I have a new house with a built in “appliance garage” in the corner of the kitchen counter.
The wood slats stick now, when our humidity is very low. I am concerned that when it starts to rain, some morning I’ll wake up and not be able to lift the tambour to get to the coffee maker.
Can some one save my life (without coffee, there would be little reason to go on living), and suggest how to lubricate the tambours in situ?
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I like paraffin wax, found in your grocery store in the "canning supplies" section. Rub a little in, and as it burnishes itself in, will work better and better. I use this all the time for smoothing drawer and leaf support lubrication.
Another option is a white petrolatum (sp?) similar to Vaseline. This is a bit greasier and tends to loose its lubricating abilities (it soaks in) over time. http://images.rockler.com/rockler/images/10140-md.jpg
But if it's that tight, you might sand out what track or tongue you can reach with a little sandpaper.
Paraffin is good, but you should re-apply it every month or so for 4 or 5 applications. By then you'll have enough paraffin worked into the wood to make the lubrication 'permanent'. We did that on an old Hossier kitchen cabinet, after 6 years, it's still working smoothly (in South Alabama's humidity)
In a pinch, any cheap candle rubbed in the track will usually fix sticking.
DR
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