On Wed, 12 Apr 1995, Jack Agnew wrote: > One more time folks - what kind of lube works best to quiet the sliding > door? One thought of rubber wheels was interesting, but I don't think > anyone has made that work - have they? I haven't done this because my sliding door isn't very loud, but it came to mind that you could do the old lube thing and then with the door off, paint a layer of that goop that you can soak tool handles in on the bottom track and let it dry. (This is the rubbery stuff that you can dip your tool handles in to make them rubber coated) It's pretty hard and would probably last a couple of years. You might have to re-adjust your door a little, but it should quiet the metal on metal sound of the roller on the track. Make sure it's good and dry before you put it on, and if you think you'll have any left over, get some tools and do it now because that stuff won't keep. Just an idea. I've used this stuff for the metal feet of chairs, so it seemed likely that it'd work. -- Gerry Gerald Skerbitz <gsker@med.umn.edu> U of MN Med School Admin 6-5379
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