Grease Hinges - PEP BB nest.sand.hinges

I used coconut oil (solid at room temp here) to grease the hinges of the bathroom door.

I saw Luke’s post and also used coconut oil as it’s solid at room temp here.

I use it to grease the three hinges on the basement door.

I removed the pins and cleaned with a damp cloth, then used a soft cloth to make sure everything was dry. I put a little bit of oil on the dry cloth and cleaned the hinge itself. Then I flattened the end of a bamboo skewer and to work oil into every moving surface on the inside and outside of the hinge. Once completed, I put back an oiled pin, opened and closed the door a few times and then wiped of any excess oil. Good as new!

I recently used WD-40 on the hinges of several doors — when I was a little boy, my dad used a small oil can, but somewhere along the way he started using WD-40 and so that’s what I’ve always done. I read the thing above about not using it thought it was weird, so I read up and well, I’m not too old to learn a better way. WD-40 will degrade the hinges over time.

That doesn’t solve the problem that my hinges aren’t squeaking though. But hey, we have this weird little door into our “cellar” and it squeaks. So I got some white grease and decided to try working on that.

I did have to work a little to get grease into the hinges, but there must have been some rust inside or something because after opening and closing the door a dozen times, the squeak went away.

(There’s still a wood-on-wood friction squeak that I don’t want to fix because the door is unlatched and the tight seal helps maintain the cellar temp separate from the house temp.)

Following in the foot steps of Mike here and went and bought some WD40 Lithium Spray. You guys were blessed enough to have the fine tip sprayer but alas I digress. I went a greased up my car doors (still doors, right?) And she's come up a treat!

I woke by daughter up by trying to close her creaking door, so that definitely needed a quick fix. Coconut oil was all I had on hand, but it got rid of the squeak. I melted it with my fingers and let it sit on the hinges for a few minutes before wiping it off. That seemed to give it time to seep into where it was needed.

Oops, said child distracted me because she didn't want her door closed while I messed with the hinges. And then she was determined to take the phone out of my hand. Here's the missing action shot.

Just a note regarding the initial requirements.  From WD-40 site

"A QUESTION OF LUBRICATION
Myth: WD-40 Multi-Use Product is not really a lubricant.

Fact: While the “W-D” in WD-40 stands for Water Displacement, WD-40 Multi-Use Product is a unique, special blend of lubricants. The product’s formulation also contains anti-corrosion agents and ingredients for penetration, water displacement and soil removal."

I prefer white lithium grease myself, but I do believe that WD-40 is a lubricant.

Since the aim of this BB is for a food-grade solution to a squeaky door (or lithium which Paul is ok with), I took out the reference to WD-40.  Thanks Trace!

Oiled all 4 hinges, but I figured I’d spare you the multiple photos (available upon request, of course).

Edit: I mixed up the before and after photos! So before=after, after=before

To show you've completed this Badge Bit, provide proof of the following as pics or video (less than two minutes):
  - the door hinges before
  - an action shot of you greasing the door hinges
  - the greased door hinges
  - state or show the lubricant you used

So this is our bathroom door. Sorry the picture of the bottom hinge is so blurry but you can still see how gross it is! Not sure why the pins are in upside-down...



I wiped down both the pin and the hinge with a clean rag. Then I greased both pins with lard. Why lard? Because I have lard (i rendered it myself from my own hogs)



Greased and cleaned hinges (With the pins the right way up too):

The door to my room has been bugging me for a while, so I did the rest of the squeaky doors while I was at it. Never thought to use coconut oil, but so far it works like a charm!

This hinge had been driving me up the wall for the past few days and then I remembered this BB!
I used my trusty bacon grease collection for this one. Now to run through the house and get all the squeaky doors!