Remove Salt Build up on a Zipper

How to Remove Salt Build up on a Zipper
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How to Remove Salt Build up on a Zipper

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Whether its from roads and sidewalks in the winter or from the air and water near the ocean salt can be a problem for manmade materials. Salt buildup often occurs on the zippers of scuba gear boots tents and certain boating materials like curtains. Zippers should be cleaned of salt buildup so that they dont stick or corrode. There are multiple tactics you can use to remove salt from zippers and keep your items in working condition. Open the zipper as much as possible. This should ensure that you use the cleaning methods in every bit of the zipper possible. Use your fingers to hold the zipper by the pull and tug up and down. Try using needle nose pliers to hold the zipper by the slider or car and try to move that up and down.

Use beeswax to loosen the zipper. If the zipper is stuck try rubbing it with beeswax or a block of paraffin wax before cleaning it. You can find such items at health stores hardware stores and some supermarkets.

Rinse the zipper thoroughly with freshwater. Sometimes salt will dissolve in freshwater. Wash the zipper under a tap or hose. Alternately you can use a bucket of warm water.

Wash the zipper with a soap solution. Use a non detergent soap solution in a bucket of warm water. Use a stiff brush to scrub the zipper.

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