Making something not squeak when it’s squeaky is one of life’s little pleasures. It’s “broke” and has an easy fix. Garage doors, closet doors, drawers, gates, etc. I even tried it on my wife when she was making too much noise but it honestly just made the problem worse.
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I did the same but I used bike chain lube!
This lubricant is the best! I use it for everything, from my gate to my skateboard bearings (10+ year old bearings still run great, no issues and I've checked the cages).
It may be good for low speed applications like skateboard bearings but it’s not good for higher speed such as fan bearings. I tried using it with a fan and it seized up due to the heat. Once I cleaned it all up I used some motor oil instead. The fan has worked great ever since!
That's good advice I didn't think of, since I'm only really used to applying it to low-speed applications (as you said).
I'll be keeping this in mind, since I'm sure I'll need to lubricate my fans at some point and may have made a mistake down the line! Thanks a bunch.
Yes, 3 in 1 seems to be filtered vegetable oil from what I can see.
WD40 sucks but damn is that gag great
Wd40 is a solvent.
It happens to lubricate and protect from water for a short time. But if you use it as a lube, you are gonna have a bad time.
Use wd40 to loosen something up, clean off old grease/oil/gunk, protect short term from flash rust etc.
Then actually wipe it down and lubricate it with a proper lube
I mea the WD literally stands for water displacement.
Great adhesive remover too.
I knew a guy who "lubricated" his bike chain with WD40 on a daily basis and was super confused why it would wear off so quickly.
Kid named rust
I hope you replied "you're next."
Damn that's a fantastic comeback. I'm saving that for later. My brain didn't go there because she hates the smell of it.
Now that's a product idea. Multi purpose 3 in one oil, Lubricates, penetrates rust, cleans. Now in strawberry flavour.
She won't be needing it anymore after you say that to her
Nah she's used to me teasing her like that. She'd just call me stupid and walk away.
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I have a bottle of gun oil, yet own no guns. I just needed some lube for my air circulator and they didn't have the normal 3 in 1 like this.
Once one of those damn bottles gets in your hand you start to see how many hinges and other metal, mechanical parts are in your home.
And it’s glorious.
I got one for my bike chain, then I found my old scooter in my parents garage and used some of the lube to bring it back to life for my kids. Then I got a used bike trailer from a garage sale and same thing, used some of the lube on the bearings and it rolls super nicely now. Then I got my old kids bike also from my parents garage, again, squirting liberal amounts of lube on all of the moving parts and it all moves nicely now. So magical!
The guy above you is named "TacoTroubles". YOU'RE THE REASON FOR HIS TROUBLES!!!
Every. Damn. Time.
Edit: This and CLR. Descale one faucet, might as well do the rest!
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This is me when I get the WD-40 out, suddenly everything in the house is without friction
Edit: Reading the rest of the thread, seems like I should upgrade from WD-40
Yes. Get a sticky oil with a thinning agent like Würth HHS - creeps into that crevice, then the thinner dries out and then that crevice will be well lubricated no matter what happens to it. And for some things like locks get a Teflon based dry lube, because those don't attract dust to moving parts. Expensive but a bottle will last years.
Yes please do. WD40 is a cleaner. The brand makes lubricant too though so it can be confusing.
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This sewing machine / small mechanism oil is absolutely overkill for the job you're doing. Some small wd40 usually does it. Fun fact: this is also a good way to keep your tools rust free! It functions well on preventing rust.
Edit: it's not mineral oil or synthetic lubrificant is it?
Wd40 is not a lubricant. It's water displacement. Hence the wd.
I know. Unless you have really humid and rusty doors you shouldn't even need lubrification. I personally I have never needed precise lubrification for doors. But that wd40 oh yes i needed it.
My basement humidity is 85% so yeah. Humid.
I got a big boy dehumidifier but I'm looking to get a proper system to help with it.
This is just my go to bottle I've had for probably ten years. Use what you have on hand.
One guy in the comments uses petroleum jelly for crying out loud.
One of the first things I do when I move into an apartment is lubricate all the squeaky door hinges (almost every hinge) and then until the end of the lease wonder why it seems like I'm the only person to ever do it. Last apartment I used the world's lightest bicycle chain lube because it was what I had on hand, I expected a few months of quiet at most and it was still going strong when I left.
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I need squeaky doors so I can monitor where everyone is in the house. symptom of some sorta trauma or something.
This is hilarious, I have the exact same oil, and I think I initially used it to lubricate the blower motor for my furnace but since then I've used that shit on everything that squeaks. Did a lot of the door hinges in the house, and used it on the garage door. Works great
Same same. Feels great to fix a bunch of tiny things. OMG freshly oiled metal gliding after being sticky is just so satisfying.
The hero we need. Every apartment complex has a handful of squeaky doors.
I could really use this. Few too many squeaky hinges.
This bottle is like 10 years old and it's maybe halfway. Just need a few dots at the top to drip down the length, open/close a few times then wipe off the extra.
Use it on bike chains locks or really anything that jas metal touching metal. I even have a food safe silicon lubricant for kitchen use. Bought that for my 3D printer though haha. Far too many people use WD40 as a lubricant.
Edit: word of warning it does smell and takes a bit to go away. I tend to do it in the morning and open the windows.
WD40 don't lube shit!
Its good for getting seized things unstuck but you should always follow with a grease or oil after cleaning.
Getting into bicycling lead me down a rabbit hole of lubricants, anti-seeze compounds and grease.... I can't stop!
Tri-Flow is my go to in this house
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