Kitchen drawer dilemma

[zaffa]

Hey everyone! I've just moved and sadly don't have the spare funds to replace the kitchen :( I'm giving it a spruce over and getting the doors sprayed and the work top replaced but I've got an issue with some of the drawers. They're sticking and hard to get in / out. I've had a good look and it looks like they're sticking on the runners. They're really cheap inner drawers and could do with just being replaced but I'm not sure where to find replacements?

It's a really old kitchen and the drawers are made from some sort of laminated wood with the runners down the middle of the side of each drawer. Everything I find has the runner at the top or the bottom. Also I can't seem to actually pull them all the way out, I'm not sure if I need to do juggle them in some way to get them out and off the runner?

Alternatively does anyone know how to get them to stop sticking without replacing them?

Thanks (sorry it's so boring!)

Try spraying WD40 on the runners as a simple fix. It might work.

Or rubbing candle wax on them.

To remove them, have you tried extending the drawer fully, then lifting it up so it's at a 45deg angle?

By the time you've 'got the door sprayed' and replaced the worktops, and replaced runners, are you saving much over replacing the kitchen ?

WD40 will work for this or, I used curtain rail silicone spray as it's odourless.
Old drawers glide along easily now.

Thanks all, will get some wd40 and see where I get to. In response to will it be cheaper - yes by thousands. Complete refurbished won't be more than £2k, new kitchen would be well over £10k all in. Definitely the cheaper option (it's a fairly large kitchen)

The Metabox system is cheap and decent, do you not think it will fit?

I've not heard of it before but gave just had a quick google. It could work - thanks for the suggestion!

Before you commit to having your old kitchen sprayed, I would price up an Ikea kitchen.
Decent spray jobs don’t come cheap.