How do you repair a zipper that comes apart while zipping up a sweatshirt?
By Dana from Palo Alto, CA
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Don't throw it away!
Take a pair of pliers and clamp the slots on the pull to where they are a little closer together (narrower) this aligns the teeth of the zipper more securely. This has worked for me several times on different items.
Thanks for this tip! u saved my favorite leather jacket!
Just repaired my son's jacket. It worked a treat. Thank you ever so much for that great tip
regards
jenny
This worked perfectly! Thank you so much! You saved me HOURS of rippling out an $15 for a new zipper!
Fantastic!! Squeezed sides of puller and got the zip going again. Thanks
THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!
Worked great on Great Grandsons nylon zipper on jacket! Thank You
Thank you so much for your fix. My son was very upset about the zipper not working and when I did what you said to do it fixed the problem.
Take a close look at the zipper teeth to see if any are bent, or missing. If this is the case you need to replace the zipper. Do you have a friend who sews, if you don't?
Replace it is the only thing to do, good luck.
If it's a plastic zipper you will most likely need to replace it.
Yes, follow Old Dog's response. I went to the local cleaners and watched them replace that zipper pull with a used one and they charged me 25 dollars! Outrageous!
Old dog is a genius. I pinched the slots on my plastic jacket zipper and it works like a charm. Thanks!
Thank you! Saved my blouse! Pinching the zipper worked!
Plastic zip keep separating what can I do to repair it
Pinch the zipper it will work! Thank you so much so helpful! Works on bags too :)
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