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I see PTFE formula listed for such products as 3 in 1 Dry Lock lube and
several others. So far I've been using little graphite tubes for door and building locks - usually spraying it on the key, inserting and turning a few times. The tubes very quickly run out of graphite and cost about $1.50. I'm thinking of switching to the 3 in 1 product instead. Any experiences or remarks before I do so? TIA -- I love a good meal! That's why I don't cook. |
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On 24 Dec 2018 18:07:47 GMT, KenK wrote:
I see PTFE formula listed for such products as 3 in 1 Dry Lock lube and several others. So far I've been using little graphite tubes for door and building locks - usually spraying it on the key, inserting and turning a few times. The tubes very quickly run out of graphite and cost about $1.50. I'm thinking of switching to the 3 in 1 product instead. Any experiences or remarks before I do so? TIA I use AGS Lock Ease colloidal graphite solution when I need or want graphite in a lock. (https://www.lawsonproducts.ca/AGS/Lo...Fluid/58570.lp) seems ti be hard to find in that plastic bottle now - most everyone carries the aerosol instead. I'ce had my little plastic bottle for YEARS. |
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On 12/24/2018 12:46 PM, Clare Snyder wrote:
On 24 Dec 2018 18:07:47 GMT, KenK wrote: I see PTFE formula listed for such products as 3 in 1 Dry Lock lube and several others. So far I've been using little graphite tubes for door and building locks - usually spraying it on the key, inserting and turning a few times. The tubes very quickly run out of graphite and cost about $1.50. I'm thinking of switching to the 3 in 1 product instead. Any experiences or remarks before I do so? TIA I use AGS Lock Ease colloidal graphite solution when I need or want graphite in a lock. (https://www.lawsonproducts.ca/AGS/Lo...Fluid/58570.lp) seems ti be hard to find in that plastic bottle now - most everyone carries the aerosol instead. I'ce had my little plastic bottle for YEARS. I use the Lock-Ease aerosol and it works well. Two caveats: beware of the blowback and don't use it on bicycle locks with plastic internals. I can't remember when I bought the 3 oz can but it's still going strong. |
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On Tue, 25 Dec 2018 19:28:11 -0600, Dave Garrett
wrote: In article , says... On 12/24/2018 12:46 PM, Clare Snyder wrote: On 24 Dec 2018 18:07:47 GMT, KenK wrote: I see PTFE formula listed for such products as 3 in 1 Dry Lock lube and several others. So far I've been using little graphite tubes for door and building locks - usually spraying it on the key, inserting and turning a few times. The tubes very quickly run out of graphite and cost about $1.50. I'm thinking of switching to the 3 in 1 product instead. Any experiences or remarks before I do so? TIA I use AGS Lock Ease colloidal graphite solution when I need or want graphite in a lock. (https://www.lawsonproducts.ca/AGS/Lo...Fluid/58570.lp) seems ti be hard to find in that plastic bottle now - most everyone carries the aerosol instead. I'ce had my little plastic bottle for YEARS. I use the Lock-Ease aerosol and it works well. Two caveats: beware of the blowback and don't use it on bicycle locks with plastic internals. I can't remember when I bought the 3 oz can but it's still going strong. I recently upgraded all of the locks in my house to higher-quality Schlage models. I had a locksmith come out to rekey them, and mentioned that I'd been having trouble with the old locks sticking every few months. I'd always used graphite to lubricate them, and was surprised when the locksmith told me that he never used graphite and had serviced countless locks where he'd had to clean them out to get them working properly again after an overzealous application of the stuff. His recommendation? WD-40. I'd always heard it was bad to use WD-40 on locks, but this guy, who has been a locksmith for more than 40 years, said he would use nothing else. YMMV. My front door lock in my new house was sticking so badly I was worried about breaking the key trying to unlock it. I sprayed some WD-40 in every available crevice and streams of black gunk ran down the door. After that was all flushed out the lock worked fine. -dan z- -- Someone who thinks logically provides a nice contrast to the real world. (Anonymous) |
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Graphite can cake up into a mess with any humidity. I did use it in locks years ago and it worked well temporarily.
Now I've been using a drop of STP on the key and a squirt of WD40. That combination has been effective so far. STP is magic stuff, it clings to anything. Including your hands, you can wash multiple times and still have it on your fingers. |
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On 12/26/18 10:37 AM, TimR wrote:
Graphite can cake up into a mess with any humidity. I did use it in locks years ago and it worked well temporarily. Now I've been using a drop of STP on the key and a squirt of WD40. That combination has been effective so far. STP is magic stuff, it clings to anything. Including your hands, you can wash multiple times and still have it on your fingers. The Schlage website recommends dry graphite for deadbolt cylinder lubrication. Kinda' hard to second guess them, I'd think... -- The main reason Santa is so jolly is because he knows where all the naughty girls live. |
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On 2018-12-26 11:42 a.m., William Gothberg wrote:
In article , says... On 12/26/18 10:37 AM, TimR wrote: Graphite can cake up into a mess with any humidity. I did use it in locks years ago and it worked well temporarily. Now I've been using a drop of STP on the key and a squirt of WD40. That combination has been effective so far. STP is magic stuff, it clings to anything. Including your hands, you can wash multiple times and still have it on your fingers. The Schlage website recommends dry graphite for deadbolt cylinder lubrication. Kinda' hard to second guess them, I'd think... I told ya so. now you're starting to look like me , i told ya i get copied a lot |
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On Wed, 26 Dec 2018 18:42:30 -0000, William Gothberg wrote:
In article , says... On 12/26/18 10:37 AM, TimR wrote: Graphite can cake up into a mess with any humidity. I did use it in locks years ago and it worked well temporarily. Now I've been using a drop of STP on the key and a squirt of WD40. That combination has been effective so far. STP is magic stuff, it clings to anything. Including your hands, you can wash multiple times and still have it on your fingers. The Schlage website recommends dry graphite for deadbolt cylinder lubrication. Kinda' hard to second guess them, I'd think... I told ya so. **** off, you're a fake William Gothberg, did you think I wouldn't notice? |
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On Wed, 26 Dec 2018 15:50:47 -0000, William Gothberg wrote:
In article , says... Graphite can cake up into a mess with any humidity. I did use it in locks years ago and it worked well temporarily. Now I've been using a drop of STP on the key and a squirt of WD40. That combination has been effective so far. STP is magic stuff, it clings to anything. Including your hands, you can wash multiple times and still have it on your fingers. wd40 nand stp collect dust, bad idea. **** off, you're a fake William Gothberg, did you think I wouldn't notice? |
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On Wed, 26 Dec 2018 18:46:35 -0000, % wrote:
On 2018-12-26 11:42 a.m., William Gothberg wrote: In article , says... On 12/26/18 10:37 AM, TimR wrote: Graphite can cake up into a mess with any humidity. I did use it in locks years ago and it worked well temporarily. Now I've been using a drop of STP on the key and a squirt of WD40. That combination has been effective so far. STP is magic stuff, it clings to anything. Including your hands, you can wash multiple times and still have it on your fingers. The Schlage website recommends dry graphite for deadbolt cylinder lubrication. Kinda' hard to second guess them, I'd think... I told ya so. now you're starting to look like me , i told ya i get copied a lot Congratulations, you've replied to the Fake William Gothberg. |
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On Wed, 26 Dec 2018 12:12:15 -0800, "fake vet Scatboi Colon La Edmund
J. Burke" wrote: On 12/24/2018 10:07 AM, KenK wrote: I see PTFE formula listed for such products as 3 in 1 Dry Lock lube and several others. So far I've been using little graphite tubes for door and building locks - usually spraying it on the key, inserting and turning a few times. The tubes very quickly run out of graphite and cost about $1.50. I'm thinking of switching to the 3 in 1 product instead. Any experiences or remarks before I do so? TIA Did you try some on your anus first? Had any luck with it yerself, Lumumba? |
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In alt.home.repair, on Wed, 26 Dec 2018 07:37:28 -0800 (PST), TimR
wrote: Graphite can cake up into a mess with any humidity. I did use it in locks years ago and it worked well temporarily. Now I've been using a drop of STP on the key and a squirt of WD40. That combination has been effective so far. STP is magic stuff, it clings to anything. Including your hands, you can wash multiple times and still have it on your fingers. I don't know about washing STP but in general Boraxo Powdered Hand Soap is the best. Mechanics' waterless cleaners are good too, but they don't seem to be by the sink. |
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In article , "William
says... On Wed, 26 Dec 2018 18:42:30 -0000, William Gothberg wrote: In article , says... On 12/26/18 10:37 AM, TimR wrote: Graphite can cake up into a mess with any humidity. I did use it in locks years ago and it worked well temporarily. Now I've been using a drop of STP on the key and a squirt of WD40. That combination has been effective so far. STP is magic stuff, it clings to anything. Including your hands, you can wash multiple times and still have it on your fingers. The Schlage website recommends dry graphite for deadbolt cylinder lubrication. Kinda' hard to second guess them, I'd think... I told ya so. **** off, you're a fake William Gothberg, did you think I wouldn't notice? Notice what? |
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On Tue, 25 Dec 2018 19:28:11 -0600, Dave Garrett
wrote: I recently upgraded all of the locks in my house to higher-quality Schlage models. I had a locksmith come out to rekey them, and mentioned that I'd been having trouble with the old locks sticking every few months. I'd always used graphite to lubricate them, and was surprised when the locksmith told me that he never used graphite and had serviced countless locks where he'd had to clean them out to get them working properly again after an overzealous application of the stuff. Exactly. Ask your local prison locksmith. Even the pins it lock cylinder can wear out. Fix that and not use a band-aid of graphite. |
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On 2018-12-26 5:02 p.m., Oren wrote:
On Tue, 25 Dec 2018 19:28:11 -0600, Dave Garrett wrote: I recently upgraded all of the locks in my house to higher-quality Schlage models. I had a locksmith come out to rekey them, and mentioned that I'd been having trouble with the old locks sticking every few months. I'd always used graphite to lubricate them, and was surprised when the locksmith told me that he never used graphite and had serviced countless locks where he'd had to clean them out to get them working properly again after an overzealous application of the stuff. Exactly. Ask your local prison locksmith. Even the pins it lock cylinder can wear out. Fix that and not use a band-aid of graphite. quit being cheap , replace the lock |
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On Wed, 26 Dec 2018 17:05:49 -0700, % wrote:
On 2018-12-26 5:02 p.m., Oren wrote: On Tue, 25 Dec 2018 19:28:11 -0600, Dave Garrett wrote: I recently upgraded all of the locks in my house to higher-quality Schlage models. I had a locksmith come out to rekey them, and mentioned that I'd been having trouble with the old locks sticking every few months. I'd always used graphite to lubricate them, and was surprised when the locksmith told me that he never used graphite and had serviced countless locks where he'd had to clean them out to get them working properly again after an overzealous application of the stuff. Exactly. Ask your local prison locksmith. Even the pins it lock cylinder can wear out. Fix that and not use a band-aid of graphite. quit being cheap , replace the lock Why don't you stop being a dumb ass. Pin sets are cheap. Buy them in a kit. Graphite is stooopid. ****wit |
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In article ,
says... On Wed, 26 Dec 2018 17:05:49 -0700, % wrote: On 2018-12-26 5:02 p.m., Oren wrote: On Tue, 25 Dec 2018 19:28:11 -0600, Dave Garrett wrote: I recently upgraded all of the locks in my house to higher-quality Schlage models. I had a locksmith come out to rekey them, and mentioned that I'd been having trouble with the old locks sticking every few months. I'd always used graphite to lubricate them, and was surprised when the locksmith told me that he never used graphite and had serviced countless locks where he'd had to clean them out to get them working properly again after an overzealous application of the stuff. Exactly. Ask your local prison locksmith. Even the pins it lock cylinder can wear out. Fix that and not use a band-aid of graphite. quit being cheap , replace the lock Why don't you stop being a dumb ass. Pin sets are cheap. Buy them in a kit. Graphite is stooopid. ****wit You're a Kwikset kinda man aint ya? |
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On Thu, 27 Dec 2018 02:39:38 -0000, William Gothberg wrote:
In article , says... On Wed, 26 Dec 2018 17:05:49 -0700, % wrote: On 2018-12-26 5:02 p.m., Oren wrote: On Tue, 25 Dec 2018 19:28:11 -0600, Dave Garrett wrote: I recently upgraded all of the locks in my house to higher-quality Schlage models. I had a locksmith come out to rekey them, and mentioned that I'd been having trouble with the old locks sticking every few months. I'd always used graphite to lubricate them, and was surprised when the locksmith told me that he never used graphite and had serviced countless locks where he'd had to clean them out to get them working properly again after an overzealous application of the stuff. Exactly. Ask your local prison locksmith. Even the pins it lock cylinder can wear out. Fix that and not use a band-aid of graphite. quit being cheap , replace the lock Why don't you stop being a dumb ass. Pin sets are cheap. Buy them in a kit. Graphite is stooopid. ****wit You're a Kwikset kinda man aint ya? You have no right to use my name, you owe me £5 for every post you make. |
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![]() "William Gothberg" wrote in message news ![]() On Thu, 27 Dec 2018 02:39:38 -0000, William Gothberg wrote: In article , says... On Wed, 26 Dec 2018 17:05:49 -0700, % wrote: On 2018-12-26 5:02 p.m., Oren wrote: On Tue, 25 Dec 2018 19:28:11 -0600, Dave Garrett wrote: I recently upgraded all of the locks in my house to higher-quality Schlage models. I had a locksmith come out to rekey them, and mentioned that I'd been having trouble with the old locks sticking every few months. I'd always used graphite to lubricate them, and was surprised when the locksmith told me that he never used graphite and had serviced countless locks where he'd had to clean them out to get them working properly again after an overzealous application of the stuff. Exactly. Ask your local prison locksmith. Even the pins it lock cylinder can wear out. Fix that and not use a band-aid of graphite. quit being cheap , replace the lock Why don't you stop being a dumb ass. Pin sets are cheap. Buy them in a kit. Graphite is stooopid. ****wit You're a Kwikset kinda man aint ya? You have no right to use my name, It isnt your name, PHucker. you owe me £5 for every post you make. Only in your pathetic little drug crazed drunken psychotic fantasyland. |
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On Sat, 29 Dec 2018 11:30:24 +1100, cantankerous trolling geezer Rot Speed,
the auto-contradicting senile sociopath, blabbered, again: you owe me £5 for every post you make. Only in your pathetic little drug crazed drunken psychotic fantasyland. YOU owe him £5 for every time he allows you to suck him off, senile sucker of troll cock! -- Norman Wells addressing senile Rot: "Ah, the voice of scum speaks." MID: |
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