Re: FW: Metal zippers...

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Subject: Re: FW: Metal zippers...
From: Susan Fatemi <sjfatemi@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2007 10:04:32 -0700
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At 11:29 AM 4/25/2007, you wrote:

Hi everyone: My esteemed colleagues tactfully assured me that DW-40 was not a feasible idea (it would spread unstoppably), but suggest that a dry teflon lubricant would be successful. Mary

Isn't graphite the standard fix for metal zippers? I'm sure I learned
that somewhere. If you don't have a graphite stick, run a pencil lead
over the offending mechanism, inside and out. (a dry soap bar might help too)

Susan Fatemi
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