Warning: My old tent zipper kept sticking until I tried a pencil.

The slider on my main door was a pain, especially in the cold. Rubbed a normal graphite pencil tip along the teeth a few times. Anyone know a better fix for this, or is this the go-to trick?

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victorross1d ago

Nice, that's the classic fix for a reason. Graphite is a dry lubricant so it works great in cold weather when wet stuff freezes. You can also try a tiny bit of candle wax in a pinch.

joseph_black19h ago

My buddy used candle wax on his garage door last winter. It worked until the spring thaw, then it got kind of gummy. He had to clean it all off.