Stuck zippers.

[ol__grouch]

No, I'm not talking about my pants. I just bought a decent older pop up that actually has good canvas. most of the cheaper ones I looked at were pretty bad. I don't mind doing some work as I can make it my own and do some things that work better such as some latches like we use at work to hold the top down.

My first challenge is to get the zippers on the canvas working better. I'm going to try and find some paraffin wax to rub on the zippers. I learned this trick back in the 60's with an early style camper that had canvas. If I can't find any (I haven't seen it in years but I haven't been looking.) what is a good ersatz replacement? I may only use this camper a few times per year but at $1000 and in decent shape, I couldn't pass it up.

[Johno02]

Beeswax

[K_Charles]

I 2nd the bar of soap

[ol__grouch]

toedtoes wrote:
Bar soap, lip balm. Heard you can use a graphite pencil (rub it on the teeth) - haven't tried it, but might be worth a shot.

I had forgotten about pencils. Lip balm is also a good thing to remember. As for bar soap, that's a bit problematic as it's water soluble and the zippers in question are on the outside. Thanks for the reminder. I've got one that is REALLY stuck.

[toedtoes]

Bar soap, lip balm. Heard you can use a graphite pencil (rub it on the teeth) - haven't tried it, but might be worth a shot.