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Thread: Preventative Maintenance

  1. #1
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    Default Preventative Maintenance

    Just finished up paying a few bills (no, I don't do auto-pay for EVERYTHING) and had a few minutes of free time.

    I remembered that my dedicated Pyramid Lake fishing vest zippers, on the pockets, were becoming a little more difficult to zip and un-zip..........use and the alkaline water most likely the probable cause.

    I grabbed my chunk of candle that I use to wax my rod ferrules and gave 'em a good rubbing back and forth.......... on the closed teeth part.

    I zipped and un-zipped each zipper a half dozen times and they work "like new" again.

    I recently had to replace a fubared zipper on my favorite trout vest because I "forced it" open and closed too many times ................................. and I don't ever want to do that again !!!!!

    If you have a few minutes to burn................lube up your vest(s) zippers.

    Blowing out a vest zipper while fishing will detract you from your day of fishing.



    Bob

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    There is a product called "Zipper Lube" which I giggled when I first saw it.

    It is sold to lube zippers on Jeep removable vinyl tops.

    Patagonia has a zipper lube for the zippers on their waterproof boat bags.


    Sounds like candle wax or paraffin works too.
    Bill Kiene (Boca Grande)

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    Wax works really well, I've also used Boeshield T-9 bike chain lube. It goes on wet but dries out, they say its paraffin based.

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