Bladerunner
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Frozen zippers ?
Checking over the gear for IBB and found all 3 zippers on my 10m Synergy stuck. REALLY stuck !
I know this topic came up years ago ?
This was a salt water kite before I bought it and the zippers were sticky all along. I haven't flown the Syn for a year so it has sat in the kite shed
without heat and pretty high humidity for all that time. ( I did do them with wax back before I stored them ? )
Am I stuck ? :puzzled:
Just curious . I have heard of this on Arcs but wonder if it's an issue with Flysurfer zippers as well ?
[ Ha Ha, Flysurfer bags zipper was starting to stick . Still wonder if this happens on Flysurfer kites zippers? )
Kites: 2.5m Profoil , Quadrifoil XL kitesurfer, NPW 5 Danger.
Flexifoil: 1.7m Sting, 4.9m Blade 3, 9m Blade 2.
Flysurfer : 19m Speed 2 SA, 7m Pulse
Peter Lynn :18m Phantom, 15m Synergy, 10m Synergy, 1200 Farc, 460 Sarc, 130 Tarc, 5m Peel, 4.2m , 6.4, 8.5 C-Quads, 3.5 LS2 single skin.
Rides: Flexi / P.L. Frankin'Buggy , Shaped + straight skiis, sand skis, Coyote blades. Core 95 ATB. RKB R2 ATB .
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A soak in hot water helped me unfreeze a zipper on an arc before. Then I worked the sipper a few times and it was clean
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You can also use vinegar. It will break down the salt.
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Bladerunner
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Thanks,
I'll give those a try. Glad folks have had success !
I have sort of decided I will take my Pulse to fill the wind speed the 10m will but I still need to get them moving. Leaving the 10 will give me room
for the 460 and I almost never get to fly that kite .
Kites: 2.5m Profoil , Quadrifoil XL kitesurfer, NPW 5 Danger.
Flexifoil: 1.7m Sting, 4.9m Blade 3, 9m Blade 2.
Flysurfer : 19m Speed 2 SA, 7m Pulse
Peter Lynn :18m Phantom, 15m Synergy, 10m Synergy, 1200 Farc, 460 Sarc, 130 Tarc, 5m Peel, 4.2m , 6.4, 8.5 C-Quads, 3.5 LS2 single skin.
Rides: Flexi / P.L. Frankin'Buggy , Shaped + straight skiis, sand skis, Coyote blades. Core 95 ATB. RKB R2 ATB .
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I use SailKote by McLube http://www.mclubemarine.com/sailkote/
You can buy it at Marine Stores. I use it on my zips and pulleys. Its a dry lube and it prevents sand, salt, etc. from sticking to stuff and its
marketed for use on anything that slides. I think it would help free your zip and keep it free in the future.
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Fixed Bridle Quiver: MAC Bego 400, JOJO ET Instinct 2.5 & 5.5, Lil Devil 1.5, Sting 1.2
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I use Purell on my zipper. Works good!
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Sailkote works well, there is also a marine product called salt away that will dissolve salt crust. silicone spray will also help your zip slip.
None of these will help Angus.
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dangerdan
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White candle wax used to be an old time remedy for sticky zippers
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Bladerunner
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Ha Ha ,
I thought about you Angus when I wrote this. Nice to see the zipper is looking clean and healthy !
Yes, I had used zipper wax on the Syn not long before I stored it. That is why I am shocked to find all 3 jammed.
Kites: 2.5m Profoil , Quadrifoil XL kitesurfer, NPW 5 Danger.
Flexifoil: 1.7m Sting, 4.9m Blade 3, 9m Blade 2.
Flysurfer : 19m Speed 2 SA, 7m Pulse
Peter Lynn :18m Phantom, 15m Synergy, 10m Synergy, 1200 Farc, 460 Sarc, 130 Tarc, 5m Peel, 4.2m , 6.4, 8.5 C-Quads, 3.5 LS2 single skin.
Rides: Flexi / P.L. Frankin'Buggy , Shaped + straight skiis, sand skis, Coyote blades. Core 95 ATB. RKB R2 ATB .
Ken (K2)
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If I were you, I'd just move to Denver. Our zippers don't stick out here 
Seriously, though, thanks for the tips. You salty dogs sold me a couple of bags with stuck zippers and I have always wondered... |
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