Lubricant for Glass Sliding door tracks ?

James · 2007-06-12T23:06:22+00:00

What is a good lubricant for glass sliding door tracks? I suppose I needsomething that will lube the tracks for at least a few weeks, withoutattracting too much dirt and grime to the lubricant itself. I have trieda 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

Jun 12, 2007 45 Replies

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Jim Elbrecht 19 years ago

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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

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dpb 19 years ago

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...

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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PeterD 19 years ago

I guess you missed my reply about White Lightning... Much easier than using parrafin wax...

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dpb 19 years ago

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What are you going to "lube" if not the rollers? "Lubing" the tracks but not the roller bearings/axles will cause the rollers to tend to slide, not roll just like putting your car on ice as opposed to dry pavement. May give the symptom of rolling freely but not at all the same thing...

You may be "100% sure" there's nothing wrong w/ the door/rollers, but I'm not convinced by any stretch...

imo, $0.02, ymmv, etc., etc., etc., ...

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