Instructions

• 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.
• TIP: Do not force the zipper. You may break it and ruin the garment.
• Step 2: Use pencil lead Rub pencil lead against both sides of the zipper. The graphite will act as a lubricant.
• Step 3: Use household items Apply bar soap, lip balm, petroleum jelly, or olive oil to the zipper with a cotton swab.
• TIP: Bar soap can be washed off the easiest, and will not stain most materials.
• Step 4: Wiggle zipper Wiggle the zipper once the product has been applied, working the product into the teeth of the zipper.
• FACT: Gideon Sundback invented the zipper in 1913.

You Will Need

• Tweezers
• A pencil
• Bar soap
• Lip balm
• Petroleum jelly
• Olive oil
• A cotton swab