What to lube a sliding window with?

[Chris142]

My house has 1950's sliding windows. Aluminum frames on an aluminum track.they are hard to slide open and closed.

I need to lube them. I don't think grease is a good idea. Maybe some kind of wax?

 

[cheech279]

Silicone spray. I use Prestone brand.

 

[Vern_in_IL]

Beeswax

 

[KingCake]

Dry silicone or dry teflon spray.

 

[JamesBond]

I just lubed my windows with silicone spray, spray, clean with paper towel, spray some more. Spray the tracks and the balancer mechanism.

 

[HTSS_TR]

I used free ATF(old) on my sliding windows.

 

[mjoekingz28]

What about weatherstrip?


Or is it just glass and aluminum?

 

[Merkava_4]

After you get the tracks super clean, apply some Tri-Flow DRY. You won't believe the difference it makes.

 

[yvon_la]

graphite

 

[Pop_Rivit]

I use a product called Slider Slicker that's made for sliding door tracks. I have one set of exterior doors that have a sliding screen on them, and I just put it on once a year after cleaning the track. It keeps the screen door sliding smoothly and almost silently all summer.