TIL a neighbor's trick for keeping drawers from sticking in humid weather

My next-door neighbor saw me sanding down a drawer that was jammed and told me about waxing the slides. He said to use a plain candle and rub it on the wooden runners when the weather gets damp. I tried it on a few dressers I was fixing, and now they open smooth as butter. It's a small thing, but it saved me from having to rework the fit.

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adam_dixon912d ago

But doesn't wax just gunk everything up over time? I've always just used a dry bar of soap on the wood runners, the plain kind. It works the same way but doesn't collect dust and dirt like wax does, so you aren't dealing with a bigger mess later. Why add a problem you'll have to clean up?

margaret2412d ago

Ivory soap bars scored lightly never get gummy like wax does.

dixon.spencer18h ago

Wax doesn't seem to gunk up that much in my use. It slides smoother than soap, so there's a trade-off. The extra cleanup might not be as bad as people say.