Date:         Wed, 8 Jun 2005 20:44:43 -0700
Reply-To:     BA <ande@SAN.RR.COM>
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From:         BA <ande@SAN.RR.COM>
Subject:      Re: A good lube for sliders
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Huh?

What plastic?

Our screens screech, too.  And I'd love to find a way to make them
stoppit for when I want to open or close the windows in the wee hours
of the morning.

My screens seem to be in an aluminum - not plastic - frame.  There's a
small plastic "guide" ... is that the plastic you're referring to?
It's nowhere large enough to "bow" ... just an inch or so.


BTW, I tried spraying onto the stationary part of the window (also
aluminum) some of Simon's silicon lubricant spray that he uses on his
m'cycle.  Didn't allay the screeching at all.


B(&S)
'87 Westy 'Esmerelda Blanc'
SoCal



On Wed, 08 Jun 2005 16:16:40 -0700, you wrote:

>When the rattling of the plastic screen frame started driving me nuts I folded up and inserted a small piece (1"X1") of felt between the frame and window.  Stopped the rattling and squealing both.
>Brent
>http://www.weidefamily.net/vanagon/
>------------------------------
>
>Date:    Wed, 8 Jun 2005 09:58:17 -0700
>From:    Damon Campbell <damoncampbellvw@YAHOO.COM>
>Subject: Re: A good lube for sliders
>
>Oh yeah... thanks for jogging my memory.  I *DID* do
>something with that knowledge - exactly what you
>proposed below.
>
>No good, the plastic just bows again.  It worked for
>about a week, i think, before it was doing exactly the
>same thing.  I was thinking of getting a little piece
>of felt trim to clip over that edge.  The idea being
>let it rub, just don't let it squeal.
>
>--- Shawn Wright <swright@ZUIKO.SLS.BC.CA> wrote:
>
>> You're right, in my case it is the screen scaping on
>> the glass that makes the noise. I
>> haven't done anything with it yet, but maybe just
>> sanding the edge of the screen that
>> contacts the glass will be enough.
>
>'84 Westy "The Van" w/2.3L WBX
>Vancouver, BC