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Topic: Fiamma bag zips

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david8858

08/7/2018 at 10:26am
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The zips on both our Fiamma zip shades are very stiff. What can I put on them to free them up without damaging them

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Try WD 40 or furniture polish,

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Funny that I should spot this today. We have just put ours back on the van after being away for 4 weeks using the main awning. One end of the zip has started to unravel - the actual plastic "teeth". We have zipped it right across using the remaining zip tag and then cable tied the open end. Infuriating though. I can see the thing being of little use if the zip goes further. It's too big to transport separately.

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david8858

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Don’t fancy WD40 leaves oily residue - will try furniture polish. Did you mean the spray or the tinned waxy stuff??

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Caravan accessory shops also sell a Awning Zip Spray . Think it costs about £5. Has worked for me.

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Silicone spray also works. The canopy needs to be tightly rolled otherwise it strains the bag zipping it up. Put on the Velcro then try to tighten the roll a little bit more and reapply the Velcro. Pencil graphite rubbed on zip is yet another tip.
You may be able to buy a new bag and get a saddler, shoemaker etc to attach the canopy.

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david8858

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Has anyone tried getting a saddler / shoemaker etc to stitch zips to the canopy of a non caravanstor zip canopy to make it work with caravanstor zip sides??

We bought a complete caravanstor zip 2.8m awning which is fine as a porch. We acquired a caravanstor non zip 4 meter canopy with a side but it would be a winner to be able to use the sides from the zip on the non zip canopy if that makes sense??

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Wax crayons rubbed along the zip work and can be applied without risk of contaminating the material.

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Thanks Muchly for the replies to date peepsðŸ™‚

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