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Topic: Corroded zip

Posted By: NickM99
Subject: Corroded zip
Date Posted: 12 Nov 17 at 9:47am

What is the best way to get salt-encrusted corrosion out of a sailing top zip? Soaking in hot water and dry lube have failed....

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Posted By: 423zero
Date Posted: 12 Nov 17 at 11:35am

If all else fails you can pick it out with a pin.

Posted By: Wiclif
Date Posted: 12 Nov 17 at 6:28pm

Boiling hot water straight out of the kettle

Posted By: iGRF
Date Posted: 12 Nov 17 at 6:40pm

Vinegar can sometimes help, depends on the zip type.

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Posted By: craiggo
Date Posted: 13 Nov 17 at 11:01am

Cola

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Posted By: laser193713
Date Posted: 13 Nov 17 at 1:32pm

Originally posted by craiggo

Cola

I have heard that diet works best because the sugar actually inhibits the acid in full fat coke.

Posted By: catmandoo
Date Posted: 13 Nov 17 at 10:21pm

And when slider is corroded away with salt , has anyone found one of the retro fit slider solutions to work and if so which , my magic marine bouyancy aid slider given up life

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Posted By: zippyRN
Date Posted: 13 Nov 17 at 10:45pm

Originally posted by laser193713

Originally posted by craiggo

Cola

I have heard that diet works best because the sugar actually inhibits the acid in full fat coke.

in that case you may as well just make up a solution of acetic or phosphoric acid and soda stream them

Posted By: NickM99
Date Posted: 15 Nov 17 at 2:19pm

Thanks for all the suggestions guys. In this case all failed. Sadly the bin beckons.

Posted By: Sam.Spoons
Date Posted: 22 Nov 17 at 2:25pm

Just as an antidote to all that serious sh!t going on in the dinghy dev forum I wondered if anybody else thought this thread title sounded like the name of a fronter town in a dodgy western?

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Posted By: Rupert
Date Posted: 22 Nov 17 at 5:37pm

More like a prog rock band.

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Posted By: sixlasers
Date Posted: 23 Nov 17 at 9:17am

I bought an expensive top from a well known manufacturer. At the end of the second season I had exactly the same problem. I found a seamstress who replaced the zip with an all plastic one for £20. No issues from then on.