What is the slide made out of? If it's fiberglass, you can wax it with automotive wax.

I was going to say the same thing as tresw. We had an older fiberglass slide at our last house that had oxidized over the years. I used a car wax specifically geared toward removal of that oxidized layer, then used regular car wax.

Worked just great, and the water would bead up and run down, rather than just be absorbed into the slide.

Hey tresw, do you think auto wax would do well with our Turbo Twisters? I had been considering trying it. I thought it would really make people fly. Also, do you put anything on the exposed bolts and metal fittings to prevent rust? It looks like some of mine are starting to after only 5 weeks of use.

Stonesmama, I don't think wax would work too well on our plastic slides, it would more than likely leave a very unsightly white swirly residue on them (same thing happens if you wax plastic car parts that aren't supposed to be waxed).

The slide came with a little packet of stuff that all of the hardware was supposed to be coated with before installation, did your PB not use it? I used it on everything and so far the hardware is showing no signs of corrosion at all. Are you seeing rust spots or corrosion? All the hardware is stainless, so it shouldn't ever rust. It might develop some surface corrosion if not treated though.

The stuff I was talking about is called "anti-sieze compound" and can be purchased at automotive parts stores. It's supposed to be installed on the hardware before assembly (mainly on metal-to-metal connections) so that the hardware can be removed in the future if needed, but you can also use it on the exposed portions of the fasteners to prevent corrosion.

Not sure if they still make it but Leisure Time makes a product called FAST GLOSS. It is for spas and works great on slides.