Beeswax oil for zippers

[willowstreetguzziguy]

Have a pair of Tourmaster riding boots with zippers on both sides. Had them since 2017 and every time I put them on, the zippers are a bear to pull up. Decided to rub some of this beeswax oil on each of them. Well, I almost ripped them off the boot, they zipped up so effortlessly!

Then I wiped some on the zippers of my leather riding jacket and what a difference!

So why not put it on the zippers on my tank bag and same thing….wow!

It’s like oil on a rusty hinge.

[Caffeineo]

Sold. I have used paraffin wax on zippers and it helps but some are still hard. Going to give the bee's wax a go. Thanks for sharing.

[blackcat]

In a pinch I’ve used olive oil on my Sidi boots, I figured with them being Italian boots it would work and of course it did work. But the beeswax sounds like a better choice and I have a bottle of that furniture polish. 

[Tkelly]

Liquid soap also helps.

[John A]

Liquid soap also helps.

Then I would risk looking foolish if bubbles started forming. I use silicone grease, like DC4 or dielectric.

[guzzler]

 I put a bit of Dubbin on mine when they get a bit hard to zip up/doen.
Also works a treat.
Cheers

[73 sport]

  I've used Obaaufs leather treatment products for the last seventy years. My boots, jacket, gloves, holsters, knife sheaths are still in good condition, all extremely used and abused.

[SmithSwede]

I use Breakfree CLP, a light gun oil.  Its major benefit is it does not attract and hold dust and grit. 

I keep a little container of the oil with a small cotton patch soaking in it.  Every Sunday I go over the zippers.  It makes a huge difference in use, and the zippers last much longer.

[73 sport]

    I have brass Talon zippers in some of my gear from the '40s from LL Bean. They still work without lubrication.

[guzziart]

I use Chapstick on difficult zippers, it's cheap and readily available.

[ray bear]

coconut oil is the best, and if your tapping a thread into stainless steel it is magic eliminates chatter and galling, I gave up buying expensive cutting fluids a long time ago .

[Ncdan]

While on motorcycle trips and a sticky jacket zipper occurs, I have used a motels bar of Complementary bar of soap. Simply rub it up and down both sides of the zipper, it’s immediate and last a long time in relieving a hard to zip sticky coat or boot zipper.

[MG_rider]

When your zipper pulls wear out contact these guys...

https://www.fixnzip.com/

[Tkelly]

Happy national zipper day,keeping stuff together since 1913.

[Manuelagrant]

In a pinch, I've used greenleafguru olive oil on my Sidi boots, assuming that being Italian boots, it would work—and it did. However, beeswax sounds like a better choice, and I happen to have herbalhighsociety a bottle of furniture polish containing it.

[mhershon]

I bought that Howard Feed-N-Wax, works like a charm. Thanks!

[willowstreetguzziguy]

I bought that Howard Feed-N-Wax, works like a charm. Thanks!

YES! It works..

[Stretch]

They sell  "Zipper Lube" in tubes like chapstick - various vendors.
They all seem to be beeswax based.

I've got several for the Aerostich and the leathers. They work great;
both on metal and plastic zips. Boat owners like the stuff too, for their
various zippered covers and stuff.

And those little chapstick-like tubes do give one a clever opening
gambit for those awkward social situations: "Lube your zipper?" 

                                                -Stretch

[Perazzimx14]

This is getting to be like an oil thread?

I use conventional lube on metal zippers  until the 1st service the full synthetic afterwards. Plastic zippers I use full synthetic from the beginning. I do change it at 1/2 the recommended interval and send samples off to Blackstone every other ride.

[guzziart]

This is getting to be like an oil thread?

I use conventional lube on metal zippers  until the 1st service the full synthetic afterwards. Plastic zippers I use full synthetic from the beginning. I do change it at 1/2 the recommended interval and send samples off to Blackstone every other ride.

What no fancy shmancy automatic scottzipperoiler for hundreds of dollars for maximum performance and zipper life??!!