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Jun 16, 2016

Liquid Wrench Dry Lube for Slideouts

Anybody have anything negative on this stuff? About to lube my slide rails. Went to Wally World. They had various dry lubes but the main ones were a Camco dry lube and a LW dry lube. The Camco - $9/bottle. The LW - $4/bottle. Just wanna make sure the extra $5 may have been worth it in the long run.

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  • So far have checked my main Jayco manual. No mention at all in regards to "how" to maintain them but that they are virtually "maintenance free". Need to see if I have another manual for the slides themselves, which I doubt.
  • It's Polytetrafluoroethylene, essentially Teflon. I have used the dupont brand of this for years on my slide rails and gears. Never caused a problem.

    Lowe's has dropped the Dupont version so i bought the wd-40 version. Appears to be the same stuff. I noticed LW makes it with and without the for RV markings
  • Thanks; I need to check my book. Its a Jayco. Any maintenance forum or youtube video you see says to use a dry lube.

    Also for the rubber seals, I saw a manufacturer demo and they used silicone spray on a rag????
  • My slide(s) mfg. also recommends no lube..........as in grease

    Just wire brush rail teeth


    BUT...
    Since beginning of 2007 I have been using a dry graphite lube spray after wire brushing the rail teeth down. Goes on wet/sticks then drys. Doesn't attract dirt/grim BUT will rub off SO Careful Where you spray it.
    Also use it on rear stabilizers pivot/contact areas and front landing gear inner and driven legs.

    I spray silicone on a clean rag and wipe down the hydraulic piston shaft.

    When FTng I would do the above monthly......past 2 yrs just bi-yearly

    Also would put talcum powder in a sock and wipe down slide out seals/wipers
  • My mfr recommends no lube at all. Are you talking about the big under-slide rails?

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