Lubricant for Glass Sliding door tracks ?

(didn't click on link)

I don't care what anyone says, it's still not a lubricant. It is good
for first-pass cleaning of greasy parts, or displacing water from
distributor caps. It is not a good lubricant.

nate

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Posted by Jim Elbrecht on June 14, 2007, 7:50 am

wrote:

-snip-

>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WD-40

>(didn't click on link)

>I don't care what anyone says, it's still not a lubricant. It is good

>for first-pass cleaning of greasy parts, or displacing water from

>distributor caps. It is not a good lubricant.

You made 2 statements. I would have agreed with the first, "it's not
a lubricant", a few years ago. WD-40 even had on their label "This
is not a lubricant" But now their label says "Lubricates. . .
hinges, wheels, rollers, chains, gears"

So either they changed their definition of lubricates-- or changed the
recipe.

You other statement "It is not a good lubricant" might be true--
especially in the OP's case where there are products designed for
sliding door rollers--- if lubrication is really what they need.

Jim

Posted by dpb on June 14, 2007, 9:02 am

Jim Elbrecht wrote:

> wrote:

> -snip-

>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WD-40

>>>

>> (didn't click on link)

>> I don't care what anyone says, it's still not a lubricant. It is good

>> for first-pass cleaning of greasy parts, or displacing water from

>> distributor caps. It is not a good lubricant.

> You made 2 statements. I would have agreed with the first, "it's not

> a lubricant", a few years ago. WD-40 even had on their label "This

> is not a lubricant" But now their label says "Lubricates. . .

> hinges, wheels, rollers, chains, gears"

> So either they changed their definition of lubricates-- ...

From their own web site in something they put up as opposed to supplied
"uses" -- "WD-40's lubricating ingredients are widely dispersed..." :)

What they changed was their advertising...

> You other statement "It is not a good lubricant" might be true--

More than "might" -- it is true. Works for a little while while it's
still wet, but as the product statement above notes, there ain't much
lubrication value in it...

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Posted by Stormin Mormon on June 13, 2007, 7:47 pm

Lift door up and out of the track. Invert door.

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You have to starve them.
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: >
: > Lubricating the tracks is like oiling the skating rink hoping
for longer
: > coast times. You need to oil the bearing that are riding on
the tracks.
: >
: > Rich
: >
:
: Sounds good. How do you get to them? Aerosol?
:
:

Posted by on June 12, 2007, 9:09 pm

> What is a good lubricant for glass sliding door tracks? I suppose I need

> something that will lube the tracks for at least a few weeks, without

> attracting too much dirt and grime to the lubricant itself. I have tried

> a soap bar which works well, but only for a week or so.

> WD40 works intitially, but doesn't last, and attracts dirt.

> Any good ideas ?

> Thank you !!

> James

I haven't tried it, but what about graphite. Seems <logically> that it
would be OK....

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