stuck zippers

[Capt Smitty]

Been trying to get the musty smell and damp feeling out of my cushions. Have them all in the house for a month but they don't seem to be drying out. Tried my carpet deep cleaner on one, didn't help and stayed wet for days. I figure the foam inside must be saturated and unable to breath well thru the fabric. No sun to set them out in. Thought I'd remove the covers, but all of the zippers are stuck. I tried wiggling, pliers, light oil, wax. None of them move at all. Anyone
had success with this problem?

[MAC-A-TAC]

Hello Capt.

Try folding the cushions then put them in a large trash bag; take a wet vac and suck the air out of the bag. This may, create enough of a vacuum to draw out the moisture.
Good luck.

God > Family > Country

MAC Out.

[jbgibbs99]

I had the same problem. Eventually I tried a bit of WD40 and after a bit of wriggling with pliers they came loose.
Good luck!

[hschumac]

I had the same problem. As above, WD-40, give it a few minutes to set then pliers. I tried pliers without the WD and broke the end of a zipper off.

On the bottom of several cushions was some mildew which I scrubbed with a sponge, dish soap and a little bleach. Then ran them all through the washing machine with Woolite.

The foam smelled, so I sprayed them all down the unscented Febreeze. When everything was dry, put them back together and no more smells.

[Wind Chime]

We use a product from "Starbright" called "Snap and Zipper Lubricant" on the bimini and full enclosure zippers and snaps - works great for us.
http://www.westmarine.com/webapp/wcs/st ... sNum=50697

An even cheaper version is a good old tube of Chap Stick . I've never tried it, but I was told it works just as good.

[Chinook]

If you're able to break them open, you might try applying Sno Seal to the teeth. Sno Seal is a silicon wax product, designed to waterproof/snowproof boots. It also works great as a zipper lubricant.