Sliding Window Restoration Tips Please?

[Art Vandelay]

OE or aftermarket?

 

[AZ Highlander]

Sam, did you ever rehab your rear sliding window?
The directions @SirRobyn0 gave are what I plan to follow for mine, but it also appears that there is some rubber/old black silicone that has cracked and pieces fell away on the exterior of the non-moving glass. Maybe I can remove the crusty and cracked pieces and lay down a new bead of silicone caulk there?

 

[SirRobyn0]

Sam, did you ever rehab your rear sliding window?
The directions @SirRobyn0 gave are what I plan to follow for mine, but it also appears that there is some rubber/old black silicone that has cracked and pieces fell away on the exterior of the non-moving glass. Maybe I can remove the crusty and cracked pieces and lay down a new bead of silicone caulk there?

Well it worked for me anyway and my slider is still going strong. The rubber / silicone thing you mentioned, You could probably get away with some kind of sealant where you are talking about, but generally it's urethane used on glass not silicone, of course I realize we are talking about a rear slider not a windshield. If it's glass to the metal frame of the slider you can probably get away with using what ever you want. Feel free to post a picture of that stuff if you want.

 

[JamesSam]

Sam, did you ever rehab your rear sliding window?
The directions @SirRobyn0 gave are what I plan to follow for mine, but it also appears that there is some rubber/old black silicone that has cracked and pieces fell away on the exterior of the non-moving glass. Maybe I can remove the crusty and cracked pieces and lay down a new bead of silicone caulk there?

I air sprayed the dust out of the channel, cleaned with alcohol wipes and q-tips, then sprayed some double u dee 40 silicone spray to lube the track and it's doing fine. I probably should hit it up again here soon.