Where to find zipper slider

To find the size of your zipper, measure the width of your zipper teeth when they are closed in millimeters if possible. The measurement might not neatly line up with a zipper size, as the actual size of the zipper tape can vary, but it should roughly correlate. Here's a chart that shows how the exact sizes of the zippers at Sailrite compare to their zipper size. Next, examine the teeth on your zipper. A coil zipper, while also being made of plastic, has smaller teeth that look like a continuous coil.

Zippers with metal teeth are popular in the garment industry and we stock a selection of these here at Sailrite. When you're searching for zipper sliders, you'll also see they are labeled as locking and non-locking. Locking zippers have a small mechanism inside that prevents the slider from moving unless the slider's tab is pulled.

You can see this mechanism engage inside the zipper as you move the pull tab. Non-locking sliders will move if any part of the zipper slider is pulled or even by just pulling the teeth apart. If you liked the function of your existing zipper, you can use the same locking style of slider again.

However, as long as you choose the same size and type slider, the locking vs. So even if your original slider was locking, you can replace it with a non-locking slider as long as the other aspects of the slider match the original. These black, non-locking pull sliders are specially designed to resist corrosion and UV rays. On a standard coil zipper, the zipper pull tab would be on the toothed side.

Ready to shop for a zipper slider? At Sailrite, you will find 4. We also offer a variety of metal zipper sliders and chains. Be the first to Write a Review. Javascript is disabled on your browser. That is, of course, until it gets stuck or broken on a beloved jacket or piece of camping equipment.

Although zippers are an ingenious feat of engineering, they are surprisingly simple to fix as long as you have the right tools. If this information is missing, be sure to call the manufacturer to confirm the particular size. Want to learn how to repair zippers on everything from luggage to clothing to outdoor gear like sleeping bags and tents? Step 1: Check the zipper for the correct slider replacement type and size in the Zipper Repair Kit.

Step 2: If there is a metal zipper stop present on the top of the zipper, remove it using needle nose pliers. If, however, it is a plastic Vislon zipper, you will need to cut the top stop off with nippers. When accessing the top of the zipper becomes difficult, use a seam ripper to remove fabric stitching. Step 3: Remove the old zipper slider by moving it to the top of the zipper and sliding it off.

Step 5: Crimp a new zipper top stop on the top of the zipper using needle nose pliers. When the zipper slider is sewn in on a closed-loop zipper, the repair is slightly different than a top stop, but still repairable with some know-how and a Zipper Repair Kit.

Step 1: Like with a top stop repair, check the zipper for the correct type and size and then find the replacement zipper slider in the Zipper Repair Kit. Step 2: Using the seam ripper in the repair kit, remove stitching on the lower end of the zipper.