I may be way off base here but I thought that Pineapple Girl and her husband went through this fix not long ago.Anyone know where I can fine this material for the bottom slide for my door? It is quite old and thin and has broken.
It's not very clear what I am seeing. is it a strip of plastic that the door slides on? I did something very similar to my sliding doors on my Californian. I say 'sliding doors' but in truth they were extremely difficult to slide. I used 3/16 thick UHMW. UHMW is ultra high molecular weight polyethylene. It is very similar but cheaper than teflon. On the bottom of the door I used a strip of .024 thick stainless. I bought everything from McMaster-Carr The UHMW I bought was 12" x24' (other sizes available). I ripped into 1 1/8" strips on my table saw. To mount it I drilled and countersunk holes for stainless flat head screws. Hope that helps. I'm currently working on refinishing the doors, so could take a picture or two tomorrow night. My sticky doors slide like they are on bearings now.
Anyone know where I can fine this material for the bottom slide for my door? It is quite old and thin and has broken.
UHMW is the most common used. We use UHMW on our products thast we wnat to slip easily. Nothing sticks to it so it has to be screwed down.
I got the UHMW tape from Ridout plastic in San Diego (online) over two years ago. I have never added any additional lube and the doors slide great. I got a .060" x 1" x 25' roll and shared the left overs with Al and Eric B.
I got the UHMW tape from Ridout plastic in San Diego (online) over two years ago. I have never added any additional lube and the doors slide great. I got a .060" x 1" x 25' roll and shared the left overs with Al and Eric B.