Power Kite Forum

Stuck Zipper...... Ouch!!!

g00fba11 - 31-8-2011 at 06:41 PM

I am sure someone will answer this quickly.....

how do you get a zipper on a kite that is stuck solid to free up???

Thanks in advance......

thanson2001ok - 31-8-2011 at 08:24 PM

I picked up a couple of Venoms cheap a few months ago. All the zippers were stuck, really stuck. All I did was soak them in very hot water and, poof, I was able to work them loose and clean them up good as new. I used a small brush to clean the gunk off.

Others recommend some lubricants but I never needed to do that. There is another thread on this topic. Let me see if I can find it.
http://www.powerkiteforum.com/viewthread.php?tid=18006&p...

Kamikuza - 31-8-2011 at 10:07 PM

What he said. I used the tiniest amount of WD-40 before washing too, but it was probably unnecessary. After it's working, use some SailKote on them :thumbup:

AD72 - 31-8-2011 at 10:20 PM

I used a steam cleaner. Worked the charm.

g00fba11 - 1-9-2011 at 03:26 PM

hey thanks all.... thanson2001oS-P-A-M-L-I-N-K-s hot water did the trick..... soaked the stuck zipper in hot water for about 20 minutes..... and now it works like a champ....

thanks again......

AD72 - 1-9-2011 at 03:34 PM

:bigok:

thanson2001ok - 1-9-2011 at 03:38 PM

SAVE!

Good job. (PKF has saved the day for me on so many things and this is just one. Kudos go to the other smart guys on here.)