How can you quickly fix a sticking wooden cabinet drawer runner without using specialized hardware sliders?

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An old heavy wooden dresser in my bedroom has drawers that jam scrape and are incredibly difficult to slide open. What household dry lubricant smooths the wood-on-wood friction?

HandyMan · Answer

Take a classic dry block of paraffin wax or a standard unscented household wax candle and rub it heavily along the contact track rails of both the drawer base and the internal cabinet support frame. The wax layer creates a smooth slick moisture-resistant boundary that stops wood sticking.

How can you quickly fix a sticking wooden cabinet drawer runner without using specialized hardware sliders?

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