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Old 11-11-07, 05:48 PM
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Another drysuit question,shoulder zip is quite stiff,seems to be a build up of bees wax,any suggestions to a way of freeing it off or am I looking at a new zip?

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Another drysuit question,shoulder zip is quite stiff,seems to be a build up of bees wax,any suggestions to a way of freeing it off or am I looking at a new zip?

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Hi Lee, just try warm water & a tooth brush....way cheaper that a new zip
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I bought some of that beaver zip lube stuff when mine got stiff. I let it run into the zipper mechanism itself, keeps it nice and lose
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Or a hairdrier. The warm air will soften it up, an then if you open & close the zip, it will even out the wax.
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Few good methods that the others have said.

I found that using beeswax wasn't really giving me the lubing that I desired so I ditched it and started using proper zip lube after that. MUCH better. I'd definitely recommend it!
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Yep the Beaver ziplube stuff is ace. I've used it for a long time now and everyone comments how silky-smooth the zip is. That's why now lots of people in the club use it. We're now the silky-smooth zip club.
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Yep the Beaver ziplube stuff is ace. I've used it for a long time now and everyone comments how silky-smooth the zip is. That's why now lots of people in the club use it. We're now the silky-smooth zip club.
Is that the stuff in the aerosol can?
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Nope it's the painty stuff.

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