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24/3/2009 at 9:56pm
Location: URMSTON MANCHESTER Outfit: OUTWELL PALM COAST 600
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Posting on behalf of my parents who have just purchased a 2002 Lunar van. The curtains are very very stiff to close, any ideas on making them slide with ease. Is there anything they can buy/use to make it easier? I know with their old van a while ago when the awning was stiff to go around the van they were advised to use a little furniture polish which worked a treat.
24/3/2009 at 9:58pm
Location: Lancashire Outfit: Caravan now Sold
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i was in a market the other day and the curtain shop sold a spray for stiff curtain rails. ------------- the only silly question is the one you do not ask.
24/3/2009 at 10:10pm
Location: Southampton Outfit: Swift Challenger 580
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I'd carefully put some WD40 along the rail, maybe on a cotton wool pad.
24/3/2009 at 11:01pm
Location: NW of Glasgow Outfit: Sterling Searcher 2008 Volvo XC90
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silicone spray perhaps?------------- Jennifer
24/3/2009 at 11:04pm
Location: Yeadon Leeds! Outfit: Swift Challenger & Defender 110SW
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I wouldnt use WD40 on anything plastic, it makes them brittle, the curtain rail stuff is basically a silicon lubricant, any silicone lube will do, or a touch of fabsil whan you do your awning (which is silicon based)
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24/3/2009 at 11:34pm
Location: stockport Outfit: elldis 544 land rover defender
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use silicon spray
24/3/2009 at 11:45pm
Location: Nottingham Outfit: Motorhome
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In our M/home at the end of the season I take down the curtains and rails,then wash the runners and rails in soapy water as we do at home once a year.
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25/3/2009 at 8:38am
Location: nr Derby Outfit: Phoenix 440+
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silicon spray or furniture polish
25/3/2009 at 9:38am
Location: leeds Outfit: crusader tempest 1.4 diesel fiesta
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Furniture polish we used on ours we tried cheap stuff to no avail mr sheen worked excellent told because it has bees wax in it and chep one doesnt
25/3/2009 at 11:50am
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i put new curtains up in our van on the weekend and they are really thick cotton and they were sticking on the bottom runner thingy...so i mr sheened it and its great now :)
so another vote for furniture polish
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26/3/2009 at 12:19am
Location: West Cumbria Outfit: Ace Aristocrat caravan & Campervan
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why shut the curtains has it not got blinds?? I never shut my curtains!! Polish seems the cheapest option.------------- Jan:Braids Gretna, Feb Stanwix Park Silloth & Braids Gretna,
26/3/2009 at 8:14am
Location: Nottingham Outfit: Xplore
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It looks cosier with the curtains drawn
28/3/2009 at 6:31pm
Location: south yorkshire Outfit: coachman Amara 450
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another product is called "son of a gun" its a sillicon pump spray,
and is available from good motor spares shops,
also good for awning rails. wont harm curtains or track or awnings.
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