REDUCING THE RISK OF
JAMMING FABRIC IN THE ZIP
with your thumb facing you.
slider underneath with your remaining 3
Use this action for opening or closing.
WHAT TO DO IF THE ZIPPER
GETS CAUGHT
Do not try and pull all the fabric in one
go. Do not force the slider or the fabric.
IF THE SLIDER DOES NOT CLOSE
THE ZIPPER PROPERLY
open ever so slightly. When this occurs
teeth or coil together tightly enough and
the slider together. Try top to bottom
CRIMPING A ZIP-SLIDER
the coil tightly enough. Wear and tear may
cause the gap marked A to open up.
See Figure 11.
By simply ‘crimping” the slider together at
solves the problem most of the time.
Crimping in other planes is worth a try if B
& C does not work. This is to be done
See Figure 11.
A
B
C
Figure 11
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