How do YKK zippers self lubricate and zip more smoothly with more use?

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I’ve been researching this all morning and keep running into articles that explain why YKK is a great company and what is unique about their zippers, but no article that explains the technical design of the product.

Would love an explanation that goes beyond the very simple “YKK zippers actually lubricate themselves as you zip and unzip them.”

Thank you!

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Anonymous 0 Comments

FYI- YKK stole most of their designs from the US zipper maker TALON, after their patents expired.

While YKK zippers may be the good standard now, they are in fact cheaper knock-offs of the original product

Anonymous 0 Comments

FYI- YKK stole most of their designs from the US zipper maker TALON, after their patents expired.

While YKK zippers may be the good standard now, they are in fact cheaper knock-offs of the original product

Anonymous 0 Comments

Omg! A family friend of mine founded the company!

I remember being like “wow; zippers? Interesting career choice”. Then when my dad mentioned it was “the little Y zippers that are on fucking everything”, I had a sudden urge to find out if their son was single

Anonymous 0 Comments

Omg! A family friend of mine founded the company!

I remember being like “wow; zippers? Interesting career choice”. Then when my dad mentioned it was “the little Y zippers that are on fucking everything”, I had a sudden urge to find out if their son was single

Anonymous 0 Comments

Omg! A family friend of mine founded the company!

I remember being like “wow; zippers? Interesting career choice”. Then when my dad mentioned it was “the little Y zippers that are on fucking everything”, I had a sudden urge to find out if their son was single

Anonymous 0 Comments

See, I figured it was because of your skin’s natural oils keeping the zipper lubricated, like how a key stays shiny if you use it often.

Anonymous 0 Comments

See, I figured it was because of your skin’s natural oils keeping the zipper lubricated, like how a key stays shiny if you use it often.

Anonymous 0 Comments

See, I figured it was because of your skin’s natural oils keeping the zipper lubricated, like how a key stays shiny if you use it often.

Anonymous 0 Comments

They’re made of solid honey.

When you zip them a little bit of the honey melts and lets the zipper slide (it’s not sticky like honey). When they stop zipping the honey gets solid again.

Anonymous 0 Comments

They’re made of solid honey.

When you zip them a little bit of the honey melts and lets the zipper slide (it’s not sticky like honey). When they stop zipping the honey gets solid again.