What is the best method to lubricate the sunroof, and what lubricant should be used? Thank you

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You are going to hear to hear opposition to my suggestion, but during the past 18 years, I have used sylicone spray (w/success) as opposed to MB paste. The spray tends to attract dirt less than any paste or grease, which in turn makes the roof easier to slide. And especially w/electric roofs, you want the least amount of resistence as possible.

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Don't Chrome them; polish them

I've only used the MB paste, but the way I do the sunroof is

a) with sunroof open wipe the chrome track clean, top and inner track with a rag

( every five years or so I'll clean the black plastic linkages, insulating parts, mating surfaces with a good quality plastic UV protectant )

b) with a small 1/4 - 1/2 inch wide stiff bristle brush apply a thin coat of grease along the inner opposing surfaces of the track, I also apply a thin layer on the top surface of the track - the surface facing out the open roof.

each track only takes a small dallop of grease- each side equal to a 1/4 teaspoon or slightly less.

since the sunroof paste is expensive and a container of the paste is enough to lubricate 5,000 sunroofs, you may try offering a few dollars to a tech at your local dealer for enough paste to do your car.

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You can also use vasoline. It is clean and works well for swithches etc. I have been told it is very simular to the MB paste but I cannot make that comparison. Good Luck.

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