Headliner zipper maintenence

Bob Leve · Post by **Bob Leve** » Mon Feb 07, 2011 7:25 am

I'd appreciate any suggestions on what I should put on the zippers in the headliner to keep them working well and not ripping out. How often should that be done.

Thanks

Bob

Skystrider · Post by **Skystrider** » Mon Feb 07, 2011 1:30 pm

White lithium grease - should be available at your local Ace store. I do it once a year.

Genedotson · Post by **Genedotson** » Tue Feb 08, 2011 3:29 am

Spray silicone. Clean and works good in cold weather too.

Gene

jmtgt · Post by **jmtgt** » Tue Feb 08, 2011 8:25 am

Genedotson wrote:Spray silicone. Clean and works good in cold weather too.

Gene

Agreed. Much less messy as well.

Hottshot · Post by **Hottshot** » Tue Feb 08, 2011 10:00 am

Take your standard pencil and run it up and down the back side (so you cant see the marks) or on the face of the teeth and it will be lubed well (graphite)

a64pilot · Post by **a64pilot** » Tue Feb 08, 2011 4:04 pm

wax, as in a piece of a candle etc works well and won't stain or attract dirt.

maules.com · Post by **maules.com** » Tue Feb 08, 2011 8:18 pm

Hand soap.
Now you've got them all.

Kirk · Post by **Kirk** » Wed Feb 09, 2011 6:06 am

Chapstick.

Now you've got them all?

Kirk

a64pilot · Post by **a64pilot** » Wed Feb 09, 2011 5:28 pm

Chapstick does work great for the friction adjustment on the collective of Hughes helicopters, even the AH-64

Passin Thru · Post by **Passin Thru** » Thu Mar 24, 2011 6:46 pm

You could find a bee and squeeze the wax out of it. I'm an A&P and we use silicone on anything. Look up Aerokroil from Kano Labs. The best.

Headliner zipper maintenence

Headliner zipper maintenence

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