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How To Choose And Take Care Of Backpack Zippers

People need to carry some basic necessities when they go out, and a suitable backpack will be particularly important. A good quality backpack will be able to accompany people for many years. When looking for a good quality backpack, the key factor is the zipper of the backpack. The useful life of a backpack usually depends on its zipper. If there is a broken zipper, the backpack will be useless. The following will focus on how to select and maintain backpack zippers.

The types of backpack zippers

Metal zippers

The earliest zippers were made of metal in 1893. Metal zippers have metal teeth clamped on the metal zipper tapes. They have many different finishes and sizes. The most common finishes are bronze, antique brass, antique nickel, nickel, and gun copper.

Advantage

Since most of the materials made of metal zippers are relatively strong, it makes metal zippers very durable. They are very suitable for jackets, jeans, luggage bags, and leather products.

Disadvantage

Metal zippers are much heavier than coil zippers and plastic molded zippers. Due to the high price of raw materials, the zipper price is higher than other zippers. It is worth noting that metal zippers are more “sticky” than other materials, which means that they cannot withstand horizontal tension like plastic zippers and coil zippers.

Plastic molded zippers

Molded plastic zippers are made of resin. The teeth of the plastic molded zipper are directly molded and melted on the zipper tapes. Plastic molded zippers are very suitable for backpacks and handbags for outdoor and camping.

Advantage

The materials of plastic molded zippers are relatively cheap, which usually makes them become the most effective choice. The high-performance resin used to make plastic molded parts are very strong and can be made into durable, strong, and flexible zippers. Besides, plastic molded zippers are not easy to get dust, so they are very suitable for camping backpacks.

Disadvantage

Plastic molded zippers have a very terrible disadvantage. When one of the teeth falls off, the zipper will not work, and the whole zipper will be useless. In this case, it needs a complete substitute.

Coil zippers

Coil zippers are usually called nylon zippers. The teeth of these zippers are extruded plastic and sewn on the zipper tapes. Coil zippers have many applications, from fashion to all types of tents and canvas goods and bags.

Advantage

Nylon coil zippers are soft, smooth, and colorful. And coil zippers are more durable than other zippers. When our things are full, the coil zipper can stretch the zipper horizontally to hold more luggage. At the same time, this type of zipper is cheaper, waterproof, flexible, and easy to zip up. In addition, the zippers are easier to repair when teeth fail. Most of the time, this kind of zipper can repair itself by simply zipping up and down.

Disadvantage

Coil zippers will be affected by temperature changes. Excessive high or low temperature will reduce the useful life of the zippers. Moreover, coil zippers are easy to get dirty and need to be cleaned regularly.

The tips of taking care of backpack zippers

Backpack zippers are an important accessory for backpacks. The longer the backpack zippers remain functional, the longer the useful life of the backpacks will be. Here are some tips about how to maintain backpack zippers.

For zippers cleaning, we just need to simply use soap and water to clean them. In addition, we need to make sure that no aggressive chemicals that may corrode metals are used during cleaning.

The best way to maintain zippers is to treat zippers with care. This means that when you use a zipper, you should never yank on the slider to move it quickly along the track, being conscientious of direction that you are pulling the slider along with the elements, and all around just being gentle with your zipper.

In conclusion, by understanding the zipper materials, we can choose the backpack zippers according to our own needs, so as to make better decisions. The quality of backpack zippers will directly affect the whole useful life of backpacks, so we also need to maintain the backpack zippers in normal times.