how to ungrease a doorhinge without removing the door?

[PowerEngineer]

I'm surprised nobody has suggested an adjustable spring door hinge like this one:

http://www.homedepot.com/p/Everbilt-4-in-Satin-Brass-Adjustable-Spring-Door-Hinge-15535/202033836

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptioOKLCJwA

These can be adjusted to either pull the door closed or swing the door open.

 

[Rakehellion]

I'm surprised nobody has suggested an adjustable spring door hinge like this one:

http://www.homedepot.com/p/Everbilt-4-in-Satin-Brass-Adjustable-Spring-Door-Hinge-15535/202033836

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptioOKLCJwA

These can be adjusted to either pull the door closed or swing the door open.

He's already established he's too lazy to remove the hinge.

 

[natto fire]

He's already established he's too lazy to remove the hinge.

Which probably should have been implied when his handyman-fu was limited to kitchen ingredients...

 

[CPA]

For doors that close on their own.
Pull hinge pin.
Lay on hard, flat surface.
Give it a smack with a hammer.
The slight bend will cause pressure in the hinge keeping the door from closing on it's own.
For heavy doors, you may have to do more than one pin.

hmmm, I may try this. What happens though if you can get the pin back in the hinge? I'd have to buy a new pin and be right back where I was at.

 

[dank69]

The WD-40 will not work. In fact, WD-40 is what I use to lubricate my door hinges.

Back to the original problem - using a couple of twist ties to create friction between the pin and the hinge worked pretty well for me.

Do you have to lubricate your hinges again after time?

 

[natto fire]

Do you have to lubricate your hinges again after time?

Yeah, WD-40 is not a true lubricant so much as a penetrant and water displacer, but it does contain lots of petroleum ingredients which act as lubricants.

So even if OP sprays WD-40 to displace the moisture in the cooking oil, which is very minute, especially if it is a non-hydrogenated oil, then he is still stuck with residual lubricating petrochemicals from the WD-40.

If the only variable was time, then he would be better off letting the cooking oil crud up, over "treating" the cooking oil with WD-40 and allowing that to crud up...

 

[wabbitslayer]

after considering all of the methods and alternatives suggested here, it would probably just be simpler to get a replacement wife.

 

[slag]

If you cook a few pancakes on the hinge, they will absorb the cooking spray right up.

 

[alkemyst]

To clean out the hinges you will need to be careful of the door finish as well as what the hinges may drip on. Some 'handyman' went through a friend's house and apparently graphite was used in the hinges at some point. The clear spray he used worked, but it dripped leaving dark black marks in her carpet in several rooms.

 

[dank69]

Yeah, WD-40 is not a true lubricant so much as a penetrant and water displacer, but it does contain lots of petroleum ingredients which act as lubricants.

So even if OP sprays WD-40 to displace the moisture in the cooking oil, which is very minute, especially if it is a non-hydrogenated oil, then he is still stuck with residual lubricating petrochemicals from the WD-40.

If the only variable was time, then he would be better off letting the cooking oil crud up, over "treating" the cooking oil with WD-40 and allowing that to crud up...

That's why I was asking him. WD40 may "lubricate" for awhile but it will wear off. Better to use lithium grease.

 

[notposting]

Guys, some roof shingles blew off. I threw some buttered French toast I had on my plate up there, but they keep slipping down. Should I go back with some maple syrup to help them stick better?

 

[MagnusTheBrewer]

Guys, some roof shingles blew off. I threw some buttered French toast I had on my plate up there, but they keep slipping down. Should I go back with some maple syrup to help them stick better?

Noob! Everyone knows you use Graham crackers and marshmallows.

 

[DrPizza]

Noob! Everyone knows you use Graham crackers and marshmallows.

Bah. The crackers get soggy. Instead, get some of those premade pie crusts. Unroll them and stick them in place on a sunny day. After they dry up, they'll probably survive through anything less than a hurricane.

 

[MagnusTheBrewer]

Bah. The crackers get soggy. Instead, get some of those premade pie crusts. Unroll them and stick them in place on a sunny day. After they dry up, they'll probably survive through anything less than a hurricane.

Get with the times! Use pop tarts, they're already the right shape and they're insulated.

 

[Puppies04]

The laziness of the OP makes me want to cry. Just fix the bloody door FFS.

 

[Red Squirrel]

He should use Crisco and a little flour. Add half an egg and bake at 350 degrees for 20-24 minutes. Works every time.

Wouldn't that just offset the door backwards by 10 degrees?

 

[RelaxTheMind]

have a tube of marine grease that i bought about a decade ago. been using it for hinges both indoor/outdoor, computer chairs, fishing reels...etc and only 1/4 of it is gone.

best $8 i ever spent.

 

[alkemyst]

have a tube of marine grease that i bought about a decade ago. been using it for hinges both indoor/outdoor, computer chairs, fishing reels...etc and only 1/4 of it is gone.

best $8 i ever spent.

That is some strong smelling stuff usually and with door hinges in a home, good luck if your clothes took that stuff.