Thank you so much for posting this video; it is exactly what I needed to repair my favorite Columbia winter coat. I was about to donate my coat to Goodwill thinking maybe they could repair it and sell it, but I can’t afford to replace it so I decided to search on UA-cam hoping to find a how-to video, and was I ever lucky when I found your video! The close-up shots are perfect, as is the narration. Well done!
You are INGENIOUS and yes are to be commended for unveiling the truth of a simple fix. Too many liars and theives trying to rip off people that can't afford professional work. I do have a learning disability and My only unclear area is about shortening the zipper sides? Please clarify. Thank you
My pin totally was gone. Had frayed material where it used to be. Read that guy's note that this was an impossible fix. Then saw yours and tried it. OMG Thought I'd have to replace the whole zipper- on a heavy leather jacket- that would have been very expensive. I had a cloth jacket that was stained and the pin fit. I did everything you said and although it's a little difficult to get it started, I can do it. I can now zip my leather jacket up in this cold weather instead of holding it together as I did for 2 weeks. Thanks. :)
I am so happy to hear this! That was my complete reaction when my husband suggested taking his jacket apart to replace the zipper. 😂😂 I was like there has got to be another solution. I'm just so happy to hear from someone that this worked, thank you!
Thanks the starting point “don’t listen to a big company that wants to sell you something” and give up try to fix your zipper, was priceless. Because of your video I noticed there was enough of the nylon fabric attached to my pin to sew it back on. Fixed my jacked for the cost of 6 inches of thread length of thread. Thanks🎉
Just what I needed. Have a nice leather jacket that the pin is messed up but I didn't know what you called it. Seen many videos on the zipper slide but this is the only one I have seen on the zipper pin. Thanks very much.
Thank you so much for demonstrating this technique. I found a coat, no longer worn, & it zipped the coat I need to fix. So, black coat needing a new pin due to being too frayed, will have a blue coat pin. As long as it zips, I have no problem with the different color pin. Who's going to be looking at this tiny piece & judging it?
Super cool! I have a slightly different problem - the zipper pin is there, but it has torn away from the fabric, which gets me the same result as at the beginning of this video. It's a down vest, and I called a repair place and they said it would be $80-$100. I paid $80 for the vest about 12 years ago, so there's no way I'm paying that much. Anyway, now I understand the anatomy of the zipper pin, and I feel confident I can fix it myself! Thank you! BTW, coolest nail polish color ever. I have to show my fiancée!!
I tried this and it worked! I just bought a zipper from the sewing shop and cut the pin off. Not sure how long my repair work will last for but it's good enough for now. Thanks!
Thank you for sharing your experience with trying this! I can't even begin to tell how happy this makes me that it has been working for so many people!
Please let me know how it goes if you try it! Someone else in the comments let me know this solution worked when they tried it and it just made my day! I really hope it will work for you.
Tried this ,worked a couple of times, but it moves out of alignment with zipper teeth after awhile and back to same problem.. My recommendation is to just sew new zipper onto old zipper material and cut off old zipper.. 5quid easy fix and will last..
Thank you for sharing. I have been a security guard for 8 years. Last year i saw that it was time to request for a new jacket. I received a new jacket 1 week later. However, 1 week after that the zipper broke. It is the exact same issue that is in your video. I will be preforming the procedure in this video on my jacket this week. And again, thank you.
Around here a zipper one could cut the needed parts from at the local big box craft store (use the online coupon) is cheaper than a jacket with the correct zipper size and less trash after the repair.
I have a zipper repair in a vintage wool jacket and was hoping to find a matching (separating) metal zipper at JoAnn fabrics. If not, I will check Goodwill. I will let you know how it comes out. Thanks for this video!
My problem is very similar, except that it is a bit BIGGER. It is not a jacket that has the issue, it is the softtop of my 4-door jeep that has window panels that get zipped into the softtop. Otherwise the problem is the same. The material is a bit harder to handsew, and taking off the entire softtop is kinda difficult and cumbersom if not impossible. Any suggestions?
@@StaceyJsStudio I got them. Unfortunately the pin part didn't fit on my zipper. The other side clamped on to the teeth nice and tight though. I was trying to put it on a plastic coil zipper and maybe it is designed to go on to the metal toothed ones.
I don't know why they say that it is unfixable... marketing ploy in my opinion to sell more coats. Good job on the demo! Mine is broken on a really nice coat. I bought a replacement pin, I plan to glue it on and then pinch it in place. If that doesn't work, I may try your idea :)
Thanks. I have the back cushion on my sofa where the pin broke (okay to be honest, it was loose and I broke it trying to get it tight). For me, I only need to get it on once unlike a coat. Any other tricks or do you know if the repair kits will work if I only need to zip it once?
Hi! Sorry I am only getting back to you now, I've been very busy with holiday stuff. If you are only trying to get your zipper to shut once, or get it working to just take the cushion cover off once or twice for a washing, I think using a zipper repair kit would work for this. Check out Sullivan's Fix-a-zip zipper repair kits, they are one of the few that actually include the pin as well as some pretty simple instructions. eBay has them cheaper than Amazon I think. Just remember to get the right zipper size from the slider, and make sure you know the type of zipper (coil / metal / parka, etc. - these are all distinct types) in order to order the correct repair kit! I hope this was helpful!
I glued the reinforcing heat tape back on, then pried the tiny prong up that fixes the pin to the fabric, aligned the pin to see that it would go into the box to start the zipper chain right. Then slid on the pin onto the reinforced zipper tape and pushed the prong back into the zipper tape fabric. Presto.
I tried and failed, not because they weren't good instructions but because i was having a hard time sewing in a small, tight area plus the tab with the plastic melted into it was very tough to get through. I need a good woman to handle this for me ;o)
What do I do about the problem of the fabric behind the zipper pin fraying? It originally had some sort of plastic coating over the fabric, but that coating splintered and fell apart. What can I do to reinforce the area again? I almost feel like I need to melt wax over it (as can be done with the frayed ends of shoelaces), but I know that won't hold up. It needs to be something firm and thin. Also your closeup photos were very good. However, I was cringing at those blue fingernails. I could hear your natural fingernails shouting "I can't breathe!"
There should be a number on the back of the slider pin. I just looked for a similar size and zip them together to fix my Daughter-in-law's long coat, that she loves!
Re.: ~ 1:25 - 2:10 Coat number one (#1), on the male model, apparently has the broken pin. Then you went out and bought coat #2, for $10 the same price, as you noted, as a zipper repair kit. Then you went out and you bought coat (#3), a brand new coat (price unspecified) from the same manufacturer (of which coat: #1 or #2?). Then it seems you took the zipper slider from coat #1 to match it to coat #3. Presumably and unstated for what certain destiny lie ahead for it should there be a match. Then it seems that you cannibalized, that is, cut out part of the zipper pin from the brand new coat, coat #3, in order to use its pin to "repair" the pin separated from its support tape of coat #1 (which I presume needed the repair). So what happened to coat #2 that you bought for $10? Not to mention what you paid for the brand new coat, coat #3, that you bought? That incidentally would leave us with a brand new coat with a zipper in far worse condition than the coat you went to fix in the first place. But that's for another day. Nonetheless, given this interpretation of your narrative, how much did you spend overall in both time and money to make this video? Did I misunderstand myself? Thanks. P.S. To be noted for sure. I spent an inordinate amount of time attempting to decode your presentation. That included of course reading through much of the Schmaltz in the comment section until I did come upon a commenter who suggested that rather than cut up a brand new coat to employ your remedy, just buy a zipper and cut that up for your zipper pin. P.S.S. At 1:18 was that "divit OR divot OR divet"? I earnestly await my upcoming.
The length of the pin is more likely related to the size of the zipper and the type rather than being an individualistic factor. I would get the size of the zipper from the slider on the broken zipper and search online for that size in your zipper's type (coil, metal, etc.). If you are looking for a zipper kit, some do include the pin, notably Sullivan's zipper repair kits.
So...... I'm going to take this two steps further I'm going to make a zipper pin and closure for an old canvas army ten zipper and a pop up camper zipper that will be used to make a clear waterproof front for a sports brella feeding station for my cross beaked Americana in thirty-three to sixty agree driving rain. I will use a plastic soldering method I have developed.
Hi! I appreciate the increased engagement from your comment! Also: not in the least. The jacket I purchased was already damaged. It has many holes in the lining, and the lining was coming undone from the jacket. Though I can understand your concern, your comment may have been aided by some forethought and contextual consideration: my channel is a diy channel, it's a lot more likely I'm going to use that jacket for...a DIY...than waste it.
Thank you for explaining. I am unfamiliar with your channel and it wasn't clear to me if you were using a good coat for the sake of the demonstration. I didn't think it was something you would do or recommend but I was confused. I had been watching a variety of videos about repairing zippers.
Uh... did you just destroy one zipper to fix another, basically rendering one coat useless that would no doubt still be appreciated by someone in need??? You're kidding, right? You know these pins can be readily found on Amazon and most certainly can be installed by human hands, right?
Out of all the zipper videos here, this is the one I was looking for. Thank you.
You are to be commended for helping folks fix coats instead of trash them.
Thank you so much for posting this video; it is exactly what I needed to repair my favorite Columbia winter coat. I was about to donate my coat to Goodwill thinking maybe they could repair it and sell it, but I can’t afford to replace it so I decided to search on UA-cam hoping to find a how-to video, and was I ever lucky when I found your video! The close-up shots are perfect, as is the narration. Well done!
Thanks for the video and excellent audio and close-ups! Beautiful hands too!
You are INGENIOUS and yes are to be commended for unveiling the truth of a simple fix. Too many liars and theives trying to rip off people that can't afford professional work.
I do have a learning disability and My only unclear area is about shortening the zipper sides? Please clarify. Thank you
I did it just now. It worked. This is legit! ! Thank you! My perfectly good wool jacket is still wearable.
My pin totally was gone. Had frayed material where it used to be. Read that guy's note that this was an impossible fix. Then saw yours and tried it. OMG Thought I'd have to replace the whole zipper- on a heavy leather jacket- that would have been very expensive. I had a cloth jacket that was stained and the pin fit. I did everything you said and although it's a little difficult to get it started, I can do it. I can now zip my leather jacket up in this cold weather instead of holding it together as I did for 2 weeks. Thanks. :)
I am so happy to hear this! That was my complete reaction when my husband suggested taking his jacket apart to replace the zipper. 😂😂 I was like there has got to be another solution. I'm just so happy to hear from someone that this worked, thank you!
Thanks the starting point “don’t listen to a big company that wants to sell you something” and give up try to fix your zipper, was priceless. Because of your video I noticed there was enough of the nylon fabric attached to my pin to sew it back on. Fixed my jacked for the cost of 6 inches of thread length of thread. Thanks🎉
Thanks for super-helpful video with excellent close-ups. Just what I needed to salvage a favorite jacket.
This is GENIUS! Great work on thinking outside the box. Great stuff!
took an hour to find the repair I needed. I did not know the name of what I was looking for,,,, it was the zipper PIN THANK YOU
Same!!! This is exactly what I needed but didn’t know how to search for it. 😆
Same !!!
This is the first zipper repair that actually showed how to fix the problem thank you very much😊
Just what I needed. Have a nice leather jacket that the pin is messed up but I didn't know what you called it. Seen many videos on the zipper slide but this is the only one I have seen on the zipper pin. Thanks very much.
Ditto everything you said. Gonna go look for a "donor" jacket in the attic and give this a shot.
Thank you so much for demonstrating this technique. I found a coat, no longer worn, & it zipped the coat I need to fix. So, black coat needing a new pin due to being too frayed, will have a blue coat pin.
As long as it zips, I have no problem with the different color pin. Who's going to be looking at this tiny piece & judging it?
You could color it with a sharpie
Super cool! I have a slightly different problem - the zipper pin is there, but it has torn away from the fabric, which gets me the same result as at the beginning of this video. It's a down vest, and I called a repair place and they said it would be $80-$100. I paid $80 for the vest about 12 years ago, so there's no way I'm paying that much. Anyway, now I understand the anatomy of the zipper pin, and I feel confident I can fix it myself! Thank you! BTW, coolest nail polish color ever. I have to show my fiancée!!
Thank you for this video, I will be fixing my beloved jacket
Well done: This UA-cam stuff makes you look like a meticulous master worker with attention to detail practically unseen regarding items like this.
Tried many times and different ways but ways, - won't last long... thank You for video, all the best!
Totally Legit !! Good job with shortening the video thru excellent editing !!
I'm sorry I dont mean to be weird but you have beautiful hands and lovely jewelry that completes the awesomeness. Have a great day.
Haha, it's totally not weird. I really appreciate the compliment! I also think this when I'm watching people's sewing videos, so you're not alone!
@@icantaffordthat2013 🙏🙏💚
I tried this and it worked! I just bought a zipper from the sewing shop and cut the pin off. Not sure how long my repair work will last for but it's good enough for now. Thanks!
Thank you for sharing your experience with trying this! I can't even begin to tell how happy this makes me that it has been working for so many people!
@@icantaffordthat2013 I'm not good at sewing dont know any stitches but gonna try
I have a sweater that missing the pin. I will see if I can find a pin from another sweater. I would have never thought of this solution. Thank you.
Please let me know how it goes if you try it! Someone else in the comments let me know this solution worked when they tried it and it just made my day! I really hope it will work for you.
Thank you so much for this tip how to repair a zipper 👋👋 It saves my expensive coat 😃
AAAAh,, you are a clever girl. (and he is a lucky man!) Thanks
Very clever and resourceful idea -- I look forward to trying it. Thanks!
Thank you so much! I thought this was possible but wanted confirmation before cutting anything up
Anon: Very wise. Well thought out prior.
Your a wise and smart women. Thank you..
Thank you for your help. Marvelous creativity.😮
Tried this ,worked a couple of times, but it moves out of alignment with zipper teeth after awhile and back to same problem.. My recommendation is to just sew new zipper onto old zipper material and cut off old zipper.. 5quid easy fix and will last..
Thank you for sharing. I have been a security guard for 8 years. Last year i saw that it was time to request for a new jacket. I received a new jacket 1 week later. However, 1 week after that the zipper broke. It is the exact same issue that is in your video. I will be preforming the procedure in this video on my jacket this week. And again, thank you.
You're so welcome! I hope it works for you!!
Around here a zipper one could cut the needed parts from at the local big box craft store (use the online coupon) is cheaper than a jacket with the correct zipper size and less trash after the repair.
Good work. Thank you.
This was extremely helpful thank you!
I have a zipper repair in a vintage wool jacket and was hoping to find a matching (separating) metal zipper at JoAnn fabrics. If not, I will check Goodwill. I will let you know how it comes out. Thanks for this video!
Yes, I can't wait ti hear about it!
Brilliant! I have a couple of coats that need this repair :-)
Thank you! Totally worked on my hot tub cover
I am so so glad it worked for you!! Every time someone shares their story it makes me so happy that I put this video out there!
My problem is very similar, except that it is a bit BIGGER. It is not a jacket that has the issue, it is the softtop of my 4-door jeep that has window panels that get zipped into the softtop. Otherwise the problem is the same. The material is a bit harder to handsew, and taking off the entire softtop is kinda difficult and cumbersom if not impossible. Any suggestions?
Get a small screw driver and open these things up. When putting on I use crazy glue to make sure it stays. Then I get pliers and clamp back together.
I just ordered some open end zipper stoppers from Aliexpress, hopefully the quality will be ok.
Did you get them, and have you tried them??
@@StaceyJsStudio I got them. Unfortunately the pin part didn't fit on my zipper. The other side clamped on to the teeth nice and tight though. I was trying to put it on a plastic coil zipper and maybe it is designed to go on to the metal toothed ones.
Oh bugger. But on a good note you learnt how to do it for the future. Thanks for getting back to me
Also, does the new pin go in front or behind the fabric on the original zipper?
excellent young lady .....
Excellent thank you so much! You saved me so much $$$
I like your nails 💅
Thank you so much !
What about material reinforcement and a HAMMER to close the new insertion pin ?
Wawo...its just amazing.
I don't know why they say that it is unfixable... marketing ploy in my opinion to sell more coats. Good job on the demo! Mine is broken on a really nice coat. I bought a replacement pin, I plan to glue it on and then pinch it in place. If that doesn't work, I may try your idea :)
Thanks. I have the back cushion on my sofa where the pin broke (okay to be honest, it was loose and I broke it trying to get it tight). For me, I only need to get it on once unlike a coat. Any other tricks or do you know if the repair kits will work if I only need to zip it once?
Hi! Sorry I am only getting back to you now, I've been very busy with holiday stuff. If you are only trying to get your zipper to shut once, or get it working to just take the cushion cover off once or twice for a washing, I think using a zipper repair kit would work for this. Check out Sullivan's Fix-a-zip zipper repair kits, they are one of the few that actually include the pin as well as some pretty simple instructions. eBay has them cheaper than Amazon I think. Just remember to get the right zipper size from the slider, and make sure you know the type of zipper (coil / metal / parka, etc. - these are all distinct types) in order to order the correct repair kit! I hope this was helpful!
Thank you very much, I will look into it.
I'm trying it!!!!!
THANKS!
I have the SAME question that Sicked Off has. Pin still there but torn away from zipper. Thanks.
Hi! I left a reply to that person's comment, check it out to see if it may help you too. Let me know if you have further questions!
I glued the reinforcing heat tape back on, then pried the tiny prong up that fixes the pin to the fabric, aligned the pin to see that it would go into the box to start the zipper chain right. Then slid on the pin onto the reinforced zipper tape and pushed the prong back into the zipper tape fabric. Presto.
it wont hold!
Almost everything can be fix. Time and looking outside the square.
Thank you so much
yessssss thank you!!!!!
Stifler: I don’t know man sounds like a lot of work Lol
A lot of work or a lot of money. Choose.
I tried and failed, not because they weren't good instructions but because i was having a hard time sewing in a small, tight area plus the tab with the plastic melted into it was very tough to get through. I need a good woman to handle this for me ;o)
Where to find a zipper pin
Is there a way to purchase a new pin? I don’t see any in any kits.
Sullivan's Fix-a-zip repair kits include a pin! I found several varieties on eBay if you are looking for a repair kit.
Thanks for your response
What do I do about the problem of the fabric behind the zipper pin fraying? It originally had some sort of plastic coating over the fabric, but that coating splintered and fell apart. What can I do to reinforce the area again? I almost feel like I need to melt wax over it (as can be done with the frayed ends of shoelaces), but I know that won't hold up. It needs to be something firm and thin.
Also your closeup photos were very good. However, I was cringing at those blue fingernails. I could hear your natural fingernails shouting "I can't breathe!"
Anyone know how to determine what size zipper one has?
There should be a number on the back of the slider pin.
I just looked for a similar size and zip them together to fix my Daughter-in-law's long coat, that she loves!
@@BecBec1967 thanks for the reply! Good luck with fixing you daughter-in-law’s coat.
Re.: ~ 1:25 - 2:10
Coat number one (#1), on the male model, apparently has the broken pin. Then you went out and bought coat #2, for $10 the same price, as you noted, as a zipper repair kit. Then you went out and you bought coat (#3), a brand new coat (price unspecified) from the same manufacturer (of which coat: #1 or #2?). Then it seems you took the zipper slider from coat #1 to match it to coat #3. Presumably and unstated for what certain destiny lie ahead for it should there be a match. Then it seems that you cannibalized, that is, cut out part of the zipper pin from the brand new coat, coat #3, in order to use its pin to "repair" the pin separated from its support tape of coat #1 (which I presume needed the repair). So what happened to coat #2 that you bought for $10? Not to mention what you paid for the brand new coat, coat #3, that you bought? That incidentally would leave us with a brand new coat with a zipper in far worse condition than the coat you went to fix in the first place. But that's for another day. Nonetheless, given this interpretation of your narrative, how much did you spend overall in both time and money to make this video?
Did I misunderstand myself?
Thanks.
P.S. To be noted for sure. I spent an inordinate amount of time attempting to decode your presentation. That included of course reading through much of the Schmaltz in the comment section until I did come upon a commenter who suggested that rather than cut up a brand new coat to employ your remedy, just buy a zipper and cut that up for your zipper pin.
P.S.S. At 1:18 was that "divit OR divot OR divet"?
I earnestly await my upcoming.
Information very useful thank you. Music dreadful
If you say sth can't be fixed, chances are you basically didn't think hard enough about how. This is trivial. Thanks
Lmao. So why did u visit this solution ?
you can order those on amazon
You can buy zipper repair kit or use a plastic straw to make a pin
I lost mine and the pin was long, what do I do??
The length of the pin is more likely related to the size of the zipper and the type rather than being an individualistic factor. I would get the size of the zipper from the slider on the broken zipper and search online for that size in your zipper's type (coil, metal, etc.). If you are looking for a zipper kit, some do include the pin, notably Sullivan's zipper repair kits.
how do i do this without having to sewing
You will have to sew
So...... I'm going to take this two steps further I'm going to make a zipper pin and closure for an old canvas army ten zipper and a pop up camper zipper that will be used to make a clear waterproof front for a sports brella feeding station for my cross beaked Americana in thirty-three to sixty agree driving rain. I will use a plastic soldering method I have developed.
thank god there's loud obnoxious background music
You ruined another jacket though damn
Why did you have to buy another coat. Just buy a new zipper and cut the zipper pin from that.
So now you have a repaired jacket and a newly damaged one?
Hi! I appreciate the increased engagement from your comment! Also: not in the least. The jacket I purchased was already damaged. It has many holes in the lining, and the lining was coming undone from the jacket. Though I can understand your concern, your comment may have been aided by some forethought and contextual consideration: my channel is a diy channel, it's a lot more likely I'm going to use that jacket for...a DIY...than waste it.
Thank you for explaining. I am unfamiliar with your channel and it wasn't clear to me if you were using a good coat for the sake of the demonstration. I didn't think it was something you would do or recommend but I was confused. I had been watching a variety of videos about repairing zippers.
@@jeleavitt I appreciate your response, and am glad I could clarify this. 👍
Uh... did you just destroy one zipper to fix another, basically rendering one coat useless that would no doubt still be appreciated by someone in need??? You're kidding, right? You know these pins can be readily found on Amazon and most certainly can be installed by human hands, right?
This is zipper pin replacement. Not fix.