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On Thursday, October 5, 2006 1:56:30 PM UTC-5, z wrote:
Holy Crikey wrote:
I have squeaking front and garage entrance door hinges in my house I
need to spray with lubrication during the winter because it gets so
loud. I used WD-40 a couple of times, but the irritating noise would
come back only after a few days.

Someone told me to give silicone spray a try, so I might do that, but
thought I'd pose a question in here to learn when using one over the
other is better.

Is metal on metal contact for WD-40 and the silicone spray for
everything else? Please clarify. Thanks!

WD-40 will evaporate after a while. Better bet for longterm is
something like motorcycle or bicycle chainlube, which is like WD40 with
molybdenum in it, or some of the lock lube liquids, which are like WD40
with graphite. Frankly, for something as delicate and refined as a door
hinge, you can use crappy old 3-in-1 or probably Crisco.

I like the idea of White Lightning or equivalent chain lube. I'll clean
with WD and lube with chain lube the next time I try something like this.
I've never used my chain lube for anything but bikes. Just makes sense to
try it on other projects.

I have good success using a Lithium spray. Works well under all temperature
conditions.
MLD