Repair > FurnitureApril 20, 2009

Repairing a Stiff Roll Top Desk

How do you make a stiff roll top desk roll up and down easier?

By karen17 from marion il.

Answers

Read answers for this post below.

By
04/21/2009

I inherited my Father's antique rolltop desk and it needed some dust removed from the rolltop to make it open smoothly. I vacuumned the rolltop while closed along every movable part and moved the rolltop up and vacuumed the channels it moved in as much as possible. I also used furniture lemon oil on the channels and rolltop too. It worked for me.
I have also used candle wax on sticky drawers before. Maybe that would help too. Good luck.

By
04/21/2009

Just what I was going to say; soap or wax or WD40.

By
04/20/2009

Rub a bar of soap or a candle inside the grove that the slats roll up & down in then open & shut the desk 5 or 10 times.

Related

Answer this Question

Your thoughts are welcomed and appreciated. Enter your answer here!

Answer:

Image Upload:

Add an image to your post! Click the "Browse" button above and select an image from your hard drive. Please only select gifs or jpegs. If you have any problems, please contact us.

  

facebook like arrowLike ThriftyFun on Facebook

Browse Topics

Over 80,000 tips, recipes, questions & crafts.

Ask a Question

Submit a question to the TF community.

Subscribe to ThriftyFun Newsletters!

Email: