Making Wooden Drawers Slide Better

Make stuck drawers open smoothly again with a little paraffin or special nylon tape that lubricates those rubbing sticky surfaces.

Making wooden drawers slide better.

Pull out the drawers and arrange them so you can access the underside. Old dresser with uneven drawer stops vulnerable to changes in humidity wear and tear and misalignment wooden dresser drawers require occasional upkeep. Diy how to make old wood drawers slide easier. Rub a bar of soap we used a basic dove bar here along the tracks on the bottom of the drawer and in the cabinet dresser.

But there s no reason to put up. One of those things was my dresser. It s a 5 minute fix. A nylon drawer tape will put a stop to your issues with the hard to slide drawers once and for all.

Upon moving it into my new place i realized something was horribly horribly wrong none of the drawers seemed to fit quite right anymore if they fit at all. Drawers that don t slide smoothly can be a real nuisance. Just apply the product to the wood inside your piece of furniture and the bottoms tops of the drawers that meet or touch that wood. Make sure to get anywhere wood rubs against wood and give it plenty of soap.

For today s tip i recommend using a candlestick tea light a bar of soap or chunk of natural wax like the kind that i used in the video from country chic paint to help your wooden drawers slide well. Your aim is to stick nylon drawer tape to the parts of the wood drawers which get in contact with each other and cause issues due to low friction. When i was moving into my current apartment i had to store some of my things in my ex roommate s garage for over a month while i was getting settled. Self adhesive nylon tape lubricates rubbing surfaces.