Home Improvement > Furniture CareMarch 02, 2006

Getting Sticky Dresser Drawers to Run Smoothly

Use Johnson wax to wax the runners on sticky dresser drawers. Makes the drawers slide smoothly. Can make sticky secondhand furniture drawers slide smoothly. Can work wonders even on cheap runners.

By Lisa Trimble from Urbana, IL

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03/04/2006

Hi Paula,
Any kind of wax will work. Use the end of an old candle, some beeswax for waxing thread, or ski wax. Johnson Waxis available at most grocery stores.
Susan from ThriftyFun

By imaqt1962 (from st joseph ,illinois) (Guest Post) 03/04/2006

check your local retailer
and hello lisa from urbana, it's nice to see someone from the same area on here.

By Paula (Guest Post) 03/03/2006

Wow, thanks. I was just about to post this as a question!

Where do you get this wax? Is there another "brand"?

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