fonji@sopuli.xyz to Dull Men's Club@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agoI lubricated the hinges of a noisy doormessage-squaremessage-square30fedilinkarrow-up1160arrow-down13file-text
arrow-up1157arrow-down1message-squareI lubricated the hinges of a noisy doorfonji@sopuli.xyz to Dull Men's Club@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square30fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareLilDumpy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down1·4 days agoWhat else are you supposed to use?
minus-squarePsythik@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up3·3 days agoIf you don’t feel like going to the store, petroleum jelly is a half decent solution for squeaky door hinges. Lasts quite a few years too.
minus-squareWhoIsTheDrizzle@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·3 days agoYou can just use olive oil; works great.
minus-squareCheradenine@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·4 days agoMolybdenum disulfide is really good
minus-squareHamartiogonic@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down1·4 days agoHow about anything with the word “lubricant” in it. The WD stands for Water Displacement, so it was designed to displace water, which it does. It also kinda lubricates, but it’s far from being a good lubricant.
minus-squarechicken@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·3 days agoI feel like water based lubricant wouldn’t go so well with hinges
What else are you supposed to use?
Liquid Wrench is pretty good.
If you don’t feel like going to the store, petroleum jelly is a half decent solution for squeaky door hinges. Lasts quite a few years too.
A lubricating oil. I like ProTecta.
You can just use olive oil; works great.
It won’t seap down?
Molybdenum disulfide is really good
How about anything with the word “lubricant” in it. The WD stands for Water Displacement, so it was designed to displace water, which it does. It also kinda lubricates, but it’s far from being a good lubricant.
I feel like water based lubricant wouldn’t go so well with hinges