fonji@sopuli.xyz to Dull Men's Club@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoI lubricated the hinges of a noisy doormessage-squaremessage-square30fedilinkarrow-up1159file-text
arrow-up1159message-squareI lubricated the hinges of a noisy doorfonji@sopuli.xyz to Dull Men's Club@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square30fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareWhoIsTheDrizzle@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 days agoYou can just use olive oil; works great.
minus-squarePsythik@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 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-squareHamartiogonic@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 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-up2·2 days agoI feel like water based lubricant wouldn’t go so well with hinges
minus-squareCheradenine@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 days agoMolybdenum disulfide is really good
What else are you supposed to use?
You can just use olive oil; works great.
It won’t seap down?
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.
Liquid Wrench is pretty good.
A lubricating oil. I like ProTecta.
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
Molybdenum disulfide is really good