How to Fix/Repair a Double Slider Zipper (Two Way Separating)

[@patriciadesnoyers7108]

I know you did this video about 9 years ago, but you are a life saver….needed to fix a broken zipper on one of my grandkids jacket quickly so he could go out with his buddies to play hockey….talk about giving Nanny (me) pressure…but got it done thanks to you….hey I even got a hug and a kiss on my cheek before he was out the door 😂. Thanks again

[@dorothysfriend]

Oh god, thank you sooooo much. I have literally spent hours on this freaking Jeep Wrangler zip that I couldn't undo or do up. I needed a Valium until I had a thought to look on the wonder of KZbin. Bless you and all your children, and your children's children.

[@Draqoni333]

Amen

[@michaelblass9789]

Great instruction only problem the stops on top may break or they are really hard to get back on

[@strouty]

😂😂😂😂😂🎉

[@cathyf3137]

Perfect instruction! Thank you!! Had to cut off the top stop (it's a plastic zipper), and rather than leaving just one stop, made a stop with thread. Thank you!

[@TheEquinox99]

Thank you for everything. I had a broken pull and the splits situation. Each step you mentioned was vital to me. I purchased a new pull, followed your steps, and now can use my favorite jacket again. THANK YOU

[@josiahdaniel9075]

You really helped me. Mine was a double zipper but I used your technique and and figured out the extra step. Thanks! (May 29, 2023)

[@Davidtime]

Thank you!!! I was able to buy a $450 jacket with a broke zipper for $50 thanks to my newfound knowledge!! Fixed it and it works great.

[@UCANZippersUSA]

Dang! That's a great deal. Glad that the vid was helpful. 👍

[@Skridles]

YES!!!!! I inherited my dear late father's jackets and promptly misaligned one of the zippers. Your video helped me salvage it! Thank you!

[@lorijost2316]

Thank you so much for making this video! I just fixed my husband’s favorite and warmest winter jacket! This video was a lifesaver as he’s leaving on an ice fishing trip in northern MN!

[@scottarrants4327]

I had a sleeping bag with a two-way zipper that wasn't aligned on the bottom. I watched your video and in less than 20 minutes I had fixed it. Thanks so much!!

[@SWABManutius]

AMAZING. Thank you so much. It's wonderful to be humbled by how easy something is to fix if you just find the right expert. Thank you for such a wonderful explanation. If I ever need zipper parts, I'm getting them from you. I've got two nice winter coats I can now use again!

[@szilvijuhasz]

Thank you so much, I just repaired the zipper of my coat with your help!! I needed this video and the other one about why you can't convert a double to a single. I'm so happy! Great video, straight to the point, easy to understand. Greetings from Hungary!

[@witfulturnip]

OMG! This video is brilliant! Thank you so much for posting it. I had a slightly different problem in that my 2 way separating zip wouldn't separate at the bottom. The zips worked fine in their own individual direction but I had to step out of the jacket. Somehow at some point, I misaligned the zips to close the jacket. I used the principles in this video to take the zips off to reset the bottom and now, it works again!! Yay!

[@UCANZippersUSA]

Thanks for the comment. Also thanks for the emails. All the best! 😄

[@faithmarie2921]

You saved my bacon! I wore my husband's favorite jacket, and the zipper got misaligned. I was able to fix it before he got home. Thanks so much!

[@evanmcgee2054]

Appreciate you. Helped me fix a 500$ jacket without the embarrassment of returning to the store. Couldn’t have done it without ya

[@chelseagarrett7142]

Thank You! 🙏 I was finally able to fix my sleeping bag zipper. After much frustration, I was about to toss it when I found your video. Awesome, clear and straight to the point instructions.

[@nicoleknecht843]

you just saved me $60.00 to have someone fix two zipper jackets! Did it myself with your help. THANK YOU!!!

[@admagnificat]

Thank you so much for taking the time to make this video! I just fixed a zipper that was broken for months, and I can't wait to wear the garment again! 👍💯

[@Kallixe-kh4wr]

I bought a brand new jacket that had issues with the double zipper, with this video I was able to fix it and save the jacket, thank you so much!!!

[@4mccrackens]

Using your technique, especially setting the slider "mouth to mouth", really helped me fix our sleeping bag zipper. No more splitting open in the middle of the night!

[@marcustruman1015]

This video is still doing good work. Thanks for helping keep an old jacket running strong.

[@charliespinosa]

Thank you! Great video, worked for me, I had seen other videos where you need additional sliders or some sort of slider like thing, but you really gave me the solution I could do. Amazing!

[@CarolBest]

Perfect - needed the "mouth to mouth" info! Learned something new [about that tool] in terms of where on the tool to crimp the stops back on too. Nice job!

[@robinmatterfis3158]

You're a life saver!!! I could not get my bee suit veil back on after taking it off to remove it. Thank you!

[@ChinBo]

Thank you for this video. I had a double sided zipper on a very expensive winter coat and somehow one side shifted down one tooth. Which meant that I could not open the coat fully. I took it to two places which claimed they could not fix it. I watched this video and fixed it myself in about 20 mins.

[@UCANZippersUSA]

Glad it was helpful!

[@michelej2856]

So happy to come across this great video!!!Saved my daughters Northface winter coat!!! Bravo

[@KLR.Camper]

You sir are a scholar and a gentleman. This saved me so much frustration with my Nemo sleeping bag today. 👏🏻

[@philipflach4397]

Thanks a bunch, I hav had a jacket hanging now for a few years, trying on and off to fix the zipper with no luck. Found your clip and less than five minutes later - hey presto! Again - thanks!

[@pacificnorthwestambiance5919]

Thank you so much for this video!! My Columbia jacket had this problem and now it's fixed! Hooray! You saved me over $100 (if I had had to replace it) Thank you! Thank you!

[@pickyconsumer5126]

Very helpful! Allowed me to finish fixing double zipper on wife's very favorite warm coat!

[@dogsmumm]

Wow. So simple and yet so hard to find! Thanks for posting this.

[@Leelz247]

What I spent hours trying to do on my own now just took me 5 minutes. I was about to give up and go to an alteration shop. THANK YOU!

[@accabonacsue]

Great demonstration! Took the fear out of repairing my zipper! Thanks.

[@shawnebaccari8871]

It worked! Yay! Thanks!

[@cav2ya]

Thank you for this video. I was about to beat the crap out of the zipper on a $500 leather Harley jacket! No BS. So thank you. A bit harder to do with this style and toughness I guess. But once those stops came off, all worked like. Charm. I'll be sporting my old jacket again for another 15yrs!

[@jcfgh]

Just saved my favourite 30 year old Barbour jacket. Thank you

[@tastellmacher3313]

Excellent! Saved me a £30 repair bill. Many thanks

[@VertigoStardust]

Well done! I repaired my winter coat in 5 minutes. Thank you!

[@philinspain65]

Excellent. Saved me 20 bucks in repairs. Cheers!

[@susanluraschi1400]

You are remarkable. Saved a well-worn, well-loved winter coat. I had to remove the two top tabs permanently but it closes...I'm warm.

[@LesbieAnne]

Thank you SO much! I thrifted a ST JOHN jacket and the double zip was effed. This helped me repair and now I can def triple or quadruple what I paid.

[@billstevens3796]

I just fixed a 35yr old Barbour jacket that had sat for over 20 years with the zipper misaligned. I did one thing differently though. Instead of unsewing the tops, I used the same side cutters that I used to take off the end stops to nick the bead that the end stops and the teeth are crimped over. I did it right up at the top just before where it is sewn under. Just a little nip and that enabled me to get the sliders off and back on. There were a few frayed threads, which I trimmed off and you can't even tell looking closely.

[@oril665]

Just repaired my babour from back in the 80s. Thank you a lot

[@freddiethefrog]

This helped me fix an expensive Barbour jacket. No need for anything other than remove the stoppers, play with the 2 sides of the zip until the alignment of the teeth was perfect then replace the stoppers. Thank you very much for your helpful video.

[@UCANZippersUSA]

+Dave Curtis you're most welcome! Glad you repaired it.

[@ByronLewis-h3o]

Thank you! Worked really well on the zip of a Barbour jacket, very heavy duty brass; just needed a little muscle to loosen the top stops. 5 minute job!!! Diolch yn fawr iawn.

[@rachelhforsyth-tuerck9509]

Thank you so much - we were also struggling with our Jeep Wrangler soft top, and you saved the day!!

[@UCANZippersUSA]

You're welcome!

[@n1kkri]

Thanks for this video. Wife has a jacket with the 2 zippers. It got jammed and before a I found a couple youtube videos how to replace to remove them off I broke both. I bought some replacement sliders and I couldn't remember both zippers slide onto the same side. What a pain in the butt. Good thing I bought a kit with different sizes. She's never buying a 2 zipper jacket again! Thanks

[@randysmith8116]

Thank you. Thanks to this informative video I didn't have to send my overalls to the tailor to have the zipper fixed.

[@UCANZippersUSA]

Happy to help. Glad that is was helpful!

[@drkatel]

Thank you! Removing the top zipper stop just saved my Eddie Bauer super-heavy coat on a day the temperature is near zero. ❤️👍🏼

[@jessicagrimes2129]

What the frick?!? You are AMAZING! This worked on my favorite winter coat. I can’t believe it ! I fixed my own two way zipper!!

[@afoeder]

I am here the second time in my life for… reasons. :) thank you so much!

[@glennyerger760]

Thank you for the repair information. This has saved me from buying another Carhardt Artic Zone Coat.

[@morganmorrow6144]

Thaaaaaank you!!!! I was able to fix my coat bc of your video.

[@ninelivesbridal]

Thanks for the video! What type of pliers do you use? Thank you!

[@maxanderitschka968]

Thank you for that video. Infixes my jacket.. jeeeyyy. I hate to through away good stuff and that really helped me!!

[@kirstycrossland2847]

This fixed my new coat i bought. Amazing as didn't want to take it back as last 1 in the store.

[@1326anne]

Worked a treat on my favourite cardigan. Thank you so much. 😃

[@1fredricka]

same as below. This video just saved my very nice LL Bean sleeping bag!

[@ZoSoxSwAnSoNgx]

You're a lifesaver, mate. Cheers.

[@nickjenkins3592]

Thank you! Thanks to you I have been able to restore to useful life a much-loved anorak which has protected me on many an icy mountain summit!

[@andriedemetriou3113]

Easy and clear footage, thanks.

[@msauer3655]

Fantastic instructions and so easy to follow. Thank you!!!

[@pamelazeman2167]

Oh and Thank You for your most clear information!

[@babycakes8434]

Are the both pulls exactly the same size and shape?

[@tandyt83]

Thanks dude. You saved me a good ski jacket.

[@shawnsipos8906]

Nice video, how do you keep the bottom slider from coming off the bottom , I guess like slide off.

[@iloirtimusiikista]

Thank you for the perfect instructional video!!!!!!!

[@paulhenning1758]

Thank you, thank you, my leather Harley jacket got messed up, this video allowed me to repair the jacket.

[@djjohnnydott]

Amazing! I would not have figured this out on my own. :)

[@Lisa-gy7gb]

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[@grantbosjessica]

Thank you so much! You saved my jacket!

[@CandHsugarliscious]

THANK YOU!!! You saved my new leather jacket!

[@UCANZippersUSA]

You're welcome! Glad that it helped out.

[@chinabrown88]

Thanks for the video! I had one side of a pant zipper come out of the track. I had been trying, unsuccessfully, to get it back on. I had no idea the stops came off. That was what I had to do to get it back on.

[@UCANZippersUSA]

Happy to help. Glad that you got your pants back on track and working. You're welcome!

[@romangarcia8053]

So my double zipper pulls out freely from the bottom. Does the bottom have a stopper or is it pretty much done for. My bottom pin looks similar to yours but the zipper slides right off of the tracks from the bottom. Any help.

[@michellebourdon5275]

This is brilliant - can I use this method to change my coat from a single zip to a double?

[@heather8532]

I would like to know this too!

[@lisbea2568]

Good video. Thanks. Quick question: 2 sliders on a two way separating zipper, and I have to replace the slider at the bottom.Is the bottom slider exactly same as the upper slider? I bought 2 upper sliders, wonder if I can use it upside down. Thanks.

[@UCANZippersUSA]

Most often the bottom slider is different because it needs to accommodate the pin and box of the zipper. You can try to use the 2nd top slider, but you may find that it'll be too tight when zipping up your garment.

[@spectraarts2605]

So clear and exactly what I needed. Thank you!

[@tpronko1]

I finally found a solution to my exact problem! Question: Rather than removing the stops at the top (it's more daunting on my jacket), why not pry open a larger gap in the mouth of the slider to remove it, then put the gap back to normal after re-assembling?

[@UCANZippersUSA]

While that could work, I'd caution that opening the slider mouth could cause problems down the line. One thing is it will weaken the slider and could cause the slider to not zip the sides together because the slider mouth is not clamped down enough. Another potential issue is that when you open the slider mouth and then go back to clamp it down, it could break the slider completely. Working with the stops is less of a risk and also could be easily repaired by sewing a stop in. Hope that's helpful.

[@houmadasara1568]

Thanks a lot!! Extremely useful. Thumbs up!!

[@MyCloudBookkeeping]

Thank you! My zipper separated from the bottom, there is only one zip piece, but I think this will work! Really expensive dress that I love - happy to be able to fix it without replacing the zip!

[@jormawails]

i fixed my sleeping bag zipper thanks to this video Thank you

[@fantassimo1]

Mine is plastic instead of metal．I guess it will not work the method you showed. Is there anything I can do? Help!

[@lroberts2701]

I loved this video, it was very helpful. My question is, how do you fix a two way zipper on a tactical bag? My bag has no stops on the bottom of the track on either side. Where the tracks meets the bottom of the bag is the stopping point for the zipper.

[@xavierphilippevuitton2155]

You're a lifesaver, thanks !

[@KeenanKreations]

Thank you so much! I was able to fix my son's new jacket without any unstitching :-)

[@amandastone3270]

Thank you so MUCH! Fixed my mega old Barbour coat. I think the problem will happen again so now know how to do it.

[@lauragibbons1951]

I'm trying to figure out how to create a two way separating zipper from continuous tape. The pins at the end, are they the same as the normal pins you'd use if you were doing a one way separating zipper, but just two of them? Or are they a totally different type of pin to the ones used in the pin and box for single separating zippers?

[@UCANZippersUSA]

Unfortunately, the pin and box on a two way is completely different from a one way separating zipper. What looks like just two pins on a two way, is actually quite different. The other thing to consider the amount of pressure needed to press the pin onto the cord of the zipper chain. I know there are some that will say, "I just used my teeth and it's on just fine." While that may work temporarily, we want to share knowledge for long term fixes.

[@lauragibbons1951]

Just to add, I've altered other zips before and have the tools I need to properly alter the continuous zip tape, but thank you for the heads up, I'll be sure to get those two two way pin latches on the zip cord thoroughly!

[@smileyc123]

Is it possible to add an additional zipper to a jacket that only has one? I have a smaller waist and bigger hips and I often search for jackets that have a double zipper so I can let some of the zipper up at the bottom. (Came to this video because I saw a "double zipper" in the description). Thank you for these videos! Loved the jean zip fix!

[@brucehampton1545]

Thank you good info. I just got a fleece coat with a double zipper and have never had one so I was lost ha ha.

[@condor5635]

awesome thanks!! my brand new REI sleeping bag has this exact problem and there is about a 0.5 inch misalignment. What i dont understand is how the heck did this misalignment happen in the first place? I have only sleep in this a dozen times and have no idea why is did this! Thanks again

[@gabseaton]

Great but what do you do when the lower slider won't move due to misalignment?

[@MsJLOVEZ]

the one of the double slider zipper broke , so I used another one ( thanks to your videos give me the idea) to zip, but the the zipper can't close off and the teeth opens at the start(or the end?) since it's an open end. How to fix that??? or any other way to fix the zipper? Thank you again! I have to wear this long winter coat to survive the cold Canadian winter!

[@UCANZippersUSA]

+MsJLOVEZ double check the slider replacement you used is 1. the right gauge size and 2. the mouth of the slider is oriented correctly. Here are two posts on that information: www.ucanzippers.com/measuring-the-zipper-gauge/ and www.ucanzippers.com/the-difference-between-zipper-sliders/. If you have more questions, feel free to reach out.

[@MsJLOVEZ]

UCAN Zippers USA Thank you!

[@DanParker9000]

Pretty cool, I'm going to give this a try on the rear window of the soft top on my Jeep.

[@UCANZippersUSA]

Were you able to make the repair?

[@xav500011]

Thank you I have repaired the double zip on my best long jacket.

[@lynnellruttan5209]

Can you convert a single separating zipper to a double (2-way) separating zipper using the same method?

[@greggoehring2207]

Worked perfectly. Thank you

[@maryberry1101]

Thank you! That was really helpful.

[@JustinPierce01]

Was about to pull the top stops out (which were plastic, would have to be replaced by something else since I can't crimp them back on), but then realized I could get both zippers mouth to mouth at bottom and take one side out, then feed it back in aligned. Might not work on all zipper types but still worth mentioning that it might be possible to fix without altering anything. This was on a Marmot sleeping bag.

[@UCANZippersUSA]

Nice adjustment. Thanks for sharing additional ideas! 👍

[@jackiehoffman2388]

THis was very helpful -- I also have the problem of plastic, and just taking one side off was really useful. Thanks for posting!!

[@poseidonbluegurl]

god bless u, i was about to drive home, break out the pliers and then look online for some metal stops bc mine were plastic too. u saved me thank u so so much edit: forgot to mention, after reading ur comment, the problem was fixed within 10 seconds. 😭🙌🏼

[@AniMerci]

Clear and concise. Thank you!

[@gerlynyana7599]

Thanks... It's very useful tricks sir.,.!!! 😊😊😊😊😊

[@iansenior1549]

Thank you. Now going to fix my zipper!

[@travelingbard1]

Worked like a charm! Thanks!

[@raptor731]

you helped me repair my jacket perfectly, thanks! A+