- 1). Clean the zipper with dish soap and a toothbrush. Rinse well. Let it dry.
- 2
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Inspect the clean zipper. Check for loose or missing zipper teeth. Check the zipper stitching for missing or rotted thread. - 3
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Spray the lubricant/corrosion inhibitor along the zipper. Be careful not to soak the surrounding fabric. - 4). Squeeze the loose teeth with the pliers. If the teeth do not line up at equal distances or are missing, the zipper will have to be replaced.
- 5
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Gently move the zipper with the pliers. Add more lubricant as needed. - 6). Thread the needle. Tie a knot at the end of the waxed heavy-duty thread. Replace missing or rotten thread by threading the needle back and forth following the pattern that the old stitching left. Cut the thread. Finish by tying off the loose thread into a knot.
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