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 Been reading lots of info on lubricating slides, but there still seems to be some disagreement as to what's best. Any ideas? Thanks.
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10-09-2006, 02:03 AM
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Been reading lots of info on lubricating slides, but there still seems to be some disagreement as to what's best. Any ideas? Thanks.
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10-09-2006, 03:25 AM
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I just get a can of slide lube. It's a dry lube that dosen't let dirt stick to things. In the camping section.
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10-10-2006, 03:43 AM
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Same here(slide lube). It's silicone based, not oily, so it doesn't attract road grime and dirt.
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10-10-2006, 08:52 PM
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Does it have to be "slide lube", or will any silicone dry lube work?
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10-13-2006, 03:31 AM
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I use a molybdenum spray. The carrier evaporates, leaving a completely dry lubricating film. The only restriction is to avoid the use of anything that leaves a sticky film type product. Grease/oil/WD40 etc leave a film that attracts/holds dirt and road sand. The two combined are a crude grinding compound.
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10-28-2006, 06:49 AM
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What type of slides do you all have? THere is a difference between hydraulic and cable. Where exactly are you lubricating the slide. Thanks, from a 1st time slide-out user.
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10-28-2006, 03:01 PM
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sccamping welcome to irv2 
If I see some rubbing on slide supports like shiney metal I would lube that area. A good polish job to side walls of slide so slide doesn't bind on rubber seals helps also. 
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10-28-2006, 06:19 PM
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<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by sccamping:
What type of slides do you all have? THere is a difference between hydraulic and cable. Where exactly are you lubricating the slide. Thanks, from a 1st time slide-out user. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>
I've had both. The slide mechanism is lubed the same way. I lightly coat all sliding,geared surfaces with molybdenum (dry moly) spray. This spray dries quickly to a metallic black color, which helps to indicate when a re-application is needed. See a bare spot and re-coat. The down side is, get it on anything and it must wear off.
The slide-out seals are a different topic. First is a wipe-down with a damp cloth to remove dirt/dust, then I use "rubber-lube" spray on them. It's a silicone-based product.
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10-30-2006, 04:25 AM
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<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Picture of Ray,IN
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I use a molybdenum spray. The carrier evaporates, leaving a completely dry lubricating film. The only restriction is to avoid the use of anything that leaves a sticky film type product. Grease/oil/WD40 etc leave a film that attracts/holds dirt and road sand. The two combined are a crude grinding compound.
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10-30-2006, 04:27 AM
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 Thank you very much for this info. It's probably saved our slide as we haven't done a thing to it.
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12-17-2006, 09:49 AM
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HI
I have been using a chain lube which drys dry.
with no problem and at 1/3 the price.
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