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Ichabod Spoonbill

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Anyone work with a FixnZip?
« on: May 25, 2019, 05:32:58 AM »
Anybody have experience with the FixnZip? It seems this widget will repair a zipper that has unraveled, which is what happens to my board bags from time to time.

https://youtu.be/-Ko-yn1H2-E

I have brought them to the tailor to fix, but he won't do the repair without the original zipper. I was able to get that original once, but Pau Hana doesn't supply the zippers for their older model bags. These

https://www.fixnzip.com

I ordered one to try it out. It's only 11 bucks.
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Re: Anyone work with a FixnZip?
« Reply #1 on: May 25, 2019, 05:54:43 AM »
That is a neat little gadget. I've saved the video (and website) to my Favorites for future reference.

That's for the tip.  :)
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Re: Anyone work with a FixnZip?
« Reply #2 on: May 25, 2019, 12:41:08 PM »
sold!

ive got a great travel bag with a blown zipper, where, to have local tailor redo, would cost more than reasonable

this shd be just the thing, if it works like the video

i will report back

thx
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Re: Anyone work with a FixnZip?
« Reply #3 on: May 28, 2019, 09:07:56 AM »
Waiting...  A ton of reviews on Amazon, mostly decent.  I've got a frozen zipper on a board bag.

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Re: Anyone work with a FixnZip?
« Reply #4 on: May 28, 2019, 09:49:21 AM »
Have you tried WD-40 on that frozen zipper?

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Re: Anyone work with a FixnZip?
« Reply #5 on: May 28, 2019, 02:48:25 PM »
cheers Ichabod Spoonbill  ;)

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Re: Anyone work with a FixnZip?
« Reply #6 on: May 28, 2019, 06:29:12 PM »
cheers Ichabod Spoonbill  ;)

Thanks. I hope it works!
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Re: Anyone work with a FixnZip?
« Reply #7 on: May 28, 2019, 09:44:03 PM »
I have used this as a zipper fix. It does work. Not perfect but does get a blown zipper functional. The better fix is to replace the zipper.

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Re: Anyone work with a FixnZip?
« Reply #8 on: June 04, 2019, 05:58:22 PM »
hear you bob--but for my travel bag this shd be good--ima try it over the weekend and report
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