How to Fix a Jean Zipper Off Track
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- Опубликовано: 2 окт 2024
- We all have our favorite pair of jeans and that is why it's SO devastating when the zipper busts! Check out this video on how to fix a jean zipper that is off track to get you back into your favorite pair....TODAY!
I is like how this was a 10 minute video this took me an hour and a half with lots of tears
Try my method and remove a couple of the bottom teeth on the side needing to add the slider. Then just make a tiny cut into the thick edge of the cord about 1/16" and then the slider should slid right onto the tape. Then with a needle and thread sew back and forth to hold the two sides together. Make sure you really sew it back and forth about 6-7 times to build up a thread hump so the slider can not come off and to close any open area under the slider that is open. You can do the same thing if a tooth would be missing higher up to get the slider on but you need to form a thread stop and then stitch the rest of the zipper closed from the missing tooth to the bottom of the zipper so it is not leaving a portion of the zipper unzipped. You will find my method a lot easier than trying to walk the zipper teeth to the top. I do this often and have tried many different ideas and this seems to work best for me and takes only a few minutes and less time than his video is showing. You do not even need only a pair of plyers and a needle and thread and scissors to accomplish my suggestion. I use the pliers just to yank off about 3 teeth. Snip through the raised cord and then slip the slider onto the tape and stitch closed with needle/thread.
@@LindaRaeSchenk no thx! I'll buy a new pair of jeans
Sameee
bruh this made me wheeze hard-
Me too 😩 but I got it done and complete and well worth every minute 💃🏽
Screw it! I’ll just leave the fly open. Maybe I’ll get a date:)
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Hahahahaha
wasnt under the impression that a date equals to casual sex
Nah it just looks sloppy like you don’t care about yourself which is not attractive
I COULD NOT find the patience to take line the teeth up and “button” them and all that so I found a much easier way! Take the two bottom teeth off of the side that the zipper came off & slide the zipper back onto the track! Boom, done
God bless you. So much easier!
omg it literally took 2 seconds thank you so much
Here is the real mvp
not if its supposed to be a waterproof zipper
thank you so much it worked perfectly!!
I was trying to fixed my fav jeans right now while I’m watching this and I did it thanks
if you are missing a tooth, replace it with one of the top ones. (Make sure to take one off the other side).
Im sorry this is super late but how?
@@1DuhIlovayah124 take it of the top as shown here, then place it where you have one missing. Crimp it in place whit the needle nose.
tried, failed...this is like microsurgery. you need abundant patience and a magnifying glass and precision handling of tiny things. rofl
I just took the guide right off, and hand sewed the zipper up to a point where I could still get the jeans on( 80-90% closed). problem solved.
I did this, worked great. Just takes practice and patience lol
i cant even do the 1st step
It is frustrating- i finally ripped something off the top so i moved along to the engage the teeth step- it's not happening- the teeth will not come together and they're really small. It's a long silly story as to why but i need that zipper to work by Thursday!
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Fixed my zipper in 5 seconds: ruclips.net/video/v8bgDRub74k/видео.html
Andrew Heiser: THAT'S THE TICKET! The steps shown in this video = Ain't nobody got time for that! One thing that was missing from the video you linked is the part where you take needle and thread and stitch the point of the zipper you do not want to go beyond and you are good as gold!
Thanks for the video man, much appreciated! Got my pants all fixed up. I was so proud of myself, I went to show off to the wife (who said it's unfix-able), she realized she was wrong...so then proceeded to call me a good little Suzy Home Maker...lol
HA! Gotta love RUclips and tutorials! Glad it was helpful
"Suzy Home-Maker"?
Sounds like the sarcastic name-calling of a sore loooooser !
awww
I love RUclips! I can't seem to get the teeth buttoned up! Does it make a difference which side you put on top of the other.
🤦 I know I've did it before just goofing around. Fml
Ain’t no body got time for this.
Which is more expensive, that it takes the average citizen 6 hours to earn enough for a good pair of pants, or repairing pants in about 10 minutes?
Yet you have time to comment that you don’t have time for this while watching the video. Interesting.
Umm. Its very easy? Ive got 10 mins to sacrifice for my favirite jeans! (:
Glad i found this video.
This made me laugh
I am honestly about to throw my shorts away because I’ve been trying to get the thing on the zipper for about a year now. I come back to it ever so often and waste so much time
I feel you. I wish the camera would show me the hardest part of the process. That's actually the only thing we don't fucking see.
Because of your tutorial, my special needs grandson’s anti-strip outfit is still useable! Thank you!!!!
there has to be an easier way to do this :( but i’ll try it when i get off work
Oh noooo... forget it I just put a new one.I don't have patience for all that lol
This video is def the "I can't sew" method.
I can't get past the "buttoning the zipper" part so it looks like I'm pinning my capris shut to work because it's too hot to wear normal jeans 🤦🏻♀️
Agreed! I need a remedial tutorial on how to “button the zipper”!
you helped me save a brand new pair of gifted jeans that i thought I had ruined.
THANK YOU
You're welcome! Glad that it was helpful and you saved your jeans! 😃
I regret to inform you that you've embarrassed me in front of my family..
Also I thank you for your time and purposeful knowledge.
I had my sewing machine out and everything about to permanently sew the fly closed on a $30 pair of jeans i got for $9 because of a broken zipper. looked up the tutorial and after some struggle got it to work!! you saved me having to shimmy into my discounted jeans. thank you!!!
Thank you for providing this moment of sanity in a world of disposable everything. I fixed my zipper and now I know how to so so next time it happens. Many thanks for making and sharing this video.
Took me an hour to do but now I got my work jeans fixed! Thanks!
Yes, with editing, it does look easier than the time it really takes. But it worked, so great work!
Did it within half an hour, just 2 or 3 Beer, steady hands and danke from Germany :D
Hi...Thanks for this the tutorial 😁😂👍 To bad that I don't have all the tools . But when I was in the California my landlord have all that tools to fix everything in the house...🤔n Thanks...GBU🙏
thanks, I was able to fix my daughter's favorite jeans!
Great work! Happy to help.
Thank you for the tutorial! It actually worked out well. "Zipping/closing" the zipper by hand was the most frustrating part, because I lost one tooth at the top in the process, and in a reflex to catch it, I ripped the whole thing open when I was done. Then a second time, I was forcing one tooth, my hand slipped and ripped the thing open again. Replaced both of the top stoppers, because they actually shattered when I tried to get them off. I'm glad I managed to do it in the end, you just made it look so easy. Thanks again!
Omg, thx so much, I had to go to a party in 10 minutes and my new Jean skirt zipper broke!!! U litterly sabes my life🤩 thx so much
You are great! Thank you so much! I was struggling to fix my puppies playpen🙏🙏
Dude, thank you very much. I watched the whole video once so as to know which tools to use. I got the tools and resumed watching the video. I was ready to begin the experiment when I hear you say "...one quick remedy is to take pliers and make sure this is engaging with the teeth." I did that and voila the zipper was fixed. Thanks again, man! You saved me 35.00 bucks!
Great video, thanks. But the devil is in the details of 1. putting the zipper clasps back on and 2. engaging the top to teeth with the slider. I think those steps need better highlighting. I still can't seem to get it engage.
This did take some patience BUT it worked perfectly and I saved a pair of jeans from the rag bag!
Thanks for this, super helpful. Just fixed a pair of my favorite jeans!! I did struggle at first to get the slider on after interlocking all the teeth until I cut into the fabric on both sides at the top. That really made it easy to get slider back on. Thanks again!!
Worked for me. Fixed my zipper on my travel pillow. Thanks!
Thank you - I was just about to fling out my favourite boots after he zip broke, but this fixed it.
Or you can just open up one side of the zipper handle, and clamp it back down on the teeth at the bottom, worked for me
Thank you so much for this instructional! I feel so proud of myself right now. Just saved myself a few dollars and a trip to the clothes repairs. And learned something new. Love it
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This really worked! My husband kept saying that I couldn't fix it, I was wasting my time. But I got it and he still wouldn't look at it so I did all that time consuming for no thanks But it worked just don't bend the stopping top
I find it much easier as an alteration specialist to clip a few threads at the waistband where it is holding down the tape ends inside the waistband. This frees up the ends of the zipper tape.Then I remove the top stops and slide off the slider. I can easily put the slider back on and with the teeth buttoned together. it slides right on. I put the top stops back on and put the tape ends back between the waistband and stitch up the top stitching on the waistband. Of course I have access to heavy duty jean thread and a sewing machine to do the job. If someone doesn't have a sewing machine or they do not want to disturb the stitching on the waistband then it is good to do it your way. Most people are not that picky if the jean topstitching has been resewn as no one looks at the stitching that closely. I also think my way is much quicker. If a tooth is missing near the top then one can make the zipper also work without replacing the teeth or the zipper by making the space where the tooth is missing the new top. All one has to do is add the stop in the gap. I then would remove the tooth on the opposite side. I usually remove any teeth above the stops, but it is not necessary. This works if the tooth missing is about 1 inch from the top because even though the zipper will not go up to the waistband it will still be zipped and the fly will conceal the gap.
Thank so much for adding your insights from your experience. It's much appreciated!
Y’all luck ur pp did not get caught like mine u all have small pp but I have hurt pp and broken zipper
This was helpful but all I really did was pry the zipper open and then pry it back
You can do that but the zip will come off again as there will be one missing at the bottom so once you do that you should sow it so the zip only goes so far down.
Just used this method on my onesie and it worked perfectly!!! Thank you 😁
You're welcome! 🙏
Well done! I'm lacking patience for doing it. :-(
Thank you so very much for this video, I thought I was gonna have to throw my jeans away until I watched your video and learned how to fix them myself now I can wear them without having to worry about a messed up zipper
The man speaks truth! Everybody DOES love zippers. 😂😂
Thank you so much. For two years my favorite coat I have ever owned has been collecting dust and I thought it wouldn't ever be able to be worn again. Now after carefully watching you tutorial my beautiful all time favorite coat is back and ready to rock . Especially since here in Seattle it has been an insane snowstorm worse than it's been in years. Once again really appreciate you and the video you did.
I can't put the top tooth on it anymore, what should I do now?
I just saved time and bought another pair of jeans
very good but you have to be very patient to do this.
It worked thank you very much
Great video! Took me about 30 minutes, but it totally worked. Fixed some expensive jeans that I got at Goodwill. Thanks for the help!
Hmmm i wonder why i typed this on youtube... 😤
thank you so much..Your gonna make a great wife one day..HAHAHAHAHHA just kidding.
Mika Cotty youre*
Oh yeah, the grammar mistake is definitely the biggest issue with this comment...for fuck's sake.
Thank you so freaking much I was just able to fix a pair of my favorite jeans!! You are a lifesaver/$$saver. Lol
Wow thank you so much just saved my good jeans and hoodies thanks alot
Awesome! Glad that it was helpful.
awesome, this worked for me! Took me MUCH longer than the video, but I was so proud at the end haha
Thank you good Sir! This helps with all my racing suits that have fallen short of their lifespan cuz of Zipper malfunction. Being that a suit is around $2000-$4500, A HUGE THANK YOU FOR THAT!!!
Excellent tutorials, helped a lot to repair my baby girl's favorite jeans. I watched almost all of your videos and found 2 that got the job done. Thanks, 🙏🏽
Couldn't you essentially put a reverse pair of pliers (the kind where the nose opens when you squeeze down) in the side of the slider that came off the track to widen it, then slide it on the track and clamp it shut?
Edit: Nope. Tried to be smart and do it. The zipper on my suit pants was such thin metal that it broke right off when I bent it back.
Thanks so much! Was able to fix my daughter's favorite jeans in about 10 minutes. This tutorial saved me $60!
If it wasn't for this video I would of lost my favorite pair of jeans. Thank you!
nvm i’ll just throw them away
I just don’t understand why you took the slider all the way off and zipped the zipper up manually just to put it back on track when you could have just easily connect the slider to the other side of the zipper and zipped it down it would have connected back together on its Own 🤷🏾♀️👀🤦🏾♀️
Shortcut: Use your pliers to open up the side of the slider that has come off the zipper. Align the zipper teeth and place the open slider back on the track. Use your pliers to close the slider back to normal. Pull up the slider - this ensures teeth begin matching up once inside the slider. Pull down (use ALOT of force) and the zipper will align all the teeth for you! Pull up and your zipper is back to normal. Voila. (took me 2 minutes)
I would not recommend this shortcut for those like me who have never done this before or are not particularly skilled with pliers, I just tried and ended wrecking the slider (I found it difficult to open up and close in a manner that it can be reused again, and my general impatience didn't help matters). Unless you really know what you're doing, I'd recommend spending the extra time (on a day you have the extra time), follow the video as given and keep the slider in pristine shape.
Thank you it helped me so much
Thank you so much. this vid is really very helpful! 😭😍💖
Wow, well HOLY SMOKES, it did work on a pair of my son's jeans. It take over 20 mins (top stops and upper teeth were already removed).
So... minus taking off top stops, I literally could not tell it was even working for the first 10 mins. on and off, but low and behold it really worked, with A LOT A LOT of patience to put those zipper teeth together, one by one, just as the video instructs.
I still need put top stops on, not sure where they were.
Thank you for a REAL LIFE helpful video. I RARELY give a thumbs up on videos, I am SO IMPRESSED WITH your video. Would you like to go on a date? Lol.
Great. Was able to fix my jeans' zipper that I haven't been able to wear in around a year.
Thank you! This worked perfectly for my jeans! It required a lot of patience, but I eventually got it!
Dude thanks for this - Saved one of my fave pairs of pants - Appreciate it!
my jeans don't have the stop, the zipper is just sown into the upper band :/
I need to know how to move the bottom stop to make my new end bcuz I am missing three teeth on one side 4 teeth down from the end
This is great! But I don’t have the toolsss I’m a broke college student 👩🎓 trying to use scissors to take the teeth out it’s hard
Okay, look. This video does show you how to fix a zipper. BUT, the flaw is that you have to remove some zipper teeth, then re-attach them. Everyone knows that once you alter something to this extent, it's hard to put it back the way it was. In my humble opinion, simply snipping between two of the bottom teeth, making a gap, then fitting the zipper in that way, is much better. Why? Because it accomplishes the same thing, in like 10 seconds!!!
Thank You Sir for your study class given to us and to the world. I have two good expensive winter coats zippers damaged while washing in washer and dryer. Now I know how I can either put back or to take out a damages zipper pulling knob. Once again thanking you Sir.
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Numbers 32:23 KJV
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THIS TOOK ME LITERALLY 15 MINUTES & SAVED ME SO MUXH STRESS THANK YOU
Thank you so much. I left 2 jackets of my husbands at his cousin's house in Ireland for someone to fit the 2 different zippers. I will be practicing at home so when I go back I'll know how to repair any more zippers. Thank so much for your instructions.
Screw this I'm just buying another pair of pants -_-
Ive put on a video. It is a simple way and takes less than 2 minutes to do it should work on this type of problem
ok, really nice....but the problem is my jeans have a bloody short zipper.... like les than 5 cm.....I cant do nothing with that shit.....I ended up fix it with duble tape....but yeah, thanks 😂😂
FOR THE LOVE OF YOUR MENTAL HEALTH, READ THE COMMENTS BEFORE YOU START. There is a much easier way explained in it.
Thanks! Was able to repair the zipper on a relatively new pair of jeans. The problem in my case was that the slider had come off on one side. That happened not because the slider was worn, but that the top stop on the side that the slider had come off was missing. I used the method from another of your videos to open up the slider and get it back on the chain. Once back on, sloped the slider to the bottom, made sure both sides of the chain were lined up with no slack, re-crimped the slider on both sides, and finally worked/pulled the slider with a pair of pliers until it started moving up the chains pulling the two sides together as normal. This way I did not have to manually press all the teeth together. Saved me about $80!
I cannot press my metal jeans teeth back together to save my life! I tried doing exactly what you said, but they won't hook. It's a pair of ladies Lee Jeans (new) and at the bottom where you start to press the teeth together, the fabric is so thick and tight over the zipper, I cannot even start! Help!
Omg thaaaaaank you !!! Saved me from buying new jeans !
Omg thank you so so much ❤️❤️ you're literally a life saver 👌🏻🦄 I've had a broken zipper on my favourite shorts for about 2 years but wouldn't throw them out as I new one day is fix them 😂😂 As soon as you said if there's a missing tooth then make that the new bottom it just hit me how to fix my shorts !!! Thank you so so much my zipper is now fully functional again x
That's great! You're very welcome.
Glad I’m not the only one. I’m here trying to fix 2 year old jeans that I refused to throw away. 1. Because I had only worn them twice and 2. It’s sooo hard to find good black jeans.
Worked really well! Thanks so much. I did find it easier, however, to get the zipper head from the bottom rather than the top, because the top of the head has a wider opening. It meant I had to remove some zipper teeth from the bottom instead and seal it with glue afterwards (or as well in my case haha), but it worked!
Ok I've done all that multiple tunes but everything I unzip my jeans and goto recipes them the teeth won't catch. Why? What am I doing wrong.
I'm not sure what kind of zipper he's doing this on, but its not as easy as it looks!! The first step was hard enough- then getting the slidder back on both sides was super tricky, couldn't do it. Not worth the headache!
Pliers are used for grabbing or holding. Nippers/cutters/wirecutters/wire strippers are used to cut/remove material. On some pliers, there are cutters built in. The names aren't interchangeable.
i did that with scissors and a kitchen knife
i tightened the top stop with a selfmade metal press (or squeezer idk how to call it) i made in engineering class (that's probably the best way to call it. I'm german, i dont fucking know how to call shit properly) a few years ago
it was a less pain in the ass than i thought it would be
한국어를 원하시는 분을 위해.
위에서 보다는 밑에서 하는 것이 훨씬 쉬움.
밑의. Zipper 머리가 빠진쪽 의 teeth 2개를 빼내고 그냥 zipper 머리 를 밀어 넣은 다음, new stopper를 teeth 뺀곳에 끼우던지, 더 단단하게 하고 싶어면 zipper 를 올린후 다른 쪽 teeth를 같이 빼고 양쪽용 stoper로 고정하면 됨. 제일 밑이기 때문에 잘 보이지 않음.
위에서 하는 방법은 손으로 teeth를 서로 끼워 마추는 것은 시간이 전체시간보다 훨씬 많이 걸리고 어려워 손가락끝이 아픔.
your red-handled "pliers" are CUTTERS
Hi my name is Amie, and I watched your vedio, and I have a some jeans, I want to fix, but I have teeth missing on the bottom of the zipper. What should I do?
I had to pry the mouth open more to fully accept the teeth. Once each side was fit inside the mouth, I used a plier to pinch the mouth closed enough so the teeth would engage. Saved me a pair of jeans Mucho thanks
Thank you. You just saved my morning. Almost late for work
In this video the repair involved the top stop and removing a few pieces of the chain on each side. ON another video you opened the "closer" and reinserted the chain, then tightened the "closer." Why the different techniques? Is the brass closer harder to open and close?
Sorry but this is lame. Just open the zipper box a bit, put the zip back in the box and squeeze the box a bit again. Voila.
Specially it is easy if the box is metal.
If the teeth has broken in the middle then it's best to replace the zipper. If it's at the bottom then a zipper stop is a good choice.
The way is to do from a bottom.
As Same way like a top, remove a couple teeth of only one side bottom and put a slide back. You don't have to take off a slide. And put new stoppers on bottom. It's hard to see a bottom. A lots easy.
Just took the stopper off and it worked. Guess it was just because og the pants, but still. Great video. Thanks for the help!!
I was totally unsuccessful in attempting to do this! This takes expert know how & experience. It's not for anyone
Great video on how to fix the fly....... but i gave up, my sausage fingers couldn't handle it.
Why didn't you just loosen the zipper and put it on the other side then re-tighten it?
Thank You! I fixed zipper in my Levi's 502 jeans with Your advice.
fuckin love you dude