Posted: 11/30/2006 11:24:58 AM EDT
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the locks on the tool box on my truck dont seem to want to open up very good now that its winter... what should i spray in them to make them easier ( so the key doesnt break off ) that wont freeze into there also? some people say WD40 is shit... any advice? |
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WD will not help your lock.. maybe today, but the "lube" will attract dirt and cause problems later on... also WD40 is water displacement 40, it also strips any lubricant off of the lock mechanisim that u spray it on so u might get rust because WD, despite popular opinion, does not help in preventing rust like remoil or a oil like that. I would try heating the lock up maybe it frose with water in it, and for lubricating locks you are supposed to use graphite. it sounds odd, but that is what is called for |
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There is some stuff soon to come out on the market called locklife, that works. I got a pre-production sample of it from a guy in their R&D dept when we knew ther was an ice storm coming. I tried it on the truck door locks and gate and shed lock during the ice storm last night. Actually I hedged my bet by using the locklife stuff on one side of the truck and WD40 on the other. They worked just fine after I got the outside glaze of ice knocked off the locklife side. The stuff is viscous. Anyway, their website is not yet 'up', but the stuff does work. |
