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lubricant i used
lubricant i used
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door hinge for our bedroom door
door hinge for our bedroom door
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using my tshirt rags i made to apply the lubricant!
using my tshirt rags i made to apply the lubricant!
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Hinges are lubricated
Hinges are lubricated

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I tried the wd-40 white lithium spray thanks to Mike.
I agree it has very little smell even when directly on my hands it  has a very faint smell similar to the white coolant/lubricant on metal lathes and mills.

This bathroom door was driving me crazy because it squeaked and woke up the kids everytime I had to get up after getting them down for the night.

Now it is free swinging with a beautiful chorus of silence.

I think this would have worked without pulling the pins but I wanted to go ahead and get a good coating.

I found that shaking the can made for a finer application in the barrel and not shaking allowed me to gob it on the pin before reinserting. Residual squirted out of the separations and was easy to wipe away with a wet rag.
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Pin pulled
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Active spraying inside barrell
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Oiled hinges on one of our kitchen cabinets that has squeaked for the past ten years that we have lived here. It is just below our bedroom so I hear it when I’m trying to sleep.
If I’d known it was this simple, or I guess paid attention to do something about it, I would have done this years ago.
I used coconut oil since it’s what I had on hand.
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Before up close
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Before for scale
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Action shot
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After. You can’t hear it here but it’s quiet
After. You can’t hear it here but it’s quiet
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Bottom hinge after
Bottom hinge after
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To complete this BB, the minimum requirements are:
 - grease hinges on one door
     - lithium grease or food based fats that are solid at room temperature
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     - maybe micro bending or adjusting of hinges to improve alignment

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Top Bathroom Door Hinge
Top Bathroom Door Hinge
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Bottom Bathroom Door Hinge
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Lithium Grease
Lithium Grease
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Pull pins and lightly grease after a quick wipe with a cloth.
Pull pins and lightly grease after a quick wipe with a cloth.
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Giving the outside and rubbing points a little shot.
Giving the outside and rubbing points a little shot.
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Wiped down and squeak free.
Wiped down and squeak free.

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I used coconut oil to grease the hinges. No more squeaking. I have a video of the greased hinges if the pics don't suffice.
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My hall closet creaks like my front door so I can't tell the difference.  I want to leave the front door creaky so I can tell when it's opened ... for security.
I'm greasing the hinges on my hall closet.


Hall closet hinges to be greased.


Used WD-40 White Lithium Grease to oil hinges


Greasing hinges


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This is an old hinge in our porch that is used dozens of times per day. I gathered a long screw to hold the halves in place while lubing, a pair of pliers, some bacon fat, and a rag. I first pulled the pin from the hinge while the door was closed and temporarily inserted the screw to keep it from falling apart. I then dipped the pin in some softened bacon fat then reinserted it into the hinge. I then wiped it all down with the old rag.
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My bathroom door was getting very creaky so I applied some coconut oil to the hinges. I left it for a couple of hours and now there's no squeak!
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Coconut oil
Coconut oil
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Top hinge before
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Bottom hinge before
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Applying the coconut oil by hand
Applying the coconut oil by hand
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Bottom hinge after
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Top hinge after
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My bathroom door was making so much noise, it would wake everyone up at night!  I used coconut oil and now it's completely silent.
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Hinge before
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Greasing
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Hinge after

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I greased the garden gate hinges.  The post needs some cement to straighten it up, but a bit of grease rarely goes amiss.  I used spreadable butter as the grease, which is edible and solid at room temperature.
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Full hinge, pre-dismantling.
Full hinge, pre-dismantling.
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My grease of choice.
My grease of choice.
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Exposed hinge, pre-grease.
Exposed hinge, pre-grease.
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Action shot.
Action shot.
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Greased hinge.
Greased hinge.

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Mike Haasl wrote:I ran around the house and greased all the sqeakers I could find.  Medicine cabinet door, two interior doors and two exterior doors.  I used WD-40 brand white lithium grease in a spray can.  I believe normal WD-40 isn't actually a lubricant so I didn't use it.  I was successful by just spraying the knuckle of the hings from the inside with tiny sprays at each gap with a quick wipe up with a cloth.  One door was also squeaking due to some loose hinge screws that I tightened.

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