What should I do if the bag zipper is difficult to close?

People usually use all kinds of bags. For example, women often bring their favorite bags when going out. There are also computer bags and larger bags used when traveling, etc. These bags are of different sizes, colors and styles, but they usually have one thing in common, that is, there are zippers on the bags. If the zipper on the bag is difficult to pull, you can take the following solutions.

What should I do if the bag zipper is difficult to close?

Pulled too tight. This often happens to zippers that have not been used for a long time or are new zippers. Because the zipper is very stiff, pulling it hard will cause the zipper teeth to deform and damage the zipper. If you encounter this situation, you can gently pull it repeatedly a few times and it will become slippery.

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Pulling too hard. It will cause some of the zipper teeth to fall off. Once such a problem occurs, the zipper must be replaced in time.

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Too tight. It is easy to break the zipper, and once the zipper is too tight, it will be scrapped.

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The zipper is too tight. The zipper is wrinkled and gets stuck. Just rub some candle on it and it will work fine.

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Keep dry. Don't let the zipper be corroded by water. Although the zipper is not easy to rust, it will become rough after being corroded by water. Rubbing the zipper with a candle may solve the problem.

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Do not apply oil or oily substances to the zipper. It may have worked well at the time, but the oily cloth tape will absorb dust, making the zipper awkward to use and becoming less and less useful. The solution is to wash away the oil stains on the cloth belt to solve the problem.

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Prevent zippers from coming into contact with acidic and alkaline substances. What zippers fear most are these corrosive substances because of the nature of aluminum alloy. Once attacked by acids and reducing substances, the zipper will no longer work properly. Only by rubbing it repeatedly with a candle can it be brought back to life.

What should I do if the zipper is difficult to pull?

Hold the tail part of the zipper, straighten it, and then pull it from bottom to top to see if it is smooth. If not, you can find some wax and apply it on the zipper surface. This wax can be obtained from the outer packaging of some medicines, or of course a candle will work too. Rub it back and forth on the zipper a few times.

If you don't have wax, you can use a few drops of sewing machine oil. Don't use engine oil, as it is too dark and dirty. This will be clean and smooth.

You can sew a windbreaker hook on the zipper. This hook can hook the square hole at the top of the zipper, so that the zipper can move freely.

If this method doesn't work, you can replace the zipper head with a better metal zipper head, and it will quickly and smoothly return to normal. If it doesn't work, you can replace all of them with new ones.