Blaster PTFE dry lube for locks?

[Doog]

Was down in Florida working on my rental home. The kwikset locks were a bit sticky so I sprayed them with some dry PTFE spray lube I got at Lowes. They lubed up real good.

Is this the right lubricant for a lock? Seemed to work well but will it last?

 

[KingCake]

Yep most lock lube you buy will be teflon (ptfe) or graphite.

 

[Johnny2Bad]

As long as it's dry (powdery). If it's got oil or any other liquid in it, it will gum up and make the lock sticky and hard to operate. You then have to clear the old oily lube out and re-lube with a dry lube.

I prefer graphite because it works perfectly in any temperature (-40 to 130F no problem) and is dirt cheap ... I pay about $2 a tube at the locksmith, and a tube lasts years.

 

[KingCake]

Originally Posted By: Johnny2Bad
As long as it's dry (powdery). If it's got oil or any other liquid in it, it will gum up and make the lock sticky and hard to operate. You then have to clear the old oily lube out and re-lube with a dry lube.

I prefer graphite because it works perfectly in any temperature (-40 to 130F no problem) and is dirt cheap ... I pay about $2 a tube at the locksmith, and a tube lasts years.


Many ptfe/graphite dry lubes will still come out liquid due to the carrier solvent or co-solvent.

But should evap quick. So you can spray some cardboard or something to verify it doesn't have a liquid lubricant component.

 

[Johnny2Bad]

Originally Posted By: KingCake
Originally Posted By: Johnny2Bad
As long as it's dry (powdery). If it's got oil or any other liquid in it, it will gum up and make the lock sticky and hard to operate. You then have to clear the old oily lube out and re-lube with a dry lube.

I prefer graphite because it works perfectly in any temperature (-40 to 130F no problem) and is dirt cheap ... I pay about $2 a tube at the locksmith, and a tube lasts years.


Many ptfe/graphite dry lubes will still come out liquid due to the carrier solvent or co-solvent.

But should evap quick. So you can spray some cardboard or something to verify it doesn't have a liquid lubricant component.


The graphite lube I get from the locksmith for $2 a tube is definitely dry powder and nothing else.

 

[KingCake]

Originally Posted By: Johnny2Bad
Originally Posted By: KingCake
Originally Posted By: Johnny2Bad
As long as it's dry (powdery). If it's got oil or any other liquid in it, it will gum up and make the lock sticky and hard to operate. You then have to clear the old oily lube out and re-lube with a dry lube.

I prefer graphite because it works perfectly in any temperature (-40 to 130F no problem) and is dirt cheap ... I pay about $2 a tube at the locksmith, and a tube lasts years.


Many ptfe/graphite dry lubes will still come out liquid due to the carrier solvent or co-solvent.

But should evap quick. So you can spray some cardboard or something to verify it doesn't have a liquid lubricant component.


The graphite lube I get from the locksmith for $2 a tube is definitely dry powder and nothing else.


Fantastic. But like I said here in 2016 most dry lubes will use a liquid carrier solvent. AGS LE5 is one of many examples.

 

[Olds394]

The PB Blaster lock spray is the best, it just gets everywhere!

 

[Rolla07]

Ive tried tons..dry graphite is the best. The tube shoots out graphite powder, there is no carrier agent..as its not a spray. If you squeeze the tube its plain graphite powder and works best and lasts.

 

[mjoekingz28]

Originally Posted By: KingCake
Originally Posted By: Johnny2Bad
As long as it's dry (powdery). If it's got oil or any other liquid in it, it will gum up and make the lock sticky and hard to operate. You then have to clear the old oily lube out and re-lube with a dry lube.

I prefer graphite because it works perfectly in any temperature (-40 to 130F no problem) and is dirt cheap ... I pay about $2 a tube at the locksmith, and a tube lasts years.


Many ptfe/graphite dry lubes will still come out liquid due to the carrier solvent or co-solvent.

But should evap quick. So you can spray some cardboard or something to verify it doesn't have a liquid lubricant component.


Thanks for the heads-up!

Is the carrier usually butane? Or maybe aerosol?