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Duane Reynolds
02-05-2014, 4:20 PM
I am restoring an antique dining room table that has wooden expansion slides. These slides are sticking and need some lubrication. I can remember my parents lubricating similar slides with a bar of Ivory soap. Does anyone know of a better solution?
Stephen Musial
02-05-2014, 4:32 PM
Beeswax works well and there's also a product called Slipit http://www.slipit.com/ which I believe is available at Rockler.
Richard Wolf
02-05-2014, 5:58 PM
I wouldn't hesitate to use the Ivory soap. I know that they use soap to lubricate beams to slide under houses when they are moving them. Smells good too.
Loren Woirhaye
02-05-2014, 5:58 PM
I would use paste wax because that's what I keep in the shop and it is both cheap and useful for lots of things.
Rick Potter
02-05-2014, 6:05 PM
Paraffin or an old candle.
RP
Mike Henderson
02-05-2014, 6:39 PM
Paraffin or an old candle.
RP
Agreed. Paraffin works much better than beeswax. Much less sticking.
Mike
Lee Schierer
02-05-2014, 7:14 PM
Beeswax works well and there's also a product called Slipit http://www.slipit.com/ which I believe is available at Rockler.
Actually, beeswax tends to be a bit sticky for slides. I would use paraffin or Johnson paste wax. I would avoid soap as it is hygroscopic (attracts water) and might make matters worse.
Peter Quinn
02-05-2014, 7:19 PM
Paste wax. I use Butchers, or whatever is at hand. A little does wonders.
Stephen Musial
02-05-2014, 9:15 PM
My great grandmother's dining room table would beg to differ.
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