Vaseline On Sliding Door Track

Works great no residue to speak of.

Vaseline on sliding door track.

Your sliding glass will probably have a hole on the side. If you clean your sliding door tracks and rollers regularly choose a petroleum based lubricant. Spray lubricant into the hole on the edge of the door. Place the straw attached to the lubricant into the hole and press the trigger.

If you live in an area with ice and snow insulate sliding doors before the cold weather hits. This is the point that needs to be lubricated and that s the reason for using a spray type lubricant. For slightly tight sliding doors after cleaning the track i have sprayed furniture polish on the track pledge. The rollers on a sliding glass door have bearings at their axles.

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