Who should pay? Lock.

societys_child

How come I've used WD40 on anything and everything for over 50 years and never manage to damage or gunge anything up?:j

"The long-term active ingredient is a non-volatile, viscous oil which remains on the surface . . . This is diluted with a volatile hydrocarbon to give a low viscosity fluid which can be sprayed and thus penetrate crevices. The volatile hydrocarbon then evaporates, leaving the oil behind.":T

It's so useful, Gaffer tape comes a close second . . .:rotfl:

The average person is far more likely to have WD40 knocking around than anything in little bottles called "lube for locks" . . .

kinger101

Pixie5740 wrote: »

Yes, I know what the WD in WD40 stands for.

As well as a water displacement WD40 is also a light lubricant and degreaser and because it is light it evaporates quickly so it shouldn't hang around long enough to attract a lot of dust or gum up the lock like cooking oil will. Yikes.

And it's not as if the inside of a lock is a dusty environment to begin with.

[Deleted User]

societys_child wrote: »

It's so useful, Gaffer tape comes a close second . . .:rotfl:

I wonder if you could use gaffer tape to yank the key out of the barrel..

societys_child

Now there's a thought . . .:cool:

kinger101

societys_child wrote: »

The average person is far more likely to have WD40 knocking around than anything in little bottles called "lube for locks" . . .

I've checked my extensive collection of lubricants, and confirm I have no "lube for locks". D'ya think a strawberry one might work instead?

societys_child

Ahh, Strawberry lube . . .
might take first place in the list of the worlds most useful inventions lol

DaftyDuck

In an emergency, and to fix a problem, I'm quite willing to use any temporary lubricant.

While cycling in Syria, I made emergency use of pats of butter on chain & gears to keep me going. It made a hell of a mess, stank to high heaven, but it got me out of a tricky situation. That was 30 years ago, and it'd be a rather trickier situation to get stuck in now.

I'd certainly not advocate using cooking oil on a lock as anything other than an emergency measure. I would quite happily use WD40. If there's oil or grease there before, it'll be there long after the WD40 is gone.

Most locks manage a good long life, and few get oiled correctly. Same withe bicycle chains, actually.

thesaint

GolfFoxtrot wrote: »

Or woman

Let's be serious for a minute.

Mrs_pbradley936

kinger101 wrote: »

I've checked my extensive collection of lubricants, and confirm I have no "lube for locks". D'ya think a strawberry one might work instead?

Cheeky!!

Graphite powder is readily available:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1/279-9464668-7791907?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=+graphite+powder&rh=i%3Aaps%2Ck%3A+graphite+powder

but I doubt many people would have it "just in case". I have several collections of things which might be needed in for example a sewing box - needles, cotton, pins, tape measure and scissors. I also have a tool box with several screwdrivers, washers, WD40, Stanley knife, duct tape, masking tape etc.

I do not have in my collection any "lube for locks" although if I had had bad experiences with locks I would probably have bought some!

societys_child

I've just checked under the kitchen sink and amongst all the ladies stuff under there (washing up liquid and polishing stuff, sink un-blocker and loads of other cans and bottles, not sure what they're for or what they do) I found a can of Universal Silicone Oil, "for noiseless gliding" think she's been hiding that from me.
Think I've got a squrty can of graphite grease or something in the garage . . . or it might be empty . . .