What to do if clothes get stuck in zipper?

Most clothes have zippers. If you feel the weather is a bit cold, you can zip up the zipper to keep warm. However, in the process of zipping up and down, the clothes often get stuck in the zipper. At this time, the zipper cannot be pulled up or down. But don't use brute force. Instead, use the following methods to deal with it.

What to do if clothes get stuck in zipper?

First, lay or flatten the clothes, adjust the zipper, and make it as straight as possible.

Second, check if the inside of the zipper is stuck by clothing. If so, slowly move the stuck clothing out. Remember to pull the zipper while moving the clothes.

Third, you can pour a little laundry detergent or apply some soap on the zipper and the stuck clothes to lubricate the clothes and zipper.

Fourth, if it still cannot be opened, use a knife to gently pry the zipper's teeth and pry it out from the stuck place.

Fifth, if the zipper still cannot be opened, go to a tailor shop and get a new one.

This dress has a metal zipper. When the zipper is closed, the fabric next to it can easily get caught in the middle of the zipper, causing it to get stuck.

When it gets stuck, you can pour a little laundry detergent on the zipper and the stuck clothes to lubricate the clothes and zipper. This greatly reduces friction and makes it possible to pull out the zipper easily.

The detergent here should be poured on the zipper's gap to completely wet the clothes stuck in it. As shown in Figure 3.

After pulling out the stuck zipper, you can use water to wash off the remaining detergent and then blow dry the clothes with a hair dryer.

Tips for repairing a broken zipper

Tools and materials you'll need to repair a torn zipper:

Needle-nosed pliers Zipper puller (If the zipper puller is badly damaged and can't hold the zipper on both sides, or if the zipper puller is plastic, you may need a zipper puller of the same size, which can usually be found on other old clothing)

To repair a torn zipper:

1. Remove the chain teeth at the end (on the same side as the zipper head), pry them apart with force and clamp them up.

2. Remove the zipper head and you can see that it has been severely deformed.

3. If the zipper pull is metal, use pliers to clamp it back to its original width. 100how Tip: If the original zipper head is not seriously damaged, you don’t have to remove it. You can just clamp it on the zipper with pliers.

If the zipper pull is plastic, there is no other choice but to replace it with one of the same size.

4. Install the repaired zipper pull or the new zipper pull back onto the zipper.

5. Use pliers to replace the end chain tooth that was removed in step 1 and clamp it in place.

6. Okay, it’s so dense. It's much faster than replacing a zipper and saves money.