper Lube" at the Milwaukee Sport show a few years ago.  At first glance I thought it sounded like something you'd see at an adult novelty store, but it works pretty well.

Title: Re: Zippers?????
Post by: silvercreeker on Jan 18, 2010, 07:19 PM

I have been using Chapstick (plain) on the poles and zippers of my shacks.  Works good, and no staining the frabic.

Title: Re: Zippers?????
Post by: Drifter_016 on Jan 18, 2010, 07:22 PM

Rubbing them with a bar of soap works great too.