acetone

[roxylass]

hello all
is acetone ok to use on locks that havebeen gummed up with using wd/40.
i know it is a good cleaning agent but will it harm yhe lock.

[tecnovist]

acetone ----- It will not do any harm to the brass or steel springs-- some plastic's will melt or be efected by it ----- you can do test put what you wish to test in a jar of acetone then later see what happens to it ----

[raimundo]

acetone may be ok for cleaning, it will quickly evaporate, but unlike some other cleaning stuff, it dosent usually come in a pressureized can so getting it into a lock without taking the lock apart may be a problem. Don't smoke while using it.

[roxylass]

hello ray.
i have them in a plastic sealed container in my shed.
i will leave it there overnight
can you reccomend any good lubricant.

[Afisch]

I've heard graphite lubricants are good.

[poor paperclip picker]

Here is another thread about lubricants on this forum. Hopefully this will help. It has many members talking about the different types of lubricant they use.

http://www.lockpicking101.com/viewtopic.php?t=10245

[roxylass]

thanks for that thread think ill go with DB he uses 3in1.

[raimundo]

did you mean that you put the locks in acetone in a plastic container?

That might not work well

when you have the locks off the door, there are a lot of solvents possible to use, kerosene in a metal container is one of them, but it still would require disassembly and some wiping or scrubbing.

[roxylass]

hi ray.
it is not door locks that i am soaking.
they are padlocks that i went over the top with wd/40.
i know now that it is a freeing agent not a lubricant. took them out tonight a lot cleaner and free inside the plug from stickiness.
have given each one couple drops 3in1.