[Milsurplus] Lube for old, hard to move zippers ?

[Bill Blodgett]

Use regular bar soap to lube a zipper.  Brush off any surplus soap chips after running zipper up & down a few times.  No staining issues.

73s,

Bill
W5WHB
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Bill Blodgett
Arlington, Texas



> On Jun 1, 2025, at 6:49 PM, Facility 406 <facility_406 at bruteforcedevelopment.com> wrote:
> 
>> But i wonder if there’s something i could lube the zipper track with, something that would not migrate to the canvas bag itself. Maybe, “ChapStick”, lip balm ?
>> I do NOT want any ingress to the canvas bag itself.  Ideas, or what have you done ?
> 
> Chapstick will migrate into EVERYTHING!  It's a freaking mess, don't even try it.  I've seen one stick migrate in the heat to cover 1/3 of the inside of a sedan, causing more of a mess than the human mind can even comprehend.
> 
> There are teflon based dry-lube sprays out there, I'd look into those.
> 
> Here is a type sold at Home Depot:
> 
> https://www.homedepot.com/p/Blaster-9-3-oz-Advanced-Dry-Lube-Spray-Lubricant-16-TDL/202532762
> 
> As always, test in an area before slathering your zipper.
> 
> Kurt
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