I recently did this project and used a product (ACE Hardware bout $7) called DuPont
Teflon Multi-Use Dry, Wax Lubricant. Sounds similar, spray it on, let dry, leaves a
waxy coating. And they claim it has a patented self-cleaning technology that sheds
dirt, etc. etc.
And there is always BoeShield, more expensive, but I have only seen it on-line.
Jerry

----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott" <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Thursday, June 14, 2007 3:56 PM
Subject: Re: Sliding door handles mystery

> Hi Jonathan,
>
> Food for thought you have given me. Mrs Squirrel and I have always found
> the mighty effort needed to close the sliding door, and the mighty noise
> it emits when slammed, to be unpleasant. I briefly tried closing the
> door using the rear handle (as you describe) a couple times but it
> didn't seem to work well. May be a matter of practice, or maybe you and
> the others are right and I need to give this door a serious cleaning. I
> was planning to remove the interior panel anyway, to tighten the linkage
> so it opens from inside more easily, and apply sound-damping material to
> the skin. I reckon now's a good time for some maintenance.
>
> Jake has been telling me that he likes a lanolin-based lubricant called
> "Fluid Film," manufactured by the Eureka Chemical Company for slider
> application. Now, I can't tell if he's in fact named the Very Best
> lubricant for the sliders, or just setting me on a snipe hunt. At any
> rate it reportedly smells like a raw wool sweater. So. Gross.
>
> What else have listees found to work good?
>