Best oil to lubricate door lock and key

bobbyss · 05-11-2019 08:10AM #1

Have new door key and lock. Key is a copy and very rough. Is WD40 the answer? Have read contradictory things about it eg it attracts dust. Yet when i used it in the past it was great. Need something i can get easily in shops.

While I'm at it. Anything i csn use on shelves in a drawer that are difficult to open? Very tight.

BaZmO* · 05-11-2019 08:13AM

Graphite Powder is a good alternative for locks.

https://www.electricalworld.com/Mobile/en/Kasp-50g-Dry-Microfine-Graphite-Powder-Lock-and-Padlock-Lubricant/m-m-1006.aspx?PartnerID=73&gclid=Cj0KCQiAtf_tBRDtARIsAIbAKe0h3EfXMeSvHloLOCcDVNDq70OsXKJ79P7j-IEnzliC_yZoZv6vnMUaAgL8EALw_wcB&utm_source=google&utm_medium=shopping&utm_campaign=Ireland

corks finest · 05-11-2019 08:16AM

I use WD40 twice a year for external locks etc good stuff considering our damp climate

stoneill · 05-11-2019 08:19AM

3in1 oil is best for locks and mechanism.
Although WD40 acts as a good initial lubricator, it tends to lose efficiency much quicker than oil.
As for the key, rub a pencil lead up and down the key.

XMG · 05-11-2019 08:29AM

Rub a candle on the edge of the shelves

monkeynuz · 06-11-2019 06:00AM

stoneill wrote: »

3in1 oil is best for locks and mechanism.
Although WD40 acts as a good initial lubricator, it tends to lose efficiency much quicker than oil.
As for the key, rub a pencil lead up and down the key.

+1

TopTec · 06-11-2019 12:48PM

WD40 and wet oils will eventually gum up the lock. Graphite powder is the only way to go.

TT

monkeynuz · 06-11-2019 01:52PM

TopTec wrote: »

WD40 and wet oils will eventually gum up the lock. Graphite powder is the only way to go.

TT

Wd40 will do that, 3in1 won't.

The Real B-man · 07-11-2019 04:30PM

Silicone Spray

CarPark2 · 08-11-2019 07:56PM

Check your lock maker. I have ABS avocet and they strongly recommend not to use oil or silicone lubricants. I got graphite powder on AliExpress for next to nothing and it worked really well. Just put some on the key and work it in and out of the lock.

bobbyss · 21-11-2019 07:48PM

CarPark2 wrote:

Check your lock maker. I have ABS avocet and they strongly recommend not to use oil or silicone lubricants. I got graphite powder on AliExpress for next to nothing and it worked really well. Just put some on the key and work it in and out of the lock.

I never heard of this graphite powder stuff. Can i get it on Woodies and places like that?

jack of all · 21-11-2019 10:10PM

bobbyss wrote: »

I never heard of this graphite powder stuff. Can i get it on Woodies and places like that?

I'm not sure, but I picked up some in McQuillan's of Capel street last year. I'm pretty sure any proper locksmith's should have it otherwise...

bobbyss · 22-11-2019 09:57AM

jack of all wrote:

I'm not sure, but I picked up some in McQuillan's of Capel street last year. I'm pretty sure any proper locksmith's should have it otherwise...

OK. Thanks. Is it a can like WD40? How much is it?

Tacitus Kilgore · 22-11-2019 09:59AM

I find silicone spray great stuff for locks, sliding doors, car door windows (if slow going up or down) car seatbelts if slow retracting, and doesn't gum up or gather dirt like wd40

TopTec · 22-11-2019 10:10AM

bobbyss wrote: »

OK. Thanks. Is it a can like WD40? How much is it?

No, small plastic container, the size of a large childrens glue bottle, with a pointed plastic top for direct application. Coudn't get it anywhere out West so picked it up through Amazon.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/s?k=graphite+powder&crid=7GN619CC3U7S&sprefix=graphite%2Caps%2C236&ref=nb_sb_ss_i_1_8

TT

bobbyss · 22-11-2019 10:16AM

Tacitus Kilgore wrote:

I find silicone spray great stuff for locks, sliding doors, car door windows (if slow going up or down) car seatbelts if slow retracting, and doesn't gum up or gather dirt like wd40

Can you recommend one that you get in places like Woodies?

Tacitus Kilgore · 22-11-2019 10:21AM

bobbyss wrote: »

Can you recommend one that you get in places like Woodies?

Look, not to be smart but have you tried searching for silicone spray on the woodies website? It's a good site, I just did, and before I got to silic- it showed up on my screen

https://www.woodies.ie/holts-silicone-spray-1115342

jack of all · 22-11-2019 07:08PM

bobbyss wrote: »

OK. Thanks. Is it a can like WD40? How much is it?

Sorry, only seeing this now, this is the actual product I got in McQuillans- Pressol

https://ie.rs-online.com/web/p/products/7031086?cm_mmc=IE-PLA-DS3A-_-google-_-PLA_IE_EN_Facilities_Cleaning_And_Maintenance-_-Greases_And_Oils_And_Lubricants%7CLubricants-_-PRODUCT_GROUP&matchtype=&pla-422442488084&gclid=Cj0KCQiAq97uBRCwARIsADTziybDzTr76ohv_fsefhJk7tCr4VDQDZvJEFyxizFB9vj9o8JuU3e0Ms8aAkcDEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds

bobbyss · 23-11-2019 12:43AM

jack of all wrote:

Sorry, only seeing this now, this is the actual product I got in McQuillans- Pressol

Thanks. It sounds like the real deal.

99nsr125 · 23-11-2019 12:47AM

The Real B-man wrote: »

Silicone Spray

This by a million
Forget everything else

kowloon · 23-11-2019 12:51AM

BaZmO* wrote: »

Graphite Powder is a good alternative for locks.

https://www.electricalworld.com/Mobile/en/Kasp-50g-Dry-Microfine-Graphite-Powder-Lock-and-Padlock-Lubricant/m-m-1006.aspx?PartnerID=73&gclid=Cj0KCQiAtf_tBRDtARIsAIbAKe0h3EfXMeSvHloLOCcDVNDq70OsXKJ79P7j-IEnzliC_yZoZv6vnMUaAgL8EALw_wcB&utm_source=google&utm_medium=shopping&utm_campaign=Ireland

I've used the rub a pencil on the key trick a few times.

If you know anyone with a motorcycle see if they'll let you spray a bit of chain oil into the lock. The good bike stuff doesn't attract so much dirt (crucial on Irish roads).

Del2005 · 23-11-2019 12:52AM

bobbyss wrote: »

I never heard of this graphite powder stuff. Can i get it on Woodies and places like that?

You can make it yourself. Get a pencil and crush the lead, it's graphite.

CarPark2 · 25-11-2019 11:48AM

Be careful about using silicon spray. Some lock makers specifically advise not to use it.
You will easily get graphite powder on amazon or aliexpress, but if you are stuck and in a hurry, as other people posted above graphite is the part of the pencil that we usually call "lead". If you get a soft pencil (B, or 2B from eason) and rub it on your key, then work it in and out of the lock, and repeat that process a few times, you will get a similar result.

Best oil to lubricate door lock and key

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