by zeke79 » 4 Jun 2005 2:00
My other suggestion besides smoking the blank would be a dry erase marker in black and see if it works better than smoking the blank. Other than that you could try coating the key with a light coat of bar soap or car wax to see where the wards are stopping the key from turning.
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