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Val
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PostPosted: 11:50 - 11 May 2017    Post subject: Fixing gore tex waterproof plastic zipper thingy? Reply with quote
Hello guys,

I wonder if somebody can help me here. It is about my textile Dainese Lontan pants.

It has calf venting plactic zippers on both legs. And both refuse to close. I am not even sure it is called a zipper, because it is plastic no theeth and a slider. I pull it up and the vents still stay open.

https://www.motardinn.com/f/3/35223_3/dainese-lontan-goretex-pants.jpg

It was supposed to be waterproof Rolling Eyes

And they use the same thingy in all gore tex textiles.

Any advice how to fix it?
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PostPosted: 11:57 - 11 May 2017    Post subject: Reply with quote
Goretex lockout zippers, they're like sandwich bag closures
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Val
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PostPosted: 12:00 - 11 May 2017    Post subject: Reply with quote
Moo. wrote:
Goretex lockout zippers, they're like sandwich bag closures


Great thank you.

Any idea is the principle the same as regular zipper? I mean when regular zip stops closing you just press the slider with a pliers and fix it. Shall I try the same with this one?

Scratch that the pants are in warranty I need to call the support Very Happy
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PostPosted: 13:07 - 11 May 2017    Post subject: Reply with quote
Val wrote:
Scratch that the pants are in warranty I need to call the support Very Happy


Likely not a warranty. Have you ever used silicone lube on them? if not they tend to get damaged.
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PostPosted: 19:01 - 11 May 2017    Post subject: Reply with quote
sickpup wrote:
Likely not a warranty. Have you ever used silicone lube on them? if not they tend to get damaged.


Never used silicone.
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PostPosted: 04:13 - 12 May 2017    Post subject: Reply with quote
Val wrote:
Never used silicone.


So you didn't read the care instructions then?

A warranty is for a defect not damage caused by you.
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PostPosted: 07:10 - 12 May 2017    Post subject: Reply with quote
Exactly as per Sickpup. Get some silicone spray on a cloth and wipe the seals down. They stick and grab if they dry out. I have a silicone "pen" which is like a big marker pen with a felt tip that applies silicone directly onto the closure, but have read others use spray on a cloth.
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