A simple question. What is the best stuff to lube and keep the soft top zippers working easy? Htnks for your help.

 

Mopar zipper lube..

 

Used paraffin or candle wax for years on my YJ. Works great! Recently went hi-tech and ordered the Mopar Zipper Lube. Jury still out.

 

candle wax.

 

All natural bees wax.

 

I used Tire Black, Wet Black, something like that , don't get it on your windows, 2 months later still slick.

 

bar of dial soap. Just don't drop it when your out camping

 

OK.. This isn't quite the same issue.. but I just realized whoever was playing with my back window zipped it up crooked. Its almost 2 inches off and now I can't get it apart. Is there an easy way to get it apart. I tried using needle nose plyers but it was driving me nuts. If I don't find a solution soon i'm just gonna take a knife to it and I really don't wanna do that.

 

Keep the switchblade in check, at least for now.

If you rock the zipper back and forth (side-to-side) and put a fair amount of pressure unzipping, you should be able to work the zipper down one link at a time. Try some lube (candle wax, bees wax, ear wax, whatever), it might make it a bit easier. If you find the "sweet spot", usually the zipper will unclick pretty quick. If you need to go a long distance with the zipper you'll need one more thing - patience.

Good luck!

 

The same thing happened to me. The zipper came apart at the bottom and then the sides were like 2 inches off and out of synch (about 2 inches up too). I was in panic mode for about 20 minutes trying to fix.

Honestly I kept working it. I kept pulling up on the fabric next to the zipper on the window itself while simultaneously pulling down on the slide.

Moving the slide up a bit and down a bit trying to get the teeth to synch.

I don't know how but suddenly BAAM!!! it corrected. I feared I would have to cut it out too.

I guess the bottom line here is keep working...apply lots of GRRR!! Sacrifice a Chicken...throw the bones... it hopefully will work out.

Shy of that see if you can find some sort of canvas repair guys.

Good luck!!