Fixing Leather Pant Zipper in one night.

[i_am_the_koi]

HELP!!!


I've got a pop-up trackday tomorrow that I wasn't expecting.

My leathers fit! :banana

But the zipper busted last time I wore them to a trackday and I never got them fixed.

Any suggestions?

Ducktape?

Rivots and string?

Someone want to come over and fix my zipper for beer?

 

[WFO]

Go see your nearby cobbler.

 

[i_am_the_koi]

Need to be able to do it myself as I work all day and nobody will be open by the time I get home.

 

[sprorchid]

any tailor should be able to fix it for you while you wait.

 

[Abacinator]

safety pins!

 

[ctwo]

Did the zipper rip out of the leathers and is otherwise intact to the guidelines/tape, so you could use some fishing line, or whatever is the proper waxed nylon thread, and sew it back? Or are there missing/bent teeth? Does it just need to be re-threaded back together?

 

[i_am_the_koi]

The zipper piece is gone and just the two sides with the teeth remain.

Nothing broken on the teeth, just needs a new zipper piece.

I was thinking fishing line sewn in or maybe industrial safety pins?

 

[ctwo]

That would seem easy to fix, if you had a new zipper piece (slider).

 

[gixxerjeff]

Brief thread jack, sorry.
Koi, did I walk right by you in the NASCAR paddock on Sunday?
Were you wearing a National Guard jacket??
I saw what I thought was you but was unable to navigate the chaos. to say hi.

 

[i_am_the_koi]

Brief thread jack, sorry.
Koi, did I walk right by you in the NASCAR paddock on Sunday?
Were you wearing a National Guard jacket??
I saw what I thought was you but was unable to navigate the chaos. to say hi.

Wasn't me

I didn't go this year and especially not wearing a national guard jacket.

 

[easter bunny]

Don't use safety pins. Trust me they will open and stab you in the crotchial area. There's also a good chance they'll tear through the leather if you only use one or two.

Any K Mart of Walmart will sell zippers in the back with the sewing supplies. How are your sewing skills?

 

[stangmx13]

i wonder if u can buy that piece or a repair kit at Michaels, Walmart, or somewhere.

 

[two wheel tramp]

Come to SF. I have a friend.

 

[gixxerjeff]

Wasn't me

I didn't go this year and especially not wearing a national guard jacket.

Well I'm glad I didn't force my way over there and make (another) ass of myself. :laughing

 

[i_am_the_koi]

Come to SF. I have a friend.

Not going to be able to make it to SF tonight.

 

[two wheel tramp]

Not going to be able to make it to SF tonight.

 

[Rob]

I used one of these and put a big blob of epoxy all around the zipper to hold it together on my 'stich. I thinking target or walmart will have similar products... and... YMMV

https://www.amazon.com/Bihood-Unive...1498603636&sr=8-9&keywords=zipper+replacement

 

[KrustyKruser]

I could possibly fix it, as I have extra brass zippers. But t I can't do it tonight. My best thought is to sew it closed before each session.

 

[anytwowilldo]

Need to be able to do it myself as I work all day and nobody will be open by the time I get home.

Did the original sliding closure mechanism bend and pull off? I was able to reassemble a zipper by reinstalling the slider and working all the little teeth in the past. If you don't have it, you may be able to buy a new quality zipper and use just the slider. You may have something less valuable to you right now that you can scavenge the slider off. As I remember, once you get it on, all you have to worry about are the teeth under it. You should be able to knit those together easily. It is worth a try.

 

[shouldnthave]

Do you have a two piece, or areostich you could use instead? Know anyone your size? Ping FTD and see if they have a loaner?