My Brooks yellow hi-viz running jacket zipper got stuck llikely because of corrosion of the metal pieces. It’s stuck at the very bottom and I think it’s the pull that’s corroded. New jacket or zipper? (The jacket is 3 years old but otherwise is perfectly good.)
Spray with WD 40 and let it soak for 30 mins then retry… Good luck
Check with a local seamstress or even the dry cleaners. I had the zipper repaired/replaced on a cycling jacket for like $20.00! I loved the jacket and was glad to pay that small sum to get more use out of it.
I have had a few zippers redone by the local tailor. Once they replaced the pull, the second time they just used some sort of wax stuff which made it work again. All very cheap fixes. Only certain tailors will do the work but worth a try for sure. I got my jacket back and working and it is 10 plus years old (Louis Garneau)
My wife was going to throw out a very decent jacket that I’d bought her when the zip broke after a year or so.
I took it to the local dry cleaners and a new zip was sewn in. They charged me £10 - and told me that there was a £20 in the pocket anyway !
So the seamstress got chocolates for being so honest and I was still up on the money !
Take it to a tailor. I had a cycling jacket zipper repaired for $6.
Take it to a tailor. I had a cycling jacket zipper repaired for $6.
Can they work on the really thin materials like on one of those really light Castelli cycling vests? I busted my zipper. I guess it can’t be any more fragile than some women’s dresses. I love the vest because it so light and packable and I think its’ $50-60. Worth $10 to have it repaired.
Mine was thicker material (not a wind breaker). Like you said - it’s worth a shot. That’s why I ending up going to a professional.