I use spray silicone for stuff like that - its magically slippy but leaves
no residue to attract dirt and grit.

Good luck, Jake

On Fri, Apr 16, 2010 at 12:34 PM, Matthew Snook <matt@greenbeard.us> wrote:

> Wednesday during a trip from spring in the Willamette Valley down to late
> winter in Klamath County my driver's door window stuck - halfway closed or
> halfway open, depending upon your point of view.  Since it was starting to
> snow, my view was that it was halfway open...
>
> Inside the door is a sliding window guide and the guiderail.  The guide had
> jumped off the rail, and would jam against it about halfway up.  After it
> jammed I was trying to coax it to go one way or the other, and my handle
> broke.
>
> Anyway, before I put the door back together, is there some lubricant to put
> on the rail and/or slider?  Specifically, what do I avoid?  I don't want to
> put something on there that will gum up later on.
>
> Anybody have a handle for sale?
>
> Matt
>

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Jake

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