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dodger936

12/6/2011 at 3:38pm
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Hi all,
Just a quickie...
I've been advised to lubricate the awning rail with a silicon based lubricant.
Do I have to buy the expensive ones from the caravan stores or can anyone recommend a household product etc. that may do the same thing?
I'm not being stingy but as it's our first proper break in our newly bought van, it's been a quite expensive few weeks!
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rodderstrotter

12/6/2011 at 3:43pm
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Looked into this myself yesterday. It was £5.50 for a can at my caravan dealers. Having looked on this forum it seems many use silicone based furniture polish such as mr sheen & get the same results. I'm going to try this next time I use my awning.

There's a thread about it here

http://www.ukcampsite.co.uk/chatter/display_topic_threads.asp?ForumID=8&TopicID=184503&SearchPagePosition=1&search=lubricant&searchMode=phrase&searchIn=Topic&forum=8&searchSort=dateDESC&ReturnPage=Search

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Pledge or Mr Sheen does the job. Spray into rail. Silcone spray is better tho. Halfords have it. Same shelf as WD40 etc.

romany girl

13/6/2011 at 12:44am
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Its a quick squirt along the rail with Sainsbury's own brand furniture polish twice a year for us, and it works so well that sometimes the awning falls back out of the awning chanel when we dont want it to lol, during erection!

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tango55

13/6/2011 at 1:31am
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Someone once offerred a tip in a magazine that they used candle wax on the awning cord that goes through the rail.

harrigab

13/6/2011 at 6:48am
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I use silicon spray, but I use it anyway for lubricating my tile cutters as it doesn't rot the rubber stops like non-silicon lubes do.

jonboy1

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Bees wax is also good for the rail too !!

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Quote: Originally posted by tango55 on 13/6/2011
Someone once offerred a tip in a magazine that they used candle wax on the awning cord that goes through the rail.

Ive done that one Trev when feeding it through..

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dodger936

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Thanks for all of your replies, I've got some good ideas now, I appreciate your help!

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joecroft2

13/6/2011 at 12:48pm
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i use W5 silicone oil from Lidl , its transparent - odourless - repells water - and its cheap ,or i use mr sheen , i spray around the rail and spray some on a cloth and wipe the awning bead , once every season

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hondagirl

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we use a motorbike/ bicycle silicone spray, have used candle wax in the past,Ive also used hair detangler (meant for horses ) at some points too!
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mickeyb

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Fairy Liquid works for me..Mick

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13/6/2011 at 7:16pm
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I use Mattsil. Industrial silicone spray. Goes a LOOOOOOng way, have used the same can for years ans there's still plenty left

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