How To Make Wooden Drawers Slide Smoothly

Old dresser with uneven drawer stops vulnerable to changes in humidity wear and tear and misalignment wooden dresser drawers require occasional upkeep.

How to make wooden drawers slide smoothly. But there s no reason to put up. It s a 5 minute fix. Be especially careful with inset drawers so that they still fit in their box. Dust off the drawer thoroughly and slide it in.

This did help my metal to wood drawer as it gave more space for the sliders. One of those things was my dresser. I m sharing my tips and tricks in making the drawers slide easier without a lot of work. After a closer inspection it was clear that this drawer had warped over the years and its shape just no longer fit into the opening quite right.

Drawers that don t slide smoothly can be a real nuisance. Start with a high grit such as 200 and use smooth long strokes. For this drawer the fix required actually sanding down portions of the drawer and then applying another layer of wax to make it slide nicely. 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.

Make sticky or stubborn wooden drawers slide more smoothly by gabrielle taylor. Work up to a 300 grit paper. Love old furniture but don t like that the drawers are sticking. 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.

Step 2 fix wood drawers permanently with nylon drawer slide tape. Make stuck drawers open smoothly again with a little paraffin or special nylon tape that lubricates those rubbing sticky surfaces. Self adhesive nylon tape lubricates rubbing surfaces.