Zinc Finish and Full-Extension Soft-Close Performance in One Slide

This is a 24 inch full-extension side-mount ball bearing drawer slide from Knape and Vogt's 8450 series, rated 100 lb per pair, with an integrated Force Management soft-close damper that settles every drawer shut without a slam. Packed in bulk for the shop bench, not the retail wall.

Key Features

• Integrated soft-close damper catches the drawer near the end of travel and brings it to a quiet, controlled close on every cycle.
• Full extension brings the entire drawer out to the cabinet face, so the back of the box is fully reachable.
• 100 lb rating per pair handles a fully loaded kitchen or utility drawer without strain.
• Non-handed design means both slides in the pair are identical — no left/right sorting on the bench.
• Zinc finish is the segment's working standard for indoor steel slide members — durable and largely hidden in use.
• Bulk-Pack format keeps the per-pair cost down for shops installing multiple drawers at once.

Where This Slide Earns Its Keep

A 24 inch slide is long enough to fit most standard base cabinet and pantry drawer depths, so this is the size kitchen and bath installers reach for first. In a run of upper-end residential cabinets where soft-close is expected on every drawer, ordering in bulk quantity keeps the install moving without separate trips back to the counter. The full-extension travel means the homeowner can always reach the back of the pot drawer or the spice shelf without leaning in. For a shop building production runs of face-frame or frameless kitchen cabinets, the bulk format and consistent non-handed design let any installer on the crew grab a pair without matching left to right.

The Zinc Finish in Context

Zinc plating is the practical choice for an indoor side-mount slide: it protects the cold-rolled steel members from corrosion through years of daily use without adding visible hardware to the open drawer. When the cabinet doors are closed, zinc disappears into the cabinet box entirely. It is not a decorative finish, and it is not rated for wet, outdoor, or food-service washdown environments — this slide is built for dry indoor cabinetry. If the project calls for a color-matched or contrasting finish, the 8450 series is also available in other finishes sold separately.

Who Should Order This

Cabinet shops running residential kitchen or bath projects will find the 24 inch length and bulk packaging a natural fit for volume installs. Contractors sourcing hardware for a multi-room renovation can standardize on a single SKU and work through a bulk carton without reordering. The 100 lb per-pair rating covers standard residential drawer loads comfortably; it is the right class for kitchen, bath, office, and utility drawers — not for loaded file drawers or heavy-duty shop storage, where the 150 lb class is the better choice. In face-frame cabinet work, add the matching KV rear mounting brackets, sold separately, to support the back end of the slide.

A Slide That Keeps the Job Moving

The KV 8450 series in 24 inch zinc gives installers a dependable soft-close, full-extension slide in the format and finish that production cabinet work actually calls for — no extra sorting, no finish mismatch, and enough pairs per carton to get through a kitchen without stopping.