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Lock Lubrication - What do you use?

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Created by Bundeenabuoy > 9 months ago, 23 Jan 2020
Bundeenabuoy
NSW, 1239 posts
23 Jan 2020 7:36PM
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I am having trouble removing the key from the lock.
Should I spray with WD40 or not?

Jolene
WA, 1554 posts
23 Jan 2020 5:42PM
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Bundeenabuoy said..
I am having trouble removing the key from the lock.
Should I spray with WD40 or not?



Yep, free it up with wd-40, then flush it out with a solvent, let it dry and lubricate it with graphite powder.

shaggybaxter
QLD, 2492 posts
23 Jan 2020 8:21PM
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Hi Bb,
Inox is really good for unseizing things, you can get it at Bunnings in a spray can.
I have Inox and Silicon Spray on board , the silicon is for the plastics, like the Delrin sheaves in the blocks , and Inox for any metal. It's a protectant as well as lubricant, so after you've finished you can leave a film on turnbuckles and nuts/screws suchlike, it really stops your metal getting that funny corroded sheen.
SB

slammin
QLD, 989 posts
24 Jan 2020 5:42AM
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Graphite powder for locks.

boty
QLD, 685 posts
24 Jan 2020 7:17AM
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slammin said..
Graphite powder for locks.


definitely nothing else

woko
NSW, 1514 posts
24 Jan 2020 8:41PM
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I've not used graphite but lanox gives lasting results on padlocks

Jolene
WA, 1554 posts
24 Jan 2020 6:25PM
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Most lubricants( spray can ,wet penetrating types) will free up and lubricate a lock. Graphite powder may not free up a seized lock as you may be unable to get the graphite to penetrate . However, to lubricate and maintain a working lock, graphite powder is often the best choice because it is a dry lubricant and it wont attract dirt.

Harb
WA, 226 posts
25 Jan 2020 9:57AM
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For locks that are not frozen I use
www.bunnings.com.au/wd-40-specialist-150g-anti-friction-dry-ptfe-lubricant_p6100410

It penetrates past the pins to lubricate and waterproof the springs and once it dries it leaves a teflon film more slippery then graphite.

For frozen locks I use WD-40 multi-purpose first then once it dries out I use WD40 specialist with ptfe



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