All Weather Grease?

[Captain Colonial]

Very off topic... anyone recommend some all-weather grease or lubricant for the tracks on an exterior sliding glass patio door?  It needs something to ease the movement.  Using 3 in 1 Oil or WD40 works until it rains, but it then takes too much effort for Lady Colonial to move comfortably.

 

Thanks in advance

[Kit Car Electronics]

CL grease is the normal outdoor one, might work? It's a bit messy though... 

[DonPeffers]

Possibly    https://www.screwfix.com/p/wd-40-specialist-silicone-lubricant-400ml/86394?tc=IA6&ds_kid=92700023753053133&ds_rl=1241687&ds_rl=1245250&ds_rl=1243318&ds_rl=1249481&ds_rl=1245250&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI2JHqkJ6I5AIVDbTtCh1mBAm8EAQYBiABEgKa0PD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds     

 

WD-40 SPECIALIST SILICONE LUBRICANT 400ML (part number 86394) £6.95.

[SootySport]

White grease is supposed to be the most waterproof grease and is nice and sticky, so clings we’ll to metal.  Patio door wheels and tracks do get clogged up with all sorts of debris, so if you can remove the door and thoroughly clean the the wheels this will help. Also don’t lube the track and outside the wheels else the door will skid along the track which is why the door is hard to move.  Just lube up the small axle inside the wheels so it rolls along the track. 

Another problem with the wheels is they can crack in half or chip which makes them even harder to open in which case you need to renew the wheel or wheels.

I did this about 3 years ago and only now the patio door has started to feel a bit heavier,  so needs a clean and lube soon.   The door is not that difficult to remove, you need to loosen the adjuster screws at each wheel so the door drops enough for the top of the door to swing outwards.  Don’t try it on yer own, you’ll need 2 people at least to lift it out.

[Blatman]

Copperslop...