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Grease Hinges - PEP BB nest.sand.hinges

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Laura Quick
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Kristi Vause wrote: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

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I greased a squeaky closet door with coconut oil, it no longer squeaks.
I greased a squeaky closet door with coconut oil, it no longer squeaks.
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Dave Burton wrote:This is a badge bit (BB) that is part of the PEP curriculum.  Completing this BB is part of getting the sand badge in Nest.

In this Badge Bit, you will grease the hinges of a door.  


(source: Amazon)

Some articles on lubricating door hinges:
  - How to Lubricate Door Hinges
  - How to Lubricate a Squeaky Door
  - How to Silence a Squeking Hinge
  - Door Repair 101: How to Fix a Squeaky Door Hinge, Gaps, and More







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
      - maybe some sanding of the door
      - maybe micro bending or adjusting of hinges to improve alignment

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

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Before greasing
Before greasing
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Greasing
Greasing
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After
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I greased my bathroom door hinges with coconut oil.
I greased my bathroom door hinges with coconut oil.
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Katherine Quick
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I greased the door hinges on my daughter’s door using coconut oil
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Coconut oil
Coconut oil
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My back door had an awful squeak which had gotten worse recently.
I tried the white lithium spray, but found it didn’t penetrate enough on the lowest hinge.
I popped that pin a bit, resprayed, and the silence was glorious.
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After!
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Grease used
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Katie See
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We have had a really squeaky door in our bathroom, and I’m happy to say it no longer has any squeak! I used white lithium grease spray, and I might not have needed to, but I took the pin out of the door to make sure the spray would thoroughly penetrate the hinge.
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The hinge
The hinge
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The pin pulled out
The pin pulled out
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Spraying with grease
Spraying with grease
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The greased hinge!
The greased hinge!
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What I used
What I used
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A cupboard I also greased in the bathroom
A cupboard I also greased in the bathroom
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The bathroom door squeaks, I should have done this a long time ago... but it's better now! I used coconut oil as a lubricant.
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squeaky bathroom hinges
squeaky bathroom hinges
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pin removed- sure looks dry
pin removed- sure looks dry
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all greased up with coconut oil
all greased up with coconut oil
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replaced and now a squeak free door
replaced and now a squeak free door

"The winter will ask what we did all summer" - Henry David Thoreau

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My office door has been squeaky so it's time to grease it! I used white lithium grease and a rag. Easy peasy.

"Despise not the day of small things."

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I recently greased my dining room door hinges with coconut oil.
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Top hinge
Top hinge
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Bottom hinge
Bottom hinge
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Greasing the top pin
Greasing the top pin
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Greasing the bottom pin
Greasing the bottom pin
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Top finished
Top finished
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Bottom finished
Bottom finished

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Dave Burton wrote: grease the hinges of a door.  

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
      - maybe some sanding of the door
      - maybe micro bending or adjusting of hinges to improve alignment

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



I used white lithium grease on both hinges on a door. I also used rubbing alcohol to clean the pins and hinges before applying grease. The alignment was good so it wasn't necessary to make adjustments or sand the door.

Squeaky noises, before:
[youtube]https://youtube.com/shorts/4ga0NxcPqgg?feature=share[/youtube]

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I greased all 3 hinges on the door, and now the squeak is definitely gone.

Edit: added are pics of all 3 hinges before and after. Compare time stamps on non-collage pics.
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post-greasing

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I fixed the previous post by adding pics of all 3 hinges before and after.

"It is better to remain silent at the risk of being thought a fool, than to talk and remove all doubt of it." - Maurice Switzer

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