Slide Lubrication

[RLC06]

What is best product to use and where to purchase it for slide lubrication?

[D in Davie]

It depends on what you are lubricating. If you are lubing the gears under the slide then any spray lube will do but not WD 40. That is a solvent. If you are talking about the rubber gasket around the exterior of the slide well then you have options. I tried a spray lube that you can get at at your RV store or camping world but I'm not happy with it. After I sprayed it on, the slides squeaked much worse than they ever did when they were dry. Others have talked about using an old sock tied on the end of a pole that is filled with talcum powder. You apply it by slapping the sock along the rubber gasket. I might try that the next time but I still don't know why you need to lubricate the gaskets in the first place.

[Pexring]

I love the 3X line of RV products. I can vouch that both the slide-out lubricant and seal spray work well.


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[Lv2Roam2]

I use CRC Lube with PFTE (teflon) for all the mechanical parts of the slides (recommended by Schwintek), and 303 Protectant on all the rubber seals. Both are available on-line or through an auto parts store (may need to be ordered) ... also available through RV dealers at a more expensive price ...

[Gary RVRoamer]

If it's a rack & pinion geared slide, it really doesn't need any. Use one of the products above if you feel you must.

Keeping the sides and bottom clean & waxed is probably of more value than lubing the mechanism. Helps it slide past the wiper rubbers more easily.