Sliding is a lot of fun for even small children. The bigger the offspring gets, the faster it usually slides. Unfortunately, not every slide is fast enough. However, it is usually quite easy to fix this problem.
How do I get my slide to slide faster?
To make a slide faster, you can adjust the slope, choose slippery clothes for children, sand off scratches, polish the sliding surface and apply silicone spray. Polishing helps with a plastic slide, while thorough cleaning is often sufficient for metal slides.
Why isn't the slide working properly?
There are different reasons why a slide is too fast or too slow. Regardless of the material of the sliding surface, the slope is very important. If the slide is too steep, your children will slide relatively quickly. On a slide that is too flat, however, the speed leaves something to be desired. Plastic slides become dull over time and need help.
How can I make a slide faster?
Don't immediately reach for the tools if your slide is too slow. Maybe it's the way your children dress. Jeans, for example, often have an “anti-slip” effect. Let your children slip into different pants. Sometimes this measure is enough.
Plastic slides become dull over time and therefore slow. Polishing the sliding surface helps here. You can find special polishing agents for plastics in stores (€5.00 on Amazon), silicone spray can also be very helpful.
It takes some work and time, but the results are impressive. However, you should sand off deep scratches and grooves with good sandpaper before polishing. Metal slides are significantly less vulnerable in this respect; thorough cleaning often helps.
Last help – the renovation
If all the previous measures have been of no use, then the only thing left is to convert the slide to make the slide surface steeper. There are basically two options for this. Either raise the start/top or lower the front/bottom of the slide. If you look closely at the slide, you will probably quickly see whether or which of these alternatives is feasible.
The most important things in brief:
- Check the inclination of the sliding surface and adjust if necessary
- dress the children in clothes that slip easily
- sand off rough scratches and grooves
- Polishing the sliding surface
- Apply silicone spray
Tip
Before you change anything on the slide, let your children slide with different pants. Maybe the problem will almost solve itself.
