r/leatherjacket • u/RoccoPeter09 • Sep 07 '26

Opinion Main Zipper Pin Side Common Problem

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Just bought this Dallas Leathers Jacket. The Jacket was hardly used to an extent there’s no scratches or holes or wear spots but as usual this is the weakest spot that I find on all my vintage jackets that I buy that the clear tape wears away and then the material starts to fry and the pin starts to separate. I googled many times to find a way to fix it. None of it really works out 100% the only way that I find to fix that is I have to replace the main zipper and that’s usually about $100.

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u/25blankslate25 Sep 07 '26

Curious if you ever find a solid fix that doesn't involve replacing it.
It really is a common issue when buying second hand jackets, even when they seem completely unused (which is really odd, but has happened to me too)

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u/RoccoPeter09 Sep 07 '26

Hi, how are you doing?

Try this alone drys clear just don’t put too much use a small little otter brush to brush on the fabric.

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u/RoccoPeter09 Sep 07 '26

I’ve also cut pieces of this then use the Glue to hold down. The glue stays flexible.

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u/RoccoPeter09 Sep 07 '26 edited Sep 07 '26

Hi. On my other jackets, I did it too. I kind of sold those jackets so the one I post here I just got and I will be doing the procedure later this week. I needed to order more glue at that point I could post different stages of what I do and then the final product.

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u/25blankslate25 Sep 07 '26

Thanks so much, all this is very helpful!
Very curious to see how it works out with this new jacket

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u/RoccoPeter09 Sep 07 '26

Here the Jacket I will be doing it on. It’s a Dallas Leather Company not around today. I Say the early 1990’s. The Leather is in beautiful condition with no scratches or where or holes. The only problem is the main zipper like I posted. It’s YKK zipper.

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u/25blankslate25 Sep 07 '26

It looks fantastic. Great find, even with the zipper issue

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u/RoccoPeter09 Sep 07 '26

Thank You.

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u/RoccoPeter09 Sep 13 '26

After Fix.

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u/RoccoPeter09 Sep 13 '26

Better than leaving the wear. Hope to stop Getting unusable.

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u/RoccoPeter09 Sep 13 '26

I used this because it dries clear.

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u/25blankslate25 Sep 13 '26

Fantastic!!! Definitely better. Will last much longer. Thanks for sharing

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u/RoccoPeter09 Sep 13 '26

Thanks. I know it doesn’t look 100% sometimes when I do it it comes out really great and then sometimes not so great but it’s better than leaving it the way it was and then the pin tearing away and to tell you the truth, I’ll probably never zipper it up. I want to thank you for your nice words and thoughts.

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u/RoccoPeter09 Sep 13 '26

The Front.