Window Slow To Go Up - Fix - Simple Easy - Try this first before Spending lots of money

Tips like this are brilliant, they can be done on a Sunday morning when you are doing other little tips and tricks to your vehicle to make life easier. Thanks Rich.

I did that on a brand new truck I bought. The seals seemed dry. It’s really amazing how fast the windows got.

As an IT guy, I can tell you that doing this did NOT speed up Windows. Now my 24" G-Sync monitor has silicone all over it! Your eye looks like it healed up well too, awesome! I need to go do this on my 2002 BMW. God I cannot wait to sell it!

When you sprayed at the bottom of the track in the door and said "let it flow down" - was truly a Eureka moment... I've taken door panels off, I ought to know this already but - only now do I realize THE TRACK GOES DOWN INSIDE THE DOOR and is the exact same material as the rest of the track... the light bulb finally went off for me - thanks for that.

Great video. Thank you for showing us how to maintain our windows. That’s something I didn’t know about.

Yes, those felt runners and the guides get dry over time and weather. We use the CRC HD Silicone Spray on those and it keep them soft and supple so they give as the window goes through them vs. the stiff and hard felt that will bind. Sadly, the felt materials used today just don't last as long as they used to. The silicone spray works well with all weatherstriping and seals etc. Even around ignition wires and electrical connections, it helps keep moisture away while preserving the plastics and flexible materials. Vacuum hoses etc benefit from it just the same.

100% correct fix for this problem. The silicone spray lubricates the rubber window seal. I am in the autobody business and we use this all the time. Over time the rubber seal dries up and this restores it to like new condition.

Great tip and demonstration Rich, well done!!!!

Once again Fordboss enlightens and educates! You da man, da fordboss man! Ty sir

Love your detailed and clear explanations and recommendations. Thank you!

Thank you got the excellent tip!! Gonna add this to my twice a year maintenance schedule that already includes lubing all the lock mechanisms from the hood to tailgate, cleaning and lubing the spare tire cable and locks and other stuff.

Another nice tip for simple periodic maintenance. I use silicone spray annually on all of my window glide channels as well as on the doors & trunk lid weather stripping seals.

Great video, thanks for sharing your knowledge!

Good tip, I have some of that same silicone. Going to do the same thing with my car today !

2013 ford escape. Driver side just started going up slow now that it's cold here in Illinois. Went up a bit quicker when the car was warmed up. Did what you said with regular lube spray and it worked! Thought I was going to have to take window apart or take to dealer. Thanks sooooo much!

Once again, great advice 👍 I also use syl glide along the weather strip of the doors on the car to help prevent them from freezing shut. A little goes a long way as said, too much and it will get on your clothes if you brush against it.

4:55 Good ole Kentucky Jelly.

thanks for the tip....im going to go get some tomorrow!!!! oh and some of the brushes to...

A universal tip we can all use cheers 👍

Thanks Boss Man. I’m gonna try this out on my Tacoma. 👍

Thanks for the information. Did know about this and you have helped me up my preventative maintenance game

Great tip, thanks!

Thank you for the tip. The other thing that I have seen happen is the regulator in addition to burning up the motor also gets damaged as well

Very good tip, appreciate!

I use the silicone spray for my storm doors at home bc they have the interchangeable screens/glass that drop down or pull up in guide channels. Works wonders in terms of minimizing resistance.

Also good for old wood drawers in cabinets and furniture. Be sure to tell others in the house or the drawer will be on the floor.

Great channel... goodtimes

Thanks for the tip

Alot of great info! I have a window that shutters. It has been cleaned in the groove, opening and siliconed it a few times. It improves, but doesn't get better. I have Sil glide, so will try that. 🙂🐶👍🏼

I have been having that same problem on my car. I’ll try what you did before I buy a window motor.

Nice work!

Omg. I just did this the other day. Pre-winter maintenance

Good info thank you much

thanks great video

Just sprayed silicone a few weeks ago. I was already cleaning the weatherstripping so might as well spray some silicone down the window channels. Thanks for the tip on the Napa lubricant, I will get it now.

Good thing i got the spray a while ago. For $20 is nice to use around

Cool. Easy solution and maintenance item.

Forgot to do this b4 winter...Thank u #fordbossme!

I do that to my cars every fall for quite a while 👍👍👍

I’ve seen plenty of window motor concerns in my dealership most are bad enough that the motors are over heating and stop working. Let them sit for a minute and they start working again. Clean and lube the seals and channels and they work perfectly fine. Learned my lesson after warranty a regulator and motor and still had the same issue.

Damn I actually needed this tip.

That's simple and easy but nearly genius how well it works

With the silicone spray if it comes with extension tube it helps direct it down the channel possibly eliminating overspray.

I love Sil Glyde on my 1911 rails.

Could you use the same stuff on the door seals so they don’t stick in freezing weather?

I have used spray silicone (cheaper brands) and not gotten good results... I'm gonna have to try your method and see if I get better results

Another great maintance hack from you.🙂🙂

When replacing the door actuators on my 2000 F250 (and had the door panels off) I lubed up the window tracks inside the door as well. The windows all work like new now.

I really love your idea of “ a little 😂 …” …to me that first dab was an insane amount …meaning me not knowing how much was needed it seemed like a ton

gotta try this on my 93 toyota

I wound up shooting some of WD40 brand Silicone spray into my slow window and it sped it way up.

3m silicone paste!

I lube my window guides every spring but, this spring will be different bc my new/ used van has crank windows so, I'll have clean the crank mechanism bc I could barely move the windows.

I've always used sil Glyde on brake parts

While your on lubing seals and such, may as well make a video on the Ford sunroof guide issues, (f150 related) and how to combat sticking issues and the guide breaking issues.

Wondering if you know if it has an adverse affect on after market window tint? i.e. causing peeling or rippling over time.

Can you explain and discuss/demonstrate the F150 "frozen door" problem and recall/SB? My 2018 Raptor Super Cap freezes on cold days such that doors will open, but will not latch when closing. Dealer did a service for this which did not work, then the recall or service bulliten came out and they did that (or so they say), ut it did not help at all. I have to park close to my house to use a heat gun on the latch to get the damned doors to latch on cold days.

The new Bob Ross!!!

I have a 99 solara and my windows are doing this same thing makes an awful noise too I'ma give this a try idk if it will work as well because the frameless doors but I'ma definitely try it out thx for the vid

What about if the windows are tinted? Any damage to tint?

Silicone will make 20yr old windows work like they are new. Stops squeaks on the door seals as well, without degrading the rubber and foam the way petroleum sprays will. Keep up the good work! Free Tip: use it on your camper slide-outs for smoooooth operation.

What do you suggest for lubricating door hinges and door stops ?

does this product freeze during the winter? and also what is good for the door seal to keep it from freezing to the car during the winter months. We get below 0 here in Illinois

3M silicone paste is another good product for this too.

My 01 silhouette is so bad the window completely stops. I’ll have to try this

LOL You reminded me of Bob Ross when you were painting the lube in there.

hi I have questions my truck f 150 2013 I have taken two times to the dealership and they said can not found any problem but the truck when I put on drive it goes from 1 to 2 and 5 with out moving put back on parking and drive again 1 to 2 and get stuck on 5 did you have any idea what can be thank you for your time Great videos

Have you personally used KY jelly??

Do you have a video like this for sunroof maintenance?

I really think that my front power windows never got lubricated at the factory. My front power windows on my 22 Escape SEL were super loud and slow going up and down. The Dealer had to flood the tracks with silicone spray to get them to function normally.

Im curious do you just keep paint brushes in your toolboxes or whats the story on why you have it ?

I definitely need to do this to my Charger, lol the Grooves are Dry and Dusty, it takes 15 secs to roll a window up 😂

I'm a driver side of my F-150 truck it takes two of my hands to press the buttons of the window can go up does this mean I have to change the whole thing

How much was the FoMoCo silicone?

Will it affect your have aftermarket tint

I’ve always heard to use a dry lube in window tracks

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What are you using on door hinges?

I imagine it works for a squeaky window as well, like on my 04 FX4

Doesn't silglyde attract dirt vs silicone or Teflon

Used car warranty work?

How often should this be done

I'm in the South, we use bacon fat.

Some brake grease will work in a pinch!

How about the name and link for the products?

ive noticed windows with tint seem slow things down as well no hate just observation

Self taught fixing cars or schooling

I have learnt to my cost that not all rubbers tolerates silicon. Some swell and distort. It may be OK on the rubber that Ford uses, but it may not be true of all manufacturers. Be careful! On my old landcruiser I had a problem with windows binding. I was able to get the seals out without removing the glass and gave them a good scrub. There was an incredible amount of caked dust, probably bound by many years of wax and soap. When I put them back there was a big improvement, but I wasn't completely happy. So I mixed graphite with water and dripped it down between the seal and the glass. Problem solved. I do it once every few years.

The plural of window is windows.

careful, some silicone sprays say specifically to not use on plastics, as they can whiten the surface. just a note to the fellas here.

FBM strikes again

*XL-10 woooha* LOL

"your windows wont be slow any more, youll just have a thick film of shit on them every time you use them though"

Double duty lube huh....?!..😏🤔

I would be more concerned about the Ecotec engine blowing up before the window motor blowing up, especially on a 10 year old GMC Terrain. That things on borrowed time. Unless it has the V6 in which case it might have some more life left.

What type of helpless person can't put some slippery in the window channels ???

not a good idea as it will collect dirt just replace the bad window motor!

On a 10 yrs old car? Lol thats a cheap temporary fix on the same line of a used car salesman tactics. You need to disassemble the door panel and lube the brackets with lithium/all purpose grease. Thats only if your window motor isnt burnt (highly likely that needs replacement on a 10 yrs old GMC). Briefly, the ford dealership that sold the car did not want to fix a car they sold. What they should have done: replace window motor. But that's a 100$ they werent willing to fix on a 7-9k car they sold after trading it in for 4k.

Your body shop painter will hate you! This is a good idea but do it cleanly and don’t fry overspray all over. Silicone is the worst residue to have on a car surface you have to paint. Fish eye city.