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Old 07-06-2019, 06:03 AM   #41
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I cannot see from the inside or out! I read later on people used pledge furniture polish. I am leery to use this. Thinking I will find the wd40 dirt one?
Also with acetone, hardware store? not nail polish remover LOL?
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Old 07-06-2019, 07:40 AM   #42
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I cannot see from the inside or out! I read later on people used pledge furniture polish. I am leery to use this. Thinking I will find the wd40 dirt one?
Also with acetone, hardware store? not nail polish remover LOL?
Pledge furniture polish for use on the slide seals works great.
As for the regular WD40, it's for rusted bolts ONLY or removing tar off your car paint & works great as a dust/dirt magnet, but wouldn't use it anywhere near your slides for any purpose. You can use the silicone WD40, other brands also available, to lubricate your slide mechanism.
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Old 07-06-2019, 08:16 AM   #43
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I cannot see from the inside or out! I read later on people used pledge furniture polish. I am leery to use this. Thinking I will find the wd40 dirt one?
Also with acetone, hardware store? not nail polish remover LOL?

You might try this one;

https://www.walmart.com/ip/WD-40-Spe...iABEgKLs_D_BwE

I've used it with pretty good luck. It hasn't attracted dirt or "gunk" and smooths the slide up. I do wash it off, dry and reapply vs just keep spraying it over itself. I'm afraid it will build up on the wear bar and cause further issues...and the wear bar is difficult to get to.

As far as acetone, be careful. I've never used it on Darco and I'm afraid it would "melt" it if you did. Out of curiousity I used some to remove some duct tape residue a couple of days ago on the wood trim of my shed. It took off more paint that it did adhesive. I put 303 on my seals after I've cleaned them.
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Old 07-06-2019, 08:42 AM   #44
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what would you recommend to clean first? I am ok with pledge but from an original post they recommended the wd40 specialist dirt and something dry spray
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Old 07-06-2019, 06:15 PM   #45
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WD40 SPEIALIST WITH PTFE DOES NOT ATTRACT DIRT OR DUST.
NOT regular WD40.
Get it at WalMart.
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Old 07-06-2019, 06:31 PM   #46
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yep, that much I got! I knew not reg. wd40. I am just unsure about the initial cleaning. I have seen acetone and I have seen alcohol
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I've used numerous cans of this all around my rvs, has the same Teflon ingredients as the WD40 mentioned earlier. Used to get it Wal-Mart, but locally they don't have it any more, restocked the shelf with the WD40 stuff.
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what would you recommend to clean first? I am ok with pledge but from an original post they recommended the wd40 specialist dirt and something dry spray

What are you wanting to clean? Slide bottom, wear bar, seals...? Takes a bit of different things to get it all done for me.
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Old 07-07-2019, 03:59 AM   #49
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Hello- We have a 2000 Keystone Montana 5th wheel. Does anyone know how to lubricate, the slide for a front bedroom? The mechanisms are all enclosed.
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Old 07-07-2019, 05:15 AM   #50
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I've used numerous cans of this all around my rvs, has the same Teflon ingredients as the WD40 mentioned earlier. Used to get it Wal-Mart, but locally they don't have it any more, restocked the shelf with the WD40 stuff.
That product contains Silicone and as I and others have stated if you get that on the wear bar you will get the jumping and jerking and be faced with hours of cleaning. I use only WD40 Specialist with PTFE. There are other WD40 Specialist products so make sure you get the one with PTFE.

As for the cleaning it has been recommended to use alcohol. That’s what I used and it worked great. The wear bar is difficult to get to and you have to do the whole underside of the slide as that is what is in contact with the wear bar. There are no rollers on that slide in my unit. Slides that have rollers and no wear bar can take silicone products with no problems.
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Old 07-20-2019, 10:22 PM   #51
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I had the same jerking with my living room slide. My RV tech told me to spray underneath of the slide with Zep 45, which is a lube with PTFE.....no more jerking. I spray each slide once a year in the Spring.
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Thank you. My husband fixed the slide. Getting to the slide mechanism was not easy. But he found it, lubricated it, and the slide works perfect now!
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What are you wanting to clean? Slide bottom, wear bar, seals...? Takes a bit of different things to get it all done for me.
sorry for late reply. bottom of slide out. some suggested acetone and some suggested alcohol. cleaning bottom prior to spraying the wd40 dirt and dust specialist spray
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That product contains Silicone and as I and others have stated if you get that on the wear bar you will get the jumping and jerking and be faced with hours of cleaning. I use only WD40 Specialist with PTFE. There are other WD40 Specialist products so make sure you get the one with PTFE.

As for the cleaning it has been recommended to use alcohol. That’s what I used and it worked great. The wear bar is difficult to get to and you have to do the whole underside of the slide as that is what is in contact with the wear bar. There are no rollers on that slide in my unit. Slides that have rollers and no wear bar can take silicone products with no problems.
yes CT, i bought the appropriate wd. the specialist dirt and dust one.
thanks!
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My husband figured it out. The slide works perfect.
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I have a 3120 RL with three slide outs. Mine somewhat jerk when going in and out. We make sure we sweep the floors before putting the slides back in so no debris gets under the slides. Still confused as to what to lube the slide rubber seals with. Some are using WD40, is it the silicone version? Or use the Prorectal. Then there is the 3 in 1 lube. Are you using something different to lube the slotted rails with.
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I have a 3120 RL with three slide outs. Mine somewhat jerk when going in and out. We make sure we sweep the floors before putting the slides back in so no debris gets under the slides. Still confused as to what to lube the slide rubber seals with. Some are using WD40, is it the silicone version? Or use the Prorectal. Then there is the 3 in 1 lube. Are you using something different to lube the slotted rails with.
DO NOT use the regular WD40 on anything rubber, seals or gaskets, it'll turn them to mush, use the silicone version on the moving parts.
Use Pledge furniture polish (I use the dollar store imitation) on the rubber slide seals & all the other rubber seals or gaskets throughout the RV, as recommended by the factory techs. From the name I'm not quite sure what the "Prorectal" should be used for, but doesn't sound like something I need.
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Been using this on anything that needs to move freely for years with no problems pick it up at Walmart.
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I have a 3120 RL with three slide outs. Mine somewhat jerk when going in and out. We make sure we sweep the floors before putting the slides back in so no debris gets under the slides. Still confused as to what to lube the slide rubber seals with. Some are using WD40, is it the silicone version? Or use the Prorectal. Then there is the 3 in 1 lube. Are you using something different to lube the slotted rails with.
As I mentioned earlier in the post you can’t get silicone on the wear/bearing bar under the slide. That is what most likely is causing the jerking. Clean with alcohol and then use WD-40 Specialist with TFE (Teflon) only. I spray the entire bottom of the slide, let it dry and then run it in and out. When treating the seals be sure to protect this bottom bar from any over spray of whatever seal treatment you choose to use.
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I found out not to be shy with it. I used almost a full can on mine & then it was good for most of the summer.
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As I mentioned earlier in the post you can’t get silicone on the wear/bearing bar under the slide. That is what most likely is causing the jerking. Clean with alcohol and then use WD-40 Specialist with TFE (Teflon) only. I spray the entire bottom of the slide, let it dry and then run it in and out. When treating the seals be sure to protect this bottom bar from any over spray of whatever seal treatment you choose to use.
^^^This. Don't use silicone.
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