what to use to lub sunroof?

[Kneale Brownson]

Ahhh, spray silicone.  I use that stuff to lube up the famous Audi door 
handles and latches two or three times a year.  I applied the white lithium 
because there was slight evidence of there having been a grease on the 
runners previously.


At 03:11 PM 09/25/2001 -0400, Konstantin Bogach wrote:

>I was told by dealer that silicone lub they are using is a spray that dries to
>invisible film.  So, it is not like a grease.
>
>Konstantin Bogach.
>
>Kneale Brownson wrote:
>
> > I used White Lithium grease (that promptly turned black) because that was
> > the "cleanest" looking stuff I had around.
> > I presume the silicone grease would look like thick Vaseline, so might
> > appear cleaner.  I'd wonder about the possibility of  silicone attacking
> > the plastic bits.  Anyone know if it would be detrimental?
> >
> > At 01:58 PM 09/25/2001 -0400, Konstantin Bogach wrote:
> >
> > >I am servicing a sunroof on 200q and I wonder what lubricant I should
> > >use for rails. Dealer said they use some silicone lubricant (which I did
> > >not buy, of course).  Is it ok to use general purpose silicone lub for
> > >that?  I don't have experience to use that stuff but it is scary when
> > >you don't see it on the friction surface.  Any recommendations whould be
> > >appreciated.
> > >
> > >Thank you.
> > >
> > >Konstantin Bogach.
> > >
> > >
> > >
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