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Need help with Sticky and Slow drivers side window

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YOUR RESEARCHNeed help with Sticky and Slow drivers side window

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Put a line along the wiper and run the window up and down.

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Put a line along the wiper and run the window up and down.

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POST 1 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post

Something sticky like a juicy bug or a birdbomb must have hit the drivers window outside and before I realized it, I rolled the window down. I noticed a smear when I rolled it up, and had to continue on my journey. Since then, the electric window motor has been lugging near stall to get the window down - the rubber flashing on the outside rolls inwards and adds more friction, and even on the inside it causes problems. I tried twice now at the spray and wash to spray off the area under there, and tried to get it clean when the window is completely rolled down by sticking a rag in there and rubbing. It's helping, but not a complete success yet. I was almost tempted to add some vaseline or something slippery in there for a while just to "neutralize" the sticky stuff that must be inside there. That's when I decided maybe I better ask here before doing something really dumb. How am I going to get this window rolling down smoothely again? Is there anything slippery i could put on the inner lip of the rubber flashing outside on the window/door border? Or on the inside? I still have no idea what the sticky stuff was - I think it was a big juicy bug of some sort. Sort of a clear sugary sappy stuff maybe. All that remains of it has to be somewhere inside the door, and it's still causing problems.

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I had that happen to me when parked under a tree with sap dropping. I washed it and it was better. Try Goof Off with a rag and clean it up immediately. I had extra grease on my rims and normal car wash would not get it off. Goof Off did right away.

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Try Rain-X on the window. Put a line along the wiper and run the window up and down. Then polish the window per instructions on the bottle.

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