Zips

[Teflon]

I have a damaged zip on a one piece leather suit that needs to be replaced. How much will it cost to repair the suit?

Cheers

[yungatart]

How long is a piece of string?

[kiwifruit]

my guess would be fifty bucks

[Teflon]

Thank you for the reply. They were a set of leathers that i have given away. This should give them a rough idea on how much it will cost to repair

Cheers

[thepom]

I took my leather jacket in for a zip and they charged me 50 bucks....a bit stiff but cheaper than a new jacket .....

[slofox]

If you get it done for $50 you are doing very well indeed. Last jacket I had re-zipped was over $100. Mind you, that was a new zip install not just a repair.

[Daffyd]

I took my leather jacket in for a zip and they charged me 50 bucks....a bit stiff but cheaper than a new jacket .....

Try spraying it with CRC Dri-Glide.

[cave weta]

my guess would be fifty bucks

Thank you for the reply. They were a set of leathers that i have given away. This should give them a rough idea on how much it will cost to repair

Cheers

I took my leather jacket in for a zip and they charged me 50 bucks....a bit stiff but cheaper than a new jacket .....

If you get it done for $50 you are doing very well indeed. Last jacket I had re-zipped was over $100. Mind you, that was a new zip install not just a repair.

In my other life I repair zips- www.canvas-doctor.yolasite.com
a 60cm zip retails at $16.00 - it takes about 3/4 hour to remove old one and fit so that is $40- $56.00 total -plus GST

[Ratti]

I took my leather jacket in for a zip and they charged me 50 bucks....a bit stiff but cheaper than a new jacket .....

Pretty much what it goes for. as Cave Weta says, it takes time and some gear is a bitch to take apart. I did a job last week that involved taking out the zip on the back of a pair of trousers, replacing it and adding the other side of the zip to a jacket that didnt have a waist zip. ( it was the zip that joins the two items together ) came to $62 all up.

took a little over an hour as the trousers were REALLY well made and I had to create a place for the zip to go on the jacket. Quit whining, you expect us to do it for how much?

[Dutchee]

I think you guys need to re-read the first post, or I'm way off base. Replacing a zip in a 1-piece? Surely that's more than $50-$60. I would've thought around the $75-$100.
I would've thought that a fair bit more work than a jacket, as it would have the V, and be a right PITA. Then again, I think sewing a right PITA and don't do it.
(you're all mentioning jackets, but the OP is mentioning 1pce).

[BMWST?]

I think you guys need to re-read the first post, or I'm way off base. Replacing a zip in a 1-piece? Surely that's more than $50-$60. I would've thought around the $75-$100.
I would've thought that a fair bit more work than a jacket, as it would have the V, and be a right PITA. Then again, I think sewing a right PITA and don't do it.
(you're all mentioning jackets, but the OP is mentioning 1pce).

so the zip is a bit longer,maybe the i peice actually makes it easier in some ways..good point tho

[hellokitty]

I have a question - the tag bit on the end of my zip on my jacket broke off - I put a key ring thing on it as I was desperate = would I need a new zip or can you get new tag things?
Quite annoying as it was an expensive jacket from America and I didn't expect the tag to be so cheap and crappy.

[davebullet]

How long is a piece of string?

I thnk you meant, "How long is a piece of zip?"

[davebullet]

I have a question - the tag bit on the end of my zip on my jacket broke off - I put a key ring thing on it as I was desperate = would I need a new zip or can you get new tag things?
Quite annoying as it was an expensive jacket from America and I didn't expect the tag to be so cheap and crappy.

The key ring things are the best. Had the same problem on my shitrider (dririder) boots. They work better now as I can pull the shit out of the key ring thing and the zip is doing up no matter what it thinks. Could never grip those tags hard enough.

[Ratti]

stick with the key ring. Those tabs have a huge strain on them and do give way occasionally. O alright, quite a lot. Ive got one that has a safetypin holding it up, handy as its a trouser zip and the pin adds an extra layer of confidence that im not spilling out of my trou.