Zipper Types

Nylon / Coil Zippers

The teeth are extruded plastic sewn onto the zipper tape. These zippers are very flexible and are suitable for many outerwear and sportswear applications. They are also commonly used in handbags and luggage.

Nylon zippers which were normally considered a basic zipper are fast becoming an important fashion item. This is occurring because we can now utilize various finishing techniques such as yarn dyed and transparent tapes, different colour sewing threads and electroplated teeth available in a variety of colours.

	Nylon Zippers
Gauge	C/E	Two Way Closed	O/E	Two Way Open
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#7	•	•	•	•
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#9	•	•	•
#10	•	•	•

Invisible Nylon Zippers

These are very light nylon zippers and are suitable for skirts, ladies trousers and dresses. They are also used for trouser pockets and gloves. It is common for the tape of the invisible zipper to be lace.

Plastic / Vislon Zippers

These zippers have injection molded teeth, fused directly onto the tape of the zipper. They are very strong and are perfect for medium and heavy weight garments as well as for other outdoor applications such as tents and sleeping bags.

The teeth can match the tape or for special effect we can use transparent, dark silver, antique brass and antique silver colour teeth.

	Plastic Zippers
Gauge	C/E	Two Way Closed	O/E	Two Way Open
#3	•	•	•	•
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#5	•	•	•	•
#7	•	•	•
#8	•	•	•	•
#10	•	•	•	•

Metal Zippers

These are very durable zippers and are suitable for jackets, jeans, leather, outerwear and bags. The most common types are aluminum, brass, nickel and copper. Various finishes can be applied to achieve different effects. Examples of these are antique, dull metal, shiny metal, black oxidized and dark silver.

	Metal Zippers
Gauge	C/E	Two Way Closed	O/E	Two Way Open
#3	•	•	•	•
#4	•	•	•
#4.5	•	•	•
#5	•	•	•	•
#8	•	•	•	•
#10	•	•	•	•