How to insert a dog in a zipper on a bag?

Serviceable clasp in the bag is an aesthetic appearance of the product and a guarantee of the safety of contents. If a dog flies by accident when closing a zipper, then do not panic - if you have several free minutes and the necessary tools, you can change it yourself. Read more on how to do this.

Do i need to lighten a zipper?

In order to carry out this procedure, it is not necessary to remove the snake from the bag. The methods proposed below will allow you to put the slider in place without such tedious work as stripping and then stitching the zipper. Not every woman will be able to cope with these operations on her own, because you need to work very accurately, without a hint and fit.

To "return" the dog, the lightning is left in place . Perhaps in the process of work it will be necessary to slightly tinker with it or cut it.

Dependence of the process on the type of lightning

Different types of snakes are sewn into bags:

  • tractor
  • spiral;
  • metal.

All of them are one-piece, which means that there is only one slider. For each kind of lightning a special type of dog and limiter is produced. The most common snakes are tractor snakes. To work with them, putting the slider in place, is simple: they easily connect the cloves and close the clasp, and besides, they are quite flexible and pliable.

Not bad turns out to eliminate such problems with spiral lightning. They are also based on soft plastic. But metal snakes do not always help: if you need to close it, then connecting the teeth together will not work. For this procedure, just the dog is designed. Therefore, the most correct way out in this situation will be a complete replacement of the fastener.

What is necessary for work?

To remove and install metal stops, you will need a flat screwdriver and pliers. A screwdriver easily removes the lock, and pliers will help put it in place. If the stops are plastic, then they must be removed for operation. This is done with a side cutter, but not everyone has such a tool, so use scissors. In addition, thread with a needle and a safety pin may be needed. In the event that the slider is lost or broken, you must purchase a new one to replace it.

How to insert a slider - step by step

If the dog, when fastening the bag, accidentally comes off the clasp, but the zipper is closed, then proceed as follows:

  1. inspect the place where the lock fell: most likely, the edge of the snake has come off a bit and the end of the zipper is not fixed with a cloth;
  2. gently insert the slider on the edge of the clasp and pull the cloves into the lock;
  3. if it works, disconnect the ends of the zipper, moving them to the sides;
  4. if it was not possible to insert the teeth, then pry one of them with a needle and pull it up, then do the same on the other side with the other tooth. Keep moving the dog down slowly;
  5. if this does not work out, then slightly support the edge of the fabric near the zipper and put on the dog. You may have to pair both ends.

Important! Pulling the dog down the clasp is not always convenient. Use a safety pin that can be inserted into the lock, and the work will go faster.

If the slider took off with the open zipper, then first you need to connect it . This is done with calm movements from side to side. The connection of the teeth should be carried out without gaps, otherwise all the work will have to be redone. Having finished the connection, take the dog and put on the clasp. Follow the steps above.

Important! In this way, the integrity of the spiral or tractor lightning can be restored. It is impossible to connect the metal snake manually, so the fastener will need to be replaced.

Sometimes the slider flies out of the clasp not at the end, but in the middle, when a clove flies out. In this case, it is only possible to put the lock in place, in the very near future the fastener will need to be completely replaced .

If for some reason it was not possible to put the dog in place or there is simply no desire to do it yourself, in any workshop for repairing bags or shoes this procedure will be easily and quickly carried out by professionals for you.

How to fix the result?

After the dog will sit still and the snake will be opened at a small distance from the end, such a nuisance must be prevented in the future. So that the next time the same does not happen, take care of the reliable fixation of the slider . To do this, install metal stops that will prevent it from flying off the clasp. If there are none, then just take a needle with a thread and a few stitches at the end of the zipper, create a semblance of them.

There are times when the dog flies off, because the edge of the zipper sewn into the fabric of the bag has come off. After the runner returns, you need to sew up the problem area . And be sure to monitor the integrity of the cloves. Any problem is easier to prevent, and this one too. Also inspect the fixation of the edge of the clasp to the fabric of the bag. Timely discovered shortcomings will help in the future not to get into an awkward situation.