Trioving padlock, sylinder jammed?

[Varminter]

Hey there mates!
Yesterday I found an old (I think) padlock in my grandfathers basement, it was full of paint and grease so I cleaned it up. But here is the thing, I think there might have gotten paint inside the area between the cylinder and the body. Is there any way possible to clean that out without taking the lock apart? And btw I don't have the key... It's probably down there but there is no way I'm going to find it.

Here is a few photos of the lock so you can see it for yourself.
http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p136 ... 050496.jpg
http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p136 ... ioving.jpg

[femurat]

You were lucky to find this beauty

I've heard that carburetor cleaner works well for cleaning locks but I haven't experienced it.
You can try leaving the lock under nitro thinner during the night. Then, the little quantity of paint that could have been trapped inside the lock will magically disappear. Let us know if this works.

Cheers

[barbarian]

You might have some luck with acetone. It is very common for use with fiberglass. Maybe try to get some at an automotive repair shop, or maybe someone that works on fiberglass boats.

Put some in a jar and let it soak for a couple of days. If you could take a tension wrench type tool and GENTLY wiggle the cylinder a bit it might help work the dirt loose. If you can find something to squirt the solvent deep inside the keyway, that could help too. Sometimes there are places that have syringes (doctors needle) for refilling computer printer ink cartridges. They seem to work ok for me.

[Varminter]

Thanks for the good tips.
I found some acetone and put in a jar with the lock.
Will let it stay in the jar overnight and then check if it loosens.

[unlisted]

Thats pretty cool looking..

In your first photo, the metal appears to be "soft" from all the dings/dents... is it just me, or is it a "soft metal"?

[Varminter]

I think the body is pretty hard but had a few "good hard" blows, the shackle on the other hand... It's made from brass... Looks like that anyways!

[Varminter]

Hurray!

Got it working, had to file down about 2 mm of the cylinder and the body next to the cylinder.
I can imagine this lock is a bastard to pick! (I'm a noob...)

[femurat]

You filed down 2mm of the lock??? Some metal dust could be in the keyway... this is not good. Wear your safety glasses and give it a good shot with compressed air, hoping to remove all the sand from the inside.

Good luck for picking it, it seems a very good lock.

Cheers

[Varminter]

Yes i had to file it down, just to illustrate what I did.
http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p136 ... ainted.jpg

I don't think compressed air would do much good, it would just force the metal dust down inside the cylinder.

To clean it I hit the lock gently against a wood board until I couldn't see any more metal dust then I put it in the jar with acetone to clean it with a liquid that wouldn't speed up the corrosion process.

Had a go at it yesterday, not that easy...

[l0ckp1cker]

Very cool lock!
Looks like it's a Norwegian brand, is that correct?

[Varminter]

Trioving is Norway's largest producer and supplier of locks. But I they are a international brand, they are quite common here in Scandinavia.

[lunchb0x]

Trioving is Norway's largest producer and supplier of locks. But I they are a international brand, they are quite common here in Scandinavia.

We just had a heap of Trioving cylinders installed as key over rides with our Vingcard locks, hadn't seen them before back in Australia but I didn't do much with Ving though you can get them in Aus, lots of spool pins and a fairly tight profile don't make picking fun.

[l0ckp1cker]

We just had a heap of Trioving cylinders installed as key over rides with our Vingcard locks, hadn't seen them before back in Australia but I didn't do much with Ving though you can get them in Aus, lots of spool pins and a fairly tight profile don't make picking fun.

Sounds like a nice challenge then

[lunchb0x]

We just had a heap of Trioving cylinders installed as key over rides with our Vingcard locks, hadn't seen them before back in Australia but I didn't do much with Ving though you can get them in Aus, lots of spool pins and a fairly tight profile don't make picking fun.

Sounds like a nice challenge then

It is but I'm not very good at picking still a 7 pin lock with spools is still a bit beyond me

[Varminter]

It is but I'm not very good at picking still a 7 pin lock with spools is still a bit beyond me

Tell me about it...
I'm also suspecting a broken spring because I can hear a pin being slammed up and down when I shake it.
Funny thing this lock is probably safer than the lock on my front door