How To Fix a Stuck Zipper

  • November 24, 2009
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Fix a stuck zipper with a few household items.

You Will Need

  • Tweezers
  • A pencil
  • Bar soap
  • Lip balm
  • Petroleum jelly
  • Olive oil
  • A cotton swab
How To Fix a Stuck Zipper: Start tugging

Step 1: Start tugging

Gently tug the lining or garment that is stuck in the zipper. Use tweezers if you cannot pull it out with your fingers.

Do not force the zipper. You may break it and ruin the garment.

How To Fix a Stuck Zipper: Use pencil lead

Step 2: Use pencil lead

Rub pencil lead against both sides of the zipper. The graphite will act as a lubricant.

How To Fix a Stuck Zipper: Use household items

Step 3: Use household items

Apply bar soap, lip balm, petroleum jelly, or olive oil to the zipper with a cotton swab.

Bar soap can be washed off the easiest, and will not stain most materials.

How To Fix a Stuck Zipper: Wiggle zipper

Step 4: Wiggle zipper

Wiggle the zipper once the product has been applied, working the product into the teeth of the zipper.

Gideon Sundback invented the zipper in 1913.

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