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The zipper is stuck on the overhead storage area on my T-Top. Any suggestions on unsticking it? I'm sure it's just salt corrosion.
Zipper stuck on overhead storage compartment
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Never mind. Just used a hammer and lightly banged on the zippers till they came lose. Washed everything out and applied some zipper lube on there.
Zippers are definitely a PM thing that we (including me!) often don't realize we need until after we realize we need it... did I say that right? 
Personally, I like beeswax as it goes on dry so there's no chance of attracting dirt. But lube is good, too.
Personally, I like beeswax as it goes on dry so there's no chance of attracting dirt. But lube is good, too.
Are you talking beeswax from a toilet bowl ring or something else?Zippers are definitely a PM thing that we (including me!) often don't realize we need until after we realize we need it... did I say that right?
Personally, I like beeswax as it goes on dry so there's no chance of attracting dirt. But lube is good, too.
No, you can buy a 1lb block of it from a craft store... probably online, as well. I still have over 1/2 of a 1lb block that I bought nearly 20 years ago for about $10. I cut it into a cube of about 1" for easy handling and toss it in a ziploc in my toolbox. I use it on snaps, too.
It takes a bit longer than the lube to really work it's way in there.
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Definitely something you need to use once in a while just to make sure it doesn't get all crusted up. I hadn't opened that zipper in probably two years.Zippers are definitely a PM thing that we (including me!) often don't realize we need until after we realize we need it... did I say that right?
Personally, I like beeswax as it goes on dry so there's no chance of attracting dirt. But lube is good, too.
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If it's corroded you can get 30% vinegar and put it in a spray bottle and the acid will dissolve the corrosion. It will free
Up the zipper. I soaked some corroded zippers on side curtains in the vinegar. It freed them and then I lubed them.