LadyButterfly she/her@piefed.blahaj.zone to Dad for a Minute@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoDad how do I fix my door handle?piefed.cdn.blahaj.zoneimagemessage-square31fedilinkarrow-up167arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up166arrow-down1imageDad how do I fix my door handle?piefed.cdn.blahaj.zoneLadyButterfly she/her@piefed.blahaj.zone to Dad for a Minute@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square31fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareQProphecy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down7·2 months agoWD40, spray that shit inside every opening and your door will be as new…
minus-squareBoomer Humor Doomergod@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up8·2 months agoStart with WD40 to clear out the crud, possibly taking the handle apart for cleaning, then use 3-in-1 oil for lubrication. Using just WD-40 will get them back to the same problem once it evaporates.
minus-squarethejoker954@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·2 months agoI love wd40, but it’s more a cleaner than a lubricant. It will dry up unlike actual lubricants.
minus-squaregreengnu@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoWD40 is a degreaser. Which cleaning out the old lubricant is how it helps. After you need to spray in fresh clean graphite lubricant for these sorts of mechanical movements.
WD40, spray that shit inside every opening and your door will be as new…
Start with WD40 to clear out the crud, possibly taking the handle apart for cleaning, then use 3-in-1 oil for lubrication.
Using just WD-40 will get them back to the same problem once it evaporates.
I love wd40, but it’s more a cleaner than a lubricant. It will dry up unlike actual lubricants.
WD40 is a degreaser. Which cleaning out the old lubricant is how it helps.
After you need to spray in fresh clean graphite lubricant for these sorts of mechanical movements.