How To Clean A Zip

• Your zipper is not running smoothly but there is no visible damage. It might feel like it’s dragging or getting sticky at points, even though it’s not trapping any fabric.
• Your zipper has encountered mud, sand, or dust in its life.
• Anytime! This is great regular maintenance (especially for bike bags…)

• Spare toothbrush
• Zipper wax

With the zipper unzipped, take the toothbrush to the teeth on one side then the other. Your goal is to brush any grains of sand, dust, and dirt out from between and around the teeth, so make sure that you are getting thorough coverage with the bristles.

Run zip wax along teeth. Zip back up and run wax along the front and back of the zip.

Zip and unzip your item several times, working the wax through the slider and around the zipper. Buff any excess wax with the toothbrush.