I found a squeaky door so I got the oil and fixed it… Then did every door I could before my wife caught me.
Am I alone here? It’s so satisfying to just glide open!
Edit: She followed up with: “you’re enjoying yourself too much”
Damn straight I am. It’s the little things you have to enjoy!
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.
BONK!
Dry Silicon spray would be the only addition to your lube needs outside of things like wheel bearings.
Never heard of it.
Would that get inside the nooks and crannies of things?
Oh yeah this stuff is great. Way less messy. I don’t think it lasts as long though. I use it where I need something less likely to leave a stain like a door hinge above light carpet. Or where the lubricant might gather dust and make that oily gunk you’d have to clean out like a sliding glass door. Also on plastic stuff since sometimes certain lubricants can dissolve or weaken plastic.
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.
I had some in a drawer and used it on a lock that was stuck to loosen it until I could get graphite from the hardware store. Then went on a mission and de-squeak the whole house.
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.
The guy above you is named “TacoTroubles”. YOU’RE THE REASON FOR HIS TROUBLES!!!
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!
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.
LOL
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.
Same. I did the whole apartment and for 7 years it was never an issue again.
I just moved into an apartment and have one squeaky door. It’s already driving me nuts, I can’t wait until I can fetch lubricant from my house. But, my downstairs neighbor has a ton of squeaky hinges and… Okay, honestly, that was the second sign that he is hard of hearing lol
Once you do yours, go down and offer to do his, using the “I’m having fun lubricating hinges and I’ve run out of doors” excuse.
Btw, age related hearing loss often starts with those high notes, so use your manly voice with him.
That second bit would be great advice if I wasn’t AFAB or a person who loses their voice when asked to repeat themselves xD
It’s okay, it’s not appropriation or anything
My voice is really high, was what I was trying to say lmao
I fucking love this place. Nowhere else on the Internet would someone suggest using the
“I’m having fun lubricating hinges and I’ve run out of doors” excuse.
I’m here for it, you guys are all awesome, lubricate ALL the hinges!
Most of the time it’s a good thing. I’ve freed up a few doors in my time and discovered that I should have left them alone, as they weren’t making noise, and now having less friction they tended to drift into a less desirable spot where before they would stay put. Sometimes friction is your friend.
My front door squeaks but I haven’t oiled it because it’s nice to hear it from the back of the house.
Every time I move to a new place, the first thing I do is use some graphite dry lube on all of the locks and doorknobs, because it feels like I’m the only one on the planet who cares about non-grindy locks.
Just wait till you get some food-safe mineral oil. Cutting board, wooden spoons, coffee table … You start to find wood everywhere.
Oh I got that too. Bought some nice wood cutting boards and the wife was putting them in the dishwasher like the plastic ones. They cracked…
Now I’m the only one allowed to wash/care for them.
This is also on top of me being the only one to wash the kitchen knives because she can’t be bothered with all the steps.
Ooh, that’s a great tip - I’m always on the lookout for opportunities to replace a plastic thing with a wooden upgrade so have plenty of wood around.
I need squeaky doors so I can monitor where everyone is in the house. symptom of some sorta trauma or something.
Always put a small squeeze on your salad!
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
Team WD-40 here too, it’s always worked well enough that I had happy thinking of it as a lubricant. I have an outdoor gate that needs doing soon, time to try out some of those recommendations…
Team WD-40 here too; it’s always worked well enough
For the first step to get old, hardened grease and dirt out of whatever you’re lubricating, it’s a good thing, because old grease can soak in it for a bit and soften up. But then flush with something that evaporates completely like brake cleaner and then as a third step use something like I recommended above. I love Würth HHS, it won’t even fly off a motorbike chain, but other companies offer equivalent products by now.
But then I wouldn’t get to do it as often! As OP knows, it’s a very satisfying chore.
I’m only half joking, and good ol’ Water Displacement, 40th formula is marvellous jack-of-all-trades. I also have gaffer tape.
Yes please do. WD40 is a cleaner. The brand makes lubricant too though so I can be confusing.
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, dear” <gets out duct tape>
