Dust and Zippers
Submitted: Tuesday, May 26, 2009 at 22:13
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I have a soft floor camper with the large vinyl cover and will be doing the
Plenty Highway next month. With all the bulldust that's bound to be around, is there any sort of spray etc.. that anyone can recommend to keep the zipper free.
Actually any tips on keeping the dust out would be great, I know its virtually impossible but any tips are appreciated.
Cheers
Sevl
Reply By: Member - Nick (TAS) - Wednesday, May 27, 2009 at 07:54
Wednesday, May 27, 2009 at 07:54
After heaps of use(living in it for three months with two kids), our door zipper started splitting as you done it up.I thought great, have to have the whole thing replaced but spoke to supplier and they said very rare for teeth to wear, usually just the "zip" so they sent us a couple of new ones down to fit.And they were right, works perfect again.
I never put any lube on the zipper until it started to split(trying to stop it) so was a bit late.But in saying that, our old touring tent did the same and we always lubed it, the whole zip was replaced under warranty with that one.
My thoughts are that its the way they are done/undone that stuff em.Kids seem to just pull/force the zip up while adults "guide" them more.
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Reply By: gke - Wednesday, May 27, 2009 at 08:18
Wednesday, May 27, 2009 at 08:18
We have found a spray with silicone works
well. It dries and leaves a slippery surface. Does not attract dust. We too have fixed separating zips by installing a new slide. A good quality new one is of a heavier gauge metal than a cheap original.
I put a couple of elastic straps over our vinyl cover to stop it having a "bellows effect" and sucking in air [ and dust] as we drove. Cheers, Graham.
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