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Lubricant for Glass Sliding door tracks ? James 06-12-2007
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Posted by mm on June 13, 2007, 10:54 pm
On Wed, 13 Jun 2007 19:49:53 -0400, "Stormin Mormon"

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Posted by mm on June 12, 2007, 10:44 pm

>
>I wonder why people think WD-40 is lubricant? It's a cleaning solvent.
>I'd try little bit of white grease(Luriplate) or squirt of liquid wrench
>(Teflon).

Liquid wrench is made with teflon? Are you sure?

Posted by Noozer on June 12, 2007, 10:49 pm

>
>>
>>I wonder why people think WD-40 is lubricant? It's a cleaning solvent.
>>I'd try little bit of white grease(Luriplate) or squirt of liquid wrench
>>(Teflon).
>
> Liquid wrench is made with teflon? Are you sure?

They make a version with a hint of teflon... It's all just marketing hype
though.

It's still not a lubricant.



Posted by Mike on June 13, 2007, 1:02 pm

>
>>
>>>
>>>I wonder why people think WD-40 is lubricant? It's a cleaning solvent.
>>>I'd try little bit of white grease(Luriplate) or squirt of liquid wrench
>>>(Teflon).
>>
>> Liquid wrench is made with teflon? Are you sure?
>
> They make a version with a hint of teflon... It's all just marketing hype
> though.
>
> It's still not a lubricant.
>
Yes it is: http://www.gunk.ca/prodsht-en/l212c.pdf



Posted by willshak on June 13, 2007, 6:54 am
on 6/12/2007 9:40 PM Tony Hwang said the following:
> C & E wrote:
>
>>
>>> James wrote:
>>>
>>>> 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
>>>
>>> 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?
>>
> Hi,
> I wonder why people think WD-40 is lubricant? It's a cleaning solvent.
> I'd try little bit of white grease(Luriplate) or squirt of liquid wrench
> (Teflon).

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

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