I found a squeaky door so I got the oil and fixed it… Then did every door I could before my wife caught me.
Am I alone here? It’s so satisfying to just glide open!
Edit: She followed up with: “you’re enjoying yourself too much”
Damn straight I am. It’s the little things you have to enjoy!
This is me when I get the WD-40 out, suddenly everything in the house is without friction
Edit: Reading the rest of the thread, seems like I should upgrade from WD-40
Yes. Get a sticky oil with a thinning agent like Würth HHS - creeps into that crevice, then the thinner dries out and then that crevice will be well lubricated no matter what happens to it. And for some things like locks get a Teflon based dry lube, because those don’t attract dust to moving parts. Expensive but a bottle will last years.
Why Teflon over graphite?
Yes please do. WD40 is a cleaner. The brand makes lubricant too though so it can be confusing.
Team WD-40 here too; it’s always worked well enough that I was happy thinking of it as a lubricant. I have an outdoor gate that needs doing soon, time to try out some of those recommendations…
For the first step to get old, hardened grease and dirt out of whatever you’re lubricating, it’s a good thing, because old grease can soak in it for a bit and soften up. But then flush with something that evaporates completely like brake cleaner and then as a third step use something like I recommended above. I love Würth HHS, it won’t even fly off a motorbike chain, but other companies offer equivalent products by now.
But then I wouldn’t get to do it as often! As OP knows, it’s a very satisfying chore.
I’m only half joking, and good ol’ Water Displacement, 40th formula is marvellous jack-of-all-trades. I also have gaffer tape.