egarant wrote:
2oldman wrote:
egarant wrote:
The traditional sliding window, my favorite. When open you get what, about 40% open to the air?
One of my sliders is sticking so bad I can hardly open it. Got any tips?
Remove the screen and use a wet microfiber towell to clean the tracks really really good, That did it for me
3M does make a window slide lubricant that you might try.
Rather than typical liquid lubricants try using candle wax.
Clean the track well with a cloth then rub a candle over the track, may take a couple of times but it should eventually stop getting stuck..
Candle wax since it is dry does not attract or hold dirt/dust and cleans easily.
Candle wax also works great on sticking zippers (rub candle over the length of the zipper a couple of times and zipper should move easily after that), very useful for driving long wood screws (rub wax on the screw threads then drive home)..
Most liquid lubricants attract and hold dirt and dust or evaporate over time.