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My Locksith (45years) Uncle told me to never spray any lube in my house locks s I was just about to.Then handed me this full can of graphite along with a rubber bulb type air puffer.
I bought the other stuff from napa for car locks.
Im with the other folks impression that a wire wheeling on the key might help. JR
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Front door lock was just recently making trouble, it's an old one of good quality (50+ yo). Graphite had it smooth as silk is a couple minutes, and I have seen NO mess at all.
Probably not a good plan on older chip key locks where actual contact was made, but new ones are all RF, and there should not be any issue with graphite unless you puff it all over the place, which is not needed.
My father started using silicone oil, and that never gummed up, and never got thick with cold either. Just another option. I believe he used a particular type though, with the right properties.3751 6193 2700 3517
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Hashim Khan
If you look closely at a digital signal, you find out it is really analog......
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Originally posted by Joe Rogers View PostThe kits we sold at our GM dealer had a small squeeze tube of a light body white lithium? grease. However it may have been another type as the lube did not harden in site like plain white lithium. I have become a fan of Super Lube lately. I would definitely use the Super Lube if it was available.
This stuff would insure the whole mech would get some...
https://www.super-lube.com/multi-pur...-syncolon-ptfe
Joe
+1 for graphite powder "puffed" into the cylinder. It's amazing how little graphite is needed to make a lock work better again.
DanAt the end of the project, there is a profound difference between spare parts and left over parts.
Location: SF East Bay.
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Originally posted by mattthemuppet View Postjust buy a good quality replacement and rekey it yourself.
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Originally posted by danlb View Post
Generally, the lithium grease is for the linkages that connect the lock to the latching mechanism. Putting it in the lock would make a mess every time you use the key and then put the greasy key into your pocket. It would also result in pocket lint being packed into the lock itself.
+1 for graphite powder "puffed" into the cylinder. It's amazing how little graphite is needed to make a lock work better again.
Dan
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Originally posted by BigMike782 View Post
The last time I tried to rekey some locks I needed pins. I asked at a local lock and key shop and the guy got kind of huffy with me....."are you a locksmith?" No but I did rekey locks for about 15 years and understand how it works. He sold me the pins but was reluctant. It sure is nice to have all of my disc locks keyed alike.
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Originally posted by Doozer View Post
I disagree. I do not use silicone lubricants for metal things.
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Hashim Khan
If you look closely at a digital signal, you find out it is really analog......
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Originally posted by Doozer View Post
Ask a chemist.
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What type silicone oil, I do not know, I kept using graphite, but he gave me a small bottle of the material he suggested. Odds are it's "not your grandpa's silicone oil".3751 6193 2700 3517
Keep eye on ball.
Hashim Khan
If you look closely at a digital signal, you find out it is really analog......
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