Automotive Solutions Lock-Ease Graphite Lock Lubricant – 3oz Aerosol, Prevents Freezing, Reduces Friction, No Residue, Protects Against Wear & Rust

Please folks, no more complaints about how messy it is. It -is- messy. Make the effort to protect yourself and any areas you don't want this on if you don't want to clean up afterward. And for the sky-is-falling crowd, a little isopropyl alcohol cleans up spots quickly and beautifully. Applied it to a Titan doorknob lock that has never worked properly since I got it several years ago. Took it apart several times and never found an issue but it would never twist-turn to lock. I suspect there may be a part or two barely bent or out-of-true causing it to bind when fully assembled. No worries .. a couple of shots of this dry lubricant and shazaam!, the twist-turn lock has never operated so smoothly. This task now out of the job jar forever. Installed a rather expensive Larsen three-hook Security Storm door three days ago. The wife was (correctly) complaining about how difficult/hard the internal latching mechanism was for her to set. Appropriate sprays to four different locations and a little repetitive twisting and she's a very happy camper right now. The spray's carrier is pretty volatile (evaporates quickly) so there is no residual moisture or oil in treated areas to leak or stain. What remains is a microfine layer of dry lubricant that seems to stick to surfaces and not shed, flake or settle away from where it's needed. This stuff will work well on housed cables (bikes, 'cycles, speedometers), locks, interior door hinges or any other small area inappropriate for liquid lubricants. And this stuff is also better than silicone for locks. And for folks that lose the spray tube (included), try saving leftover ink pen housings and store the straws in those. You can tape or velcro (whatever) the pen tube to your cabinet or throw it in the toolbox. I've never managed to lose one of these things after storing in a pen tube. All-in-all, it's only a tad pricey but I've worked with a number of graphited products before and this stuff strikes a nice balance.

This made the 2008 Honda pilot lock work like brand new compared to how difficult it was to use. I had to shake and jam the key in and wiggle the key back and forth to pull it out. Now it works very smoothly.

Works very well lubing locks and key switches

I had a sticky lock where the key just didn't want to go in easily. I hate the small tubes of graphite as they are messy and you never seem to be able to get it into the lock without issues. I decided to try this as it makes more sense to have the straw with aerosol to help propel the lubricant into the lock where it will do the most good. I used a paper towel under the lock to catch any drips or runs, and put this Lock-Ease into the lock. While a small amount did drip out, most went into the lock. I only used a tiny bit, and after running the key in and out a number of times, the key goes in easily, and the lock turns with little effort as well. I then used this on all my house door locks, and they all work smoothly and easily now. Every one of them had some of the lubricant run out, but the paper towel caught it, so very little mess at all. However, I did find that there didn't seem to be much graphite in the spray. There was just a touch of grey color. Most of it seemed to be more like WD-40 than anything else. Same color and consistency, and feel when rubbed between fingertips. Makes me wonder if this is mostly a WD-40 clone with maybe a hint of graphite added. Hard to tell. The problem with WD-40 in locks is that is attracts dirt, and eventually the lock works worse than it did before you used it. The only way to tell if this works well long-term is to wait and see after a few months. So far, so good, but the verdict is still out.

This stuff is awesome. I thought we were going to have to replace our doorknob. This did the trick. It works like butter now

It worked great with with all my door locks.

The product works amazing on my vintage camper trailer! Totally recommend!

This spray form of graphite is nice to use---compared to getting powder all over the place. The oil helps it get into places better than powder I think. Wear latex gloves though---your fingers will get messy.

this stuff is MAGIC. They dont sell it on the shelf anymore because its so good, you spray it on hinges, inside all lock mechanisms (padlocks, doors, automotive)and thats it, youve serviced it for years. Works great to keep things moving at minus 40 degrees, cleans and lubricates padlocks that are left outside in the elements... just give it a shot into the mechanism and the shackle. No other product is good enough for me anymore.

Fast and easy.

Worked great. Put a little into our door lock, which was sticking, and poof, no more problems.

A good price.

Great at freeing up stubborn locks. As advertised - very pleased