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13 Sep 2008, 19:13 (Ref:2289163) | #1 | ||
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Broken the zip on my racesuit
Today i've been a bit of a spanner. Midrace in my Club100 karting race I was getting suited up for our driver change and I ripped a few of the zipper bits off!
Luckily I was able to blag one of the hire suits off the organisers to carry on but its mightily annoying all the same. Its a non expensive karting suit so i'm not out of pocket by much, but was wondering if I can get it fixed for cheaper than a new one. Kev |
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13 Sep 2008, 19:47 (Ref:2289207) | #2 | ||
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Doubt it Kev! Unless you can find yourself a little seamstress in the Yellow Pages. Changing a zip's actually quite a big job in a race suit.
Best bet is trawl the small ads in your local newsagent window for someone dressmaking from home. |
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14 Sep 2008, 17:35 (Ref:2290105) | #3 | ||
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Bust the zip on my racesuit (must have shrunk over winter!) took it to Sainsburys dry cleaning dept and they put a zip in for £19.Bit of a deal I thought.
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14 Sep 2008, 20:49 (Ref:2290283) | #4 | ||
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Bite their hands off! Good price, thanks for the tip.
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15 Sep 2008, 09:12 (Ref:2290665) | #5 | ||
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Don't forget that when you have to replace a zip on a Nomex suit, it should be done with the special fire resistant threads.
AWS don't ask that much either to replace a zip and it's done with the proper materials. |
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15 Sep 2008, 17:45 (Ref:2291081) | #6 | ||
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Does Nick still work on other brands? Last I heard he didn't want to.
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15 Sep 2008, 19:40 (Ref:2291192) | #7 | ||
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Don't know Max, this was more for people with one of his suits.
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