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WD-40 vs. graphite lube for locks
Sneakinup...
Now that you've got your locks working and free, I'd suggest hitting all of them with carburetor cleaner a couple of times to get all of the WD-40 and other particulate gunk out of them. You can pick up some spray-graphite lube called Lock-Eze at any hardware store. After you've cleaned the locks out with the carb cleaner, spray the Lock-Eze in the keyway and work the key in and out a few times, then turn the lock several times. Sometimes a second squirt is called for.
The liquid carrier in the Lock-Eze evaporates and merely leaves the graphite in the lock as the lubricant. It is my understanding that WD -40, for all it's wonderous properties, will turn to varnish and attracts and traps gunk inside of the lockset; not a good thing to have in a lock.
I'm on my second spray can of Lock-Eze in about 15 years, so the stuff really lasts forever. I use it whenever I have a lock that begins to get stiff. It's great stuff.
Roger
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