Judy, Thank you for this suggestion. It worked like a dream. Robin On Thu, Aug 21, 2008 at 11:27 AM, Judy Hitzeman <[log in to unmask]>wrote: > We wax the runners of our enamelled steel cabinets with microcrystalline > wax (Renaissance Wax). Wax both the drawer and the runner. It works very > well. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Judy Hitzeman > Registrar > San Francisco Maritime NHP > Bldg E, Room 265, Fort Mason Center > San Francisco, CA 94123 > 415-561-7050 > [log in to unmask] > > > > > RF Gavin > <rfgavin@SPANISHC > OLONIAL.ORG <http://olonial.org/>> > To > Sent by: Museum > discussion list [log in to unmask] > <[log in to unmask] cc > SE.LSOFT.COM <http://se.lsoft.com/>> > > > 08/21/2008 09:56 > AM > Subject > [MUSEUM-L] advice re: drawer glides > Please respond to > Museum discussion > list > <[log in to unmask] > SE.LSOFT.COM <http://se.lsoft.com/>> > > > > > > > We have a large steel, enameled, cabinet with drawers 53 x 30 x 2". We are > having a terrible problem with the drawers jamming. They do not pull out > straight and then get jammed in the runners. When I contacted the > manufacturer they sent me some teflon tape, but that has made the problem > worse. Does anyone have any suggestions for something to use to make these > drawers glide smoothly. They hold painted wooden objects (retablos). > Thank you. > -- > Robin Farwell Gavin > Curator > Museum of Spanish Colonial Art > 750 Camino Lejo > Mail: PO Box 5378 > Santa Fe, NM 87502-5378 > Fax: 505-982-4585 > Phone: 505-982-2226 > [log in to unmask] > www.spanishcolonial.org > ========================================================= Important > Subscriber Information: > > > The Museum-L FAQ file is located at > http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed > information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail > message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should > read "help" (without the quotes). > > > If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to > [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read > "Signoff > Museum-L" (without the quotes). > > ========================================================= > Important Subscriber Information: > > The Museum-L FAQ file is located at > http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed > information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message > to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read > "help" (without the quotes). > > If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to > [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read > "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes). > -- Robin Farwell Gavin Curator Museum of Spanish Colonial Art 750 Camino Lejo Mail: PO Box 5378 Santa Fe, NM 87502-5378 Fax: 505-982-4585 Phone: 505-982-2226 [log in to unmask] www.spanishcolonial.org ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).