sticky power window

[kiper]

eto pa..

Today most cars not only come with air-conditioner,cd-player, power steering, power locks, alarm and power sidemirrors, but with power windows as well. Being exposed to elements such as dirt, heat moisture and not the least, wear and tear, they turn sticky and slow down. Lubricating the window riser mechanism inside the doors with a spray shot of WD-4- or dolloping grease only provides temporary relief and soon the windows backslide to slow rise and descent mode. Why? Very simple, the rubber either has swollen or become brittle through time causing the glass window to drag into the rubber guides. Applying oil-based lubricants worsens this conditions because petroleum-based rubber components melt or gum-up when subjected to such lubricants, making them sticky. This friction can usually burn your window motor, break a cable, a gear or worse, shatter the glass.

A quick simple fix is to spray "armor all" vinyl and rubber and leather protectant on to the rubber sides and channels. Since it's water-based, this white substance contains a natural lubricant called glycerine, which is harmless to rubber but does the job of "lubricating" the glass to glide freely into the channels.

[theveed]

Or maintain your rubber guides by cleaning them often... hehe...

Usually kung walang sira yung mechanism at motor ng power window di naman babagal ang takbo ng window... but you pointed out a very good point there about petroleum based lubricant...

But I hav eto tell you that Armour All is not purely water based... And if they are water based, they wash off after contact with surfactants (soap, etc)...

[cj]

sir theveed,

a casa mechanic once told me to apply silicon oil or silicon grease on the rubber sides/channels to reduce friction with the glass. tama kaya ito? :?:

[theveed]

Like what kiper posted. Temporary solution lang yan... Once the lubricant dries out, balik sa dati... If you keep putting lube, it'll soil up and clog up the railing.

[cj]

".... temporary solution"

- ah ok, so it still better to just clean it regularly as a permanent solution? what do you suggest we use? sensya na, dami kong tanong ser.

[kiper]

masmaganda na siguro ung lagi mong nililinis para hindi magtatampo ung kotse mo sayo.. hehehe..:mrgreen:

[roydok]

Thanks for this helpful info.:D

[kiper]

welcome.:mrgreen:

[barrel]

i tried tire black. effective.

[allanroy]

i tried tire black. effective.

okay ba gamitin ang tire black? kala ko masama ang effect nito sa goma especially kung naaarawan pag may tire black?

[BeetOls]

i use the silicon spray...they come in red cans from DIY shops...works for me kse its been around 6 months since i last sprayed on it...dati kse every month yata...it seems like hindi naman wet after spraying unlike WD40....dry sha after spraying kaya d takaw dumi at d malagkit.

[paolorenzo]

Up ko itong decade old thread na ito.

My problem is that the felt-like lining on the inner window moulding has peeled away. So the inner rubber now sticks to the window tint. Di ko na tuloy ma roll up or down yung windows. What can I do to remedy this? Meron ba na bibili na thin felt strip which I can attach back to the inner window sill?

Isip ko kung dikitan ko temporarily nang 3M magic tape, yung matte at madulas ang surface. :what:

[dr. d]

Up ko itong decade old thread na ito.

My problem is that the felt-like lining on the inner window moulding has peeled away. So the inner rubber now sticks to the window tint. Di ko na tuloy ma roll up or down yung windows. What can I do to remedy this? Meron ba na bibili na thin felt strip which I can attach back to the inner window sill?

Isip ko kung dikitan ko temporarily nang 3M magic tape, yung matte at madulas ang surface. :what:

you can have that felt "runner" replaced, sir. i forget the cost, but it isn't expensive.
matagal din akong nag-tiyaga, dahil hindi ako sinabihan na madali palang palitan..

[paolorenzo]

you can have that felt "runner" replaced, sir. i forget the cost, but it isn't expensive.
matagal din akong nag-tiyaga, dahil hindi ako sinabihan na madali palang palitan..

Thanks Doc. Do you remember where you had it replaced?

[Arvin022274]

Mayvlubricant sa windows nabibili sa concorde, power window lubricant elevo ang brand..

[paolorenzo]

What I used was the soft side of Velcro (loop side), and tape it with 3m auto adhesive double sided tape. That's the brute force approach.

The right product is called Moleskin felt, and can be found at Anti Scratch Window Tint Kits. I got a roll of the universal one from eBay, as backup.