Vaseline On Sliding Door Track

First wipe off any dust or debris from the tracks and then dip a paper towel into the vaseline.

Vaseline on sliding door track.

If you live in an area with ice and snow insulate sliding doors before the cold weather hits. For slightly tight sliding doors after cleaning the track i have sprayed furniture polish on the track pledge. This is the point that needs to be lubricated and that s the reason for using a spray type lubricant. Works great no residue to speak of.

Look for the hole in the door over the tracks or on the inside of the door. Lift the sash as high as possible and apply a light coat to the lower tracks. Place the straw attached to the lubricant into the hole and press the trigger. Close the window and.

If you clean your sliding door tracks and rollers regularly choose a petroleum based lubricant. The rollers on a sliding glass door have bearings at their axles. A silicone based lubricant will be adequate and won t attract dirt. Another popular method of lubricating and smoothing out a sliding door track is to simply spray a light mineral oil directly on the track and slide it back and forth until the lubricant has been fully distributed along the track.