Don't throw it away! How to Fix split zippers with this easy method
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- Опубліковано 9 лют 2025
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Have you ever had a zipper slider stop closing the teeth on the chain? Don’t replace the zipper or throw the item out. Instead, fix the zipper! In this tips and tricks video, we’ll show you how to put life back into a worn zipper slider to make it work like new again. This trick works with metal sliders on any kind of zipper chain. Best of all, it only take a couple of minutes and uses a tool that you probably already have in your DIY supplies! Learn how to save your favorite garment or accessory from the trash by watching this handy video right now.
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Excellent! Thankyou so much. Haven't been able to zip up my jacket for a couple of years and now I can!!
I love the fact that you get right to the point! Some UA-camrs have the gift of gab and they take way too long to explain something wasting everyone’s time. LOL? 😁
Some youtubers thing along the lines of "the longer the better".
Same with recipe sites; however, I think enough comedians got on their case that they finally put a skip to recipe button right at the beginning, so we don't have to read about how X season reminds you of Y relative's Z recipe...
Perfect! Your quick help was a God send!
Yeah, that or they just play awful music and say nothing! This video was perfect!
Thanks. My zipper is now fixed. Ya’ll are fantastic. May God bless ya’ll.
Glad we were able to help!
I'm not sure how long this will work, but thank you so much! Worked great on a $225 motorcycle tank bag I was about to replace. Again. Great tip!
Thank you thank you thank you I have a fanny pack that I love so much with a broken zipper. My husband just fixed it because I found your video 😊
So glad we were able to help! Enjoy your fanny pack!! 😊
This is great my mother used to work at Coats and Clark zipper factory in Norfolk or Newport News I’m not sure which and she used to fix anybody zipper that had a problem still have a mother-in-law and she can do the same thing
I followed your tutorial and it worked well but after a few weeks I had to do it again. This time I used “DRY TEFLON LUBE”, and applied it sparingly to the zipper! It worked perfectly and made the slider close very easily and smoothly! You can pick up this Lube at your favorite Hardware Store or Bicycle Shop. I hope my suggestion helps!
The remark you made about only applying pressure to the bottom zipper Was just what I needed. I watched another tutorial before yours. And I was confused what I was doing wrong. You put me on the right path, thank you.
Thank you for this!! A very simple fix to do . I feel silly not to have figured it out before!!! ( My Mom was a " seamstress " in that she could make dresses, shirts, robes etc., etc. I bet she knew and never told me !!! )
It is crazy, they never tell you. Thank GOD for thus UTUBE channel.
Just watched and just did it for my brand new pickle ball bag and it worked! I hope it continues to function! Thank you!
Thank you so much for providing this video! You saved me the expense of replacing my broken zipper garment. You’re priceless! ❤️
You're a life saver. thanks.
Don’t know why this is an advertisement, But this video is definitely Helpful.
Thats super helpful - you just saved an APC bag 😍
So glad we were able to help! Hope you continue to enjoy your bag!! 😊
@@SailriteWorkbench I do love you work and you have a great personality 🌹
Quite literally the most informative video I've watched on UA-cam in ages. Thank you.
I just love UA-cam, I had a backpack with a broken zipper, and now it is fixed after watching a couple of free online videos - amazing!
I can't tell you how many times this has happened to me. Thank you, I've liked and subscribed!
Thanks for the useful tip. 👍
Glad it was helpful!
Wow! This worked perfectly for the inside zipper in one of my Burberry purses! I thought for sure it was just broken forever! Awesome thank you for the simple fix!
I'm so glad it worked for you! Hope you enjoy your bag 😊
@raquel..A True Beauty ✨️!!..,~Peace, K🥀
Very helpful! My well-used trousers are now fixed. Thank you!
Love a good hack! Subscribed. 🙋🏻♀️
I have an expensive purse I love and have been keeping just hoping to fix it .THANK YOU ..I love simple things particularly simple fixes 😊❤
Woohoo! We're absolutely thrilled to hear that our video helped you fix your purse. Simple fixes are truly the best, aren't they? If you ever need more assistance or have other items you'd like us to cover, just let us know. We're here to help! 😊
A shoe repair shop might be helpful if DIY doesn’t work. ✌🏽
The perfect video. Nice and short, straight to the point and worked a treat. Thank you so much!
It took me longer to find the pliers than fixing the slider! Thank you!
💀.."hee hee hee.."✌️😉
I believe you may have just saved my, LV min duffel bag purse. My mother bought in 1960-70, & handed down to me. It's been sitting in my closet for years....Guess what I'm going to be rocking tomorrow alllll day. & For that I thank you 🌻
A shoe repair shop might be helpful if DIY doesn’t work. ✌🏽
I just fixed my mother's LV bag. Her smile an appreciation is the best form of payment in this life 🥰
THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH!! Fixed my favorite ancient Fossil wallet.
I have had my backpack since 7th grade. I am in my second year of college and have the same one with the same broken zippers since the 7th grade. This just made my year.
Thank you so much. I was finally able to fix my child's favorite lunch box.
THANK YOU! I didn't have a flat pair of pliers so I used our regular pliers. My husband has been losing weight & wanted to wear a zippered hoodie from long ago. Now he can!
You just saved me fifteen bucks (and I’m pretty sure the shoe repair guy would have done the same thing and charged me that much for less than a minute of work!).
Thanks!
You're a godsend, thank you!
Thank you for this tip, it helped save a new handbag I just bought!
👍🏼👍🏼
Thank you so much for your wonderful videos. Hi from Texas USA.
I did as you directed and it WORKED. Thank you for saving my beleagured and much-loved jacket.
My purse is saved! I also found I needed to use short, firm pulls near the usual base of the zipper, as some of the teeth near the very end of the zipper had become slightly slanted or twisted away from the other teeth. Combined with this video’s tutorial, gentle pressure applied to the base of the zipper pull, this bag might as well be new! Thank you so much!
Fan-freaking-tastic! I just fixed my favorite winter coat in a matter of seconds with pliers from IKEA. Thanks for the tip about the piece of leather/fabric. Brilliantly simple.
You have saved my favorite purse. Many thanks.
Thank you so much for this video. For some reason a new zipper I have was doing that very same thing. I followed the directions here and FIXED IT!!!!
Excellent, thank you!
Thank you so much! This just saved me my favorite backpack!
You guys saved my German military flecktarn coat and my British army mtp Sweatshirt
Brilliant it worked. Small bit of overlapping fabric must of pushed it wide. Trimmed fabric and squashed with pliers and it works 🎉
Thank you so much, it worked and I don’t have to buy a new bag 😊
Thank you for sharing this 👍👍👍👍
I got this recommended as an ad and odd enough, I actually need this.
Yeah, right? 😂
Me too lol
Me too! It’s the first ad I’m actually thankful for. 😅
I got it as an ad while looking for a tutorial on sewing furniture buttons for beginners.
Like yes I do have zipper problems as well I guess I'll watch this ad and save it to a useful folder.
Same 😂
THANK YOU LADY!!!! I was about to throw out my favorite bag that is no where to be found online!! You rock!!!
Thank you so much!!!❤❤❤
I can’t thank you enough! You just saved my favorite jacket, I wear and abuse every day. I know the zipper won’t last forever, but you just helped me make it last a bit longer!
Hello darling.
Oh gosh, I cannot thank you enough for this video.
I ordered a handbag from Temu about 6 months ago. When I first opened the package and took my handbag out the zipper wasn't zipping up properly. It kept opening back up half way down the zip of the bag.
I never did get around to returning it so I was left with a broken handbag.
Thanks to you and your very helpful video I have now fixed the zipper on my bag and it's ready to start using!!!
I'm so happy right now. I just can't wait until tomorrow to show off my cute bag (with a fully working zipper)
Thanks again darling. Have a great weekend 💖 xxx
I'll try this out. Hopefully it will work on my work hoodie. 🤞🙃
I have to say that I was very impressed with this video. I will tell you that I have seen other videos that were claiming the same thing you did. But I caught your video first, so I have to give you the credit. I was about to buy a new briefcase just because of the zipper. But I applied what you stated, and everything is working great. Thank you very much. GOD bless you.
Thank you so much 😊. Video helped us a lot to fix my daughter school bag zip 🎉
Woohoo! For the win!! You just saved a military bag in use regularly! Bless you!!
THIS actually worked!! 😃 Now my favorite leather jacket that I haven't been able to zip for over a year zips up again! Thank you!! Helmet on and off I go!! 🏍️
A zipper did this on some boots I have and following this video it actually fixed them! Thank you
Short and sweet. Thank you! 💙
Oh my word! It worked! I'm 53 and wish I would have know this sooner! Thank you!
lifesaver,had a gym bag on the brink of going in the bin because of a broken zipper and now its good as new
Thank you!!! I’ve been putting off fixing a favorite sequin dress for years, thinking it would be a complex sewing project; all it needed was tightening on the zipper pull! Genius!
so quick and accurate. Thank you.
Thank you I was about to throw out my favorite bag thinking it was hopeless then I thought of UA-cam and there was your video ❤
Fixed my coat zipper. Very useful and straight to the point.
I love you! It took 8 seconds to fix zipper on my jacket. Thank you so much!
This video was perfect to fix my favorite carry-on tote. Thank you from someone with no sewing skills!!!
I just tried it now and my bag's zipper is already fixed!! Wow! I saved a.lot of money! Thanks! 🥰
great method it worked for me
Woah thank you for the advice! I never knew this might be the reason! God bless you guys 💚💚
I'm extremely technically challenged ;-), so I'm amazed it finally worked for me! We'll see for how long... Since my zipper was on a wallet I didn't care about all that much and was pissing me off, I also applied some vegetable oil to the teeth, as suggested in the comments. Pulling the zipper to the beginning, as somebody said in the comments seemed to help eventually. It didn't work when I was squeezing in the middle and I was about to give up. Sick and tired of Chinese crap...
Thank you and everybody else in the comments who shared their experience and also gave helpful tips! 🙂
Used it on my favorite slacks.
It worked!
Thank you
Just wanted to say thank you for this very helpful video! I used needle nose pliers and was very careful. It worked perfectly. Thank you again .
Thank you so much! I was expecting this video to be for replacing my backpack zipper, didn't think it would be a 2 minute solution that has worked perfectly 😂 thank you!
Thank you so much for this video! I have a vintage Longchamp bag with this problem, and it literally took me 30 seconds to fix it with your video!
Thank you for sharing this video!!! Saving me big $$...especially saving me from getting rid of my favorite backpacks!!👍 keep up the great work Sister 🤙
Wow that was nice now I know how to fix my zipper I will remember this video thank you for sharing it with us on UA-cam❤
I was about to replace my whole zipper on my jacket-either costly or time consuming, depending on how I did it. In less than a minute I fixed it thanks to you!!
Wow, that actually worked. Thank you so much. Now I can keep using my favourite bag.
So I’m a semi genius! I did pull the right tool, but I was trying to tighten the top… then I tried your suggestion! And it worked!! Thank you!!!
Thank you so much! Literally took me 30 seconds to fix my expensive ski jacket. its been out of action all year but newly saved just in time for winter :) W tutorial
Thank you that was a needed hack as I have a couple zippers on valuable items to save!
Thank you!! That was super helpful 🎉
Watched the video and didn’t think it would solve the problem. WRONG! It worked!
I have meant to my only custom coat to a tailor or dry cleaners to fix it, one place said they couldn't. This took less than 5 minutes. BRILLIANT DIY!!!
Holy moly, that worked instantly!
Thanks for this straightforward quick fix. It is quick!
I'm trying this on one of my favorite skirts which i rarely wear skirts or dresses so be right back.
It worked! It really worked! Oh thank you so much! I can wear one of my favorite zip up skirts now!
I have a Gucci goose down parka and the zipper was wonky so i tried your advice and its now as good as new! Thank you!
This just saved my favorite Carhartt hoodie. Had to get pretty aggressive, but it worked!! Thanks!!
Thanks! I had no idea how to fix this and have been able to fix a fairly new suitcase that I thought I had to dump. Good as new! 😊
Thank you! You just fixed one of my favorite skirts with pockets!
Thank you so much after a month I barley saw this and did this now my bag close thank you
I tried this on my wallet zipper and it worked perfectly. So quick and easy! Wish I had done this weeks ago!
I’m so surprised and relieved this worked. I used this on my jansport backpack because one of the zippers had derailed, I used a flat head screwdriver to force the rail back into the zipper but then it started opening both sides when zipping it. But I was relieved when I did exactly as the woman said and now I got my backpack working again!
Thank you very help full ❤
thank you so much , you helped me save a jacket from being discarded... I used a pair of pliers to squeeze down the fastner.... its done the job ... me and my jacket are reunited again .... thank you !! ❤
Thanks so much for sharing! I just fixed the zip on my purse when I thought I'd have to throw it out! I watched another video where they did the same thing BUT they did not mention that you need to compress it from the BACK end of the zip and so it didn't work until I tried it your way because I was compressing it from the front. Thank you!!
advice works! right to the point.
Loved your video then ran for my pocketbook, I got a the craft show yrs ago. It has a Dachshund on it and I can’t let go! Zipper did the same. I went to fix it but wouldn’t you know, it’s got broken teeth!! It can’t be done but I tried 😊. I’ll always remember this !!😊
Omg Thanks a million I fixed my broken zipper problem to one of my favorite bags Thank you for sharing 😊
That was great! Thank You!
Thanks so much! I was able to fix my daughter's favourite leather jacket!
Thank tried this and we’ll see if I did it properly. You’re instructions are great