How to Fix a zipper that won't stay up

I recently bought a pair of jeans only to find out that as I wore them the zipper would ride down. Of course by the time I found out the zipper dropped to half mast I had thrown out the receipt as the jeans fit. I did some asking and searching and discovered a few methods to fix a falling zipper.

Instructions

1. The first is the quick temporary fix. You can put a safety pin just below the zipper after it is up and it will not ride down. Similarly you can hook a rubber band or key chain ring to the zipper pull and loop it over the button before you button your jeans.

2. The second better fix is if the zipper is a bit loose you can coat the teeth on the track with clear finger nail polish and let it dry. This should fill in enough to help keep the zipper up. This method worked for me.

3. Often the zipper case is a bit open. You can gently squeeze in the sides with a pair of pliers or squeeze the front and back a bit. This often works but may break the metal or jam the zipper if you pinch the zipper fastener too tight.