fonji@sopuli.xyz to Dull Men's Club@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoI lubricated the hinges of a noisy doormessage-squaremessage-square29linkfedilinkarrow-up1163arrow-down13file-text
arrow-up1160arrow-down1message-squareI lubricated the hinges of a noisy doorfonji@sopuli.xyz to Dull Men's Club@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square29linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareLilDumpy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down1·2 months agoWhat else are you supposed to use?
minus-squareCheradenine@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 months agoMolybdenum disulfide is really good
minus-squarePsythik@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 months 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-squareHamartiogonic@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down1·2 months 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-up2·2 months agoI feel like water based lubricant wouldn’t go so well with hinges
minus-squareWhoIsTheDrizzle@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 months agoYou can just use olive oil; works great.
What else are you supposed to use?
Liquid Wrench is pretty good.
A lubricating oil. I like ProTecta.
Molybdenum disulfide is really 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.
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
You can just use olive oil; works great.
It won’t seap down?