Anybody come up with a "slick" solution for planer bed rather than $20 for a can of Glide-Cote?

Paste wax. We use it on our table saws and jointer about once a month. It lasts 4X longer than glide cote, and costs a fraction of the spray. Only disadvantage is it takes a minute to apply instead of seconds.

I'd say paste wax myself, but it won't last a long time on a planer bed unless you have your bed rollers raised. I only have a finish planer and I keep the wheels flush with the bed and I wax the planer often.

The can of wax lasts years.

the Lundmark paste wax is the best paste wax i've ever used for machinery. you don't have to wipe it off, and it's far more slippery than johnson's.

Ill have to give the lundmark a try. Wax here too but Ive always just used el-cheapo minwax furniture wax. As stated, cans last forever. We wax every sliding surface. Planer when in use requires the most attention but an application here and there, hard use I clean/wax with a red scotchbrite (at the same time, applying the wax with the scotchbride as scrubbing). Periodically on the planer drop the table and use an RO with red scotch brite/acetone, fully clean, then red scotch and wax and pile it on thick.

I never wait for it to dry, just let the materteral take off the excess but all our material goes through sander after.

I have a piece of ply that I shove thru with a squirt of molder bed lube in front of it. Works pretty well as long you don't put to much and then it might contaminate a finished piece being run face down.

Appreciate responses. Will give paste wax a try again. Previous use didn't seem to last. Would like to try the Lundmark. Who has this product?

Good selection of waxes.

Is it the 1lb can of wax?

Lundmark wax