chp03bcd Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 I have seen a couple of posts where people have stiff door locks and are advised to use graphite powder rather than an oil based lubricant to free them up. I seem to have developed the same problem with my locks and was wondering whether the graphite powder solution suggested was effective. I need to sort something out before i snap the key off! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorin Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 Never heard of this before but subscribed as my drivers lock if fubar'd. Not done anything about it though as I never have need to use it having central locking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dandan Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 Yes try the graphite but don't force anything once you have graphite powder in there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terminator Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 I have used graphite powder on numerous locks including car doors. It can work wonders. The big plus is it will not allow other crap to stick to it unlike oil. PTF sprays in a alcohol carrier are pretty good to. I use carb cleaner to wet the key a quick dip in graphite powder then swiftly into the lock, go easy with pressure on the key, it may require several applications. I do my locks once a year with graphite as a precaution. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dandan Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 Nice avatar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chp03bcd Posted January 12, 2009 Author Share Posted January 12, 2009 Ok, sounds like it's relatively straight forward to use then. Where do you get your powder from? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrdsukautos Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 i use black magic its similar to wdf but full of graphite and a lot thinner to fantastic stuff for releasing seized items nuts bolts etc to Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swampy442 Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 I used a dry ptfe spray if I can get it, but the one I just bought, the drivers door lock was a bit tight, a healthy dose of WD40 and a but of exercising sorted it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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