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Any suggestions for zips that get stuck on board bags The zip on my Balin bag seizes after a week, it seems to get corrosion around the actual zip "head". I have tried using silicon sparays like WD40 and RP7 which are a temporary fix. I am worried about damaging the bag when the frustration becomes panic.

My grandmother use to use candle wax on the zippers to make them open and close easier, she simply used to rub a candle on the zipper when it was closed all the way, then open and close the bag a couple of times and it was fine.

I know it sounds weird, but I know it works

I agree with Alberts granny also dry your board and take your legrope of the board.Check the leg rope for wear at the same time

Bar Soap Ivory.....Thats what my mom always had me use on sleeping bag zippers. A little late but when shoping for a bag look for zippres with big teeth and a large head.

FOUND THIS:First, remember to keep a clever arsenal of handy helpers at the ready and easily accessible. The best place to store these items is in a small hanging cosmetic bag that you can keep in your closet.

What you need to assemble:
· Clear nail polish
· Glue stick
· Small, white candle
· Safety pins
· Masking tape or duct tape
· Stick on Velcro
· Small pair of scissors
· Sewing needles with large eyes.......

Granny's idea is the deal......I just soften a bit of surf wax,coats the teeth,more better

cheers

K-man, you going surfing or to an arts and crafts show?
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i like wax

Candle wax, liquid soap, or hand lotion work the best for bag zippers. WD 40 when it dries creates a film that makes it impossible to open anything, beause it ends up collecting dust and dirt.

Clear nail polish rules! I first used it to tie fishing flies when I was 12 y/o.

Bar of Ivory soap works well - on zippers or on the windows of your house.

Stay away from WD40 - sticky mess that attracts dirt. I use TriFlow.

bdwqld

WD40 and RP7 are oil based lubricants NOT silicon, which should be used as it doesn't attract dust etc but other suggestions are great too
Tony

bdwqld wrote:Any suggestions for zips that get stuck on board bags The zip on my Balin bag seizes after a week, it seems to get corrosion around the actual zip "head". I have tried using silicon sparays like WD40 and RP7 which are a temporary fix. I am worried about damaging the bag when the frustration becomes panic.

How old is the bag. If it is only a few weeks old take it back. See tip above.

If the slider is made of chrome plated zinc you are screwed; it will never stop corroding. Return it to the manufacturer for a large toothed all plastic zipper.

I use a paraffin base product called White Lightning. You can pick it up at any bike shop. It is used on bike chains instead of oil. It dries quickly and only takes a few drops. You can us the rest on your bike it way better than the old oils.

All the above comments are great for keeping zips unstuck, but I need to unstick a zip. I haven't opened the bag for nearly a year, and now no matter how much digging around and poking with screw drivers etc will get it open! It's got a lot of white corrosion all round the metal slider. Zip thread is plastic though. Any quick home solutions to pour on it?

Have you tried products like WD40 or RP7? I used RP7 when my zip originally stuck. I virtually drowned the zip in it and allowed it to soak in for a day. It was hard to slide but once it started it kept going. After using those products you will have to clean the zip and try the other home remedies to keep it going.

It (the zip) Broke
Well one of them did, it had corroded through. I now take the board out of the bag when I get home and turn it inside out (the bag). The pads on the board hold a lot of water as a result the bag does not dry out. With the zipper heads at the lowest point on the bag (when standing on end) the water dribbled down into the head. All the other remedies are working though on the zipper head that has not broken, it just has a long way to travel each time I unzip the bag.