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Posted by RivalOfTheRose (Member # 11535) on :

what is the best kind of lubricant to make them not squeak?

wd40?
white silicone?

Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :

Depends why they're squeaking, but I'd start with WD40.

Posted by MattP (Member # 10495) on :

WD-40 is fine if it's what you've got, but it's not a particularly great lubricant. It was designed as a water displacer (hence the "WD") and its lubricating qualities, such as they are, are an incidental byproduct of that function.

For general household lubrication of things like squeaky hinges and locks, I use Tri-Flow.

Posted by Szymon (Member # 7103) on :

If have none of the above, you can always use cooking oil. It works just fine.

Posted by MattP (Member # 10495) on :

While cooking oil will probably at least temporarily silence a squeak, it will spoil and potentially produce a foul odor. More to the point it will get really sticky and attract dust, potentially making your hinge worse off than when you started.

Posted by RivalOfTheRose (Member # 11535) on :

From the reading up that I was doing, I think I am go with MattP.

Thanks guys!

Posted by RivalOfTheRose (Member # 11535) on :

White lithium grease is an amazing substance.

Got all 11 of my doors and a drawer greased up in my house. Not one sound.

"White Lithium Grease" would also make a great title for a funk song.

Posted by King of Men (Member # 6684) on :

quote:
Originally posted by RivalOfTheRose:
From the reading up that I was doing, I think I am go with MattP.

I'm sure he has many fine qualities, but I don't know what makes you think he's any good as a lubricant. [Confused]

Posted by Stone_Wolf_ (Member # 8299) on :

I'd go with powered graphite, as a powder it never attracts dust.

http://www.zorotools.com/g/00063992/k-G1907062?utm_source=google_shopping&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=Google_Shopping_Feed&kw={keyword}&gclid=CN3lzpiggrQCFYp_QgodIHEA6Q

Posted by Rakeesh (Member # 2001) on :

quote:
Originally posted by King of Men:

quote:
Originally posted by RivalOfTheRose:
From the reading up that I was doing, I think I am go with MattP.
I'm sure he has many fine qualities, but I don't know what makes you think he's any good as a lubricant.

Clearly you don't know him like we do! His talent for smoothing things over is widely respected.