Lubricating a zipper is a standard part of maintenance. While it’s helpful to know how to lubricate a zipper before it gets stuck, this is often why people look for suggestions. Luckily, there are plenty of options for how to lubricate a zipper. Below are 5 of the best. Why Do Zippers Need Lubricating? At some point, all zippers will need lubricating. For metal zippers, it can be because the coating has worn away or the teeth have gotten a bit rusty. But there are plenty of other reasons why...

Cleaning a zipper is important for proper functioning. Although all zippers need cleaning, it’s particularly helpful for those on outdoor equipment. Zippers can easily get jammed with sand, salt and other outside debris. So, let’s look at the easiest ways to clean a zipper, regardless of what it’s attached to. Benefits of Cleaning a Zipper The most obvious benefit of cleaning a zipper is so it works properly. But in turn, this has other benefits: A zipper is more likely to fail before your item...

The history of the humble zipper is a surprisingly short one, considering how ubiquitous this small device is now. Compared to previous fasteners, the zipper was fairly complex and so required “modern” machinery to design and produce it. Despite being short, the history of the zipper is pretty interesting. So, let’s look at when zippers were invented and who invented the zipper. Who Invented the Zipper? A Swedish-American engineer called Gideon Sundback is generally credited with inventing the...

Broken zipper? That’s a bummer, but with some help from a zipper repair kit it, doesn’t have to mean saying goodbye to a beloved coat or sleeping bag. As we have talked about before, some zippers that need repair need an entirely new zipper, while some just need their sliders replaced. If you have a situation where the slider needs to be replaced, then a zipper repair kit is your friend. Kit or Individual Parts? Say you need a new slider and stops, but don’t know exactly which ones. One...