Wax for pocket door rails?
Hello, I've recently restored a set of pocket doors that we found in our house. We used the old wooden rails, and created (thanks to a weldor) a rubber caster wheel assembly so the doors can roll within the wooden rails. Our issue, though, is that we are trying to find a way to lubricate the wooden rails so the doors roll smoothly. Something like WD-40 works temporarily, but evaporates/absorbs into the wood within an hour. I was told to seek out a paste wax, but the only kind I've found at Lowes is a Minwax product that says "DO NOT USE ON RUBBER". Can anyone suggest a lubricant for my wooden rails/rubber wheels situation? Many thanks, Shane
Excuse my ignorance, but is paraffin sold as paraffin wax (and if so, where does one buy it?). Or do you just melt down candles?
On Tuesday, Oct 12, 2004, at 08:51 US/Eastern, shane@... 1. Quit shopping at Lowe's! 2. You want Johnson's Paste Wax if a paste wax is what you seek. It is found in the cleaning aisle of every well-stocked supermarket. The Minwax wax, while a wonderful product for finishing and protecting wood, is murder on rubber. 3. Another good product for what you want to do is a spray grease--either white lithium grease or silicone spray. If you choose this route, you'll find a tube nozzle on the side of the can which you must use to keep the silicone/white lithium off the finished door, for it will make refinishing the door a nightmare should such ever be needed. 4. WD-40 is no lubricant. It is a "water displacement" product that is also a good cleaner--someone once told me WD-40 isn't much more than mineral spirits. I have no idea if it's true (why did it take 'em 40 tries to figure out mineral spirits works?) but it does have that mineral spirits smell to it. 5. Another good paste wax is found in the plumbing department: the wax washers for toilets. Get the cheapest one, for it is just a ring of pure beeswax. Everyone needs one of these in his or her toolbox. -- --jmowreader