White car..has white grease

[Vdubuk]

Our white daily driver hyundai had a slow almost sticking electric sunroof..a good excuse to get the grease and lubricants out..on inspection i noticed it had a white grease on areas and part of the tracks..is this purely for asthetics?my black moly ruined that party..should i have used silicon lube ..? Any views appreciated

 

[RooflessVW]

White lithium grease would have been the correct grease.

 

[Virtus_Probi]

Agreed, white lithium grease would have looked better and worked well.

 

[JHZR2]

Black moly isn't a particularly good choice...

But neither is white lithium unless the FSM requests it.

Generally it's some reduced viscosity silicone grease.

 

[Vdubuk]

Im frugal at best..and on a budget so i work with what ive got,until i come across white grease,its an area where nobody can see it unless you are standing up through the sunroof like something from kellys heroes

 

[JamesBond]

Does it work better now? Did you clean the old grease off? White lithium spray grease is probably what was there before?

 

[Cgates]

Yeah, white lithium i bet. Low temp stuff like you would find on a garage door opener.

 

[mx5miata]

Lubriplate NO.105 Engine Assembly Grease.