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ANY REDISTRIBUTION OR REPRODUCTION OF PART OR ALL OF THE CONTENTS OF THE SITE IN ANY FORM IS PROHIBITED UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED IN OUR COPYRIGHT + USAGE POLICY. We found a good selection Dritz® Fix-A-Zipper™ Replacement Kits at Joann Fabrics.ĬOPYRIGHT © 2009-2022 Sew4Home LLC: ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Be sure the teeth are completely inside of the slider before closing. Then insert the other side of the teeth into the slider, then close firmly. If the zipper’s teeth are completely open, 2) place the slider over one side of the teeth.For a non-separating zipper, 1) place the slider over the closed teeth and press the jaws of slider firmly together.Insert the opposite side of the zipper – the “pin” (oh my goodness, another new word) into the slider.Press the jaws of the slider firmly together to close the slider over the zipper teeth.For this type of zipper, place one side of the opened slider over the zipper just above the bottom “retainer box.” That is your new word for the day: the little square stop at the bottom of a separating zipper is called a retainer box! Our sample test was done on a separating zipper.We found it easiest to apply downward pressure on the pull tab and the tool at the same time to open the slider.The tool acts like a lever to pop open the slider.Insert the forked end of the tool into middle of slider.Flip the pull tab up toward the top of the slider.Open up the kit package and remove the new slider and the flat slider pry tool.Use a pair a pliers and a screwdriver to pry open and remove the old slider. In some cases, the original slider may have already fallen off the zipper, but usually, whatever is left of the slider will be stuck in place.Next, make sure the width of the zipper is correct by placing the closed zipper next to the actual size illustration on the back of the package.As you can see in the photos above, it’s pretty easy to tell one style from another. Your first step is to determine which kit you need for your zipper repair.On our test, the Dritz® replacement slider was actually better looking than the original! All three of the sliders themselves are metal and look like a standard slider. Each kit is designed to fit a standard 5mm zipper (also known as a Size 5), with the style options accommodating molded plastic, metal, and nylon coil zippers. There are three styles of Fix-A-Zippper™ replacement slider kits. Before you toss out your favorite bag or attempt to close up your fleece jacket with a row of chip clips, check out how quick and easy it is to do-it-yourself with Dritz®. The Fix-A-Zipper™ replacement slider kits from Dritz® provide a simple, no-sew solution. The most common element to fail is the zipper slider the good news is, this can also be the easier part to replace. Broken zipper = broken heart! When a zipper doesn’t zip, not only does its name no longer have any meaning… it is a major frustration because it means something either won’t close or won’t open.