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I have a sliding screen door that leads out to a porch/deck. The door continually sticks and is just doesn't slide open cleanly. Otherwise the screen and everything is fine. Is there something I can do to fix this or do I need to replace the entire screen door?

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Have you tried lubricating it? Seems worth a shot for the price before replacing the whole door.

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I wasn't aware that there was a lube avaliable for sliding doors! I would have just sprayed it with copious amounts of WD-40 – Mark Henderson Jul 22 '10 at 23:49
@Farseeker: That was my first thought too, before I consulted Google. – Doresoom Jul 22 '10 at 23:51
Will definitely try to try this out and report back! – brendan Jul 23 '10 at 14:12
@brendan: I might even be tempted to go with Farseeker's idea first if you've got some WD-40 lying around. – Doresoom Jul 23 '10 at 14:26
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My Dad used to use Ivory soap! It worked very well but with any thick lubricant it needed to be wiped off and replaced now and then because it would collect dirt. Use as little as possible to get the screen running smoothly along the track by moving the screen back & forth.

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