Leckenz34 Posted July 1, 2008 Report Share Posted July 1, 2008 Just a reminder to all W-Body Owners, and especially those of us who have the older versions. Lubricate the moving parts in your car!! Door hinges, door latches, trunk latches, hood hinges etc. This will help with diminishing frustration down the road, as this could have helped me, i woke up on Monday morning to go to work and my door latch was seized, I wasn't very impressed. Also, which type of lube does everyone prefer for this type of application?? I prefer Releasall, i find it works excellent! and its non toxic, so when i accidentally spray myself in the face with it, i wont go blind Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IRONDOG442 Posted July 1, 2008 Report Share Posted July 1, 2008 Noobs shouldnt be posting advice, now go spray yourself in the face some more with solvent so you'll remember that next time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cutty Posted July 1, 2008 Report Share Posted July 1, 2008 Noobs shouldnt be posting advice, now go spray yourself in the face some more with solvent so you'll remember that next time. I use white lithium grease. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leckenz34 Posted July 1, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 1, 2008 Noobs shouldnt be posting advice, now go spray yourself in the face some more with solvent so you'll remember that next time. I may be new to this forum my friend, but not new to cars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZacksZ34 Posted July 1, 2008 Report Share Posted July 1, 2008 Noobs shouldnt be posting advice, now go spray yourself in the face some more with solvent so you'll remember that next time. I may be new to this forum my friend, but not new to cars. do mind him he does the same stuff to me he like to pwn us newbs anychance he can get Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ns87 Posted July 1, 2008 Report Share Posted July 1, 2008 and its non toxic, so when i accidentally spray myself in the face with it, i wont go blind That is really funny. Whether anyone wants to admit it, we've all been there before I try to do the door hinges every winter, and sure enough the winter I didn't my passenger got frozen open. It was pretty scary when one of my friends almost fell out of the car! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CSI_MuNkY Posted July 1, 2008 Report Share Posted July 1, 2008 Noobs shouldnt be posting advice, now go spray yourself in the face some more with solvent so you'll remember that next time. Don't mind him... new people are treated like shit on this forum... just the way it works, nothing gets done about it. They assume every new guy is someone that has been banned in the past. Once you get up to 300 posts or so they will shut up, unless you do something incredibly stupid. In that case I wouldn't mention it here... In fact, I have over 1700 posts and if I do something stupid, or have a stupid question, I still keep it to myself around here... Welcome to w-body.com! And I use a bicycle chain lube for my door hinges, made by Finish Line Jamie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intern8tion9l Posted July 2, 2008 Report Share Posted July 2, 2008 i use wd40 when something starts sqeaking. that is all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mediabandit Posted July 2, 2008 Report Share Posted July 2, 2008 white lithium for me as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1990lumina Posted July 2, 2008 Report Share Posted July 2, 2008 Silicone grease for me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pontiacmaniac94 Posted July 2, 2008 Report Share Posted July 2, 2008 i use whatever is handy, so WD40, umm....bike grease, motor oil....whatever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EviLette Posted July 2, 2008 Report Share Posted July 2, 2008 white lithium or wd-40, whichever is more handy and whichever mess i feel like cleaning up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfewtrail Posted July 2, 2008 Report Share Posted July 2, 2008 WD40 will work temporarily, but you really need something that will adhere better like white lithium grease, silicone grease, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venom Posted July 2, 2008 Report Share Posted July 2, 2008 Noobs shouldnt be posting advice, now go spray yourself in the face some more with solvent so you'll remember that next time. OMG LOL. I usually do all that stuff at least once a month or when I do an oil change. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AWeb80 Posted July 2, 2008 Report Share Posted July 2, 2008 I Should Do It, But Don't....Ya, Me, Mr Anal About Maint Hasn't Done This In A While. When I Do, I Just Use Some Silicone Spray. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GutlessSupreme Posted July 2, 2008 Report Share Posted July 2, 2008 I went to town on my Cutlass the other day with white lithium. Alas, 'tis too late for my driver's door. The position-holder-linkage-thingy is already way out of round and makes a nice 1-2 pop when opening and closing the door all the way. So it goes that's one thing I'm way too lazy to fix unless it actually causes trouble. WD-40 isn't really a lubricant, it's only a water displacer.. It'll help for a little while, but once it dries it's not really doing much good. This sounds highly toxic and unlikely to be sold anywhere legally, but do they make a white litium spray? I find the actually door hinges are too tight to get the tube stuff on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuminaPower92 Posted July 2, 2008 Report Share Posted July 2, 2008 Just a reminder to all W-Body Owners, and especially those of us who have the older versions. Lubricate the moving parts in your car!! Door hinges, door latches, trunk latches, hood hinges etc. This will help with diminishing frustration down the road, as this could have helped me, i woke up on Monday morning to go to work and my door latch was seized, I wasn't very impressed. Also, which type of lube does everyone prefer for this type of application?? I prefer Releasall, i find it works excellent! and its non toxic, so when i accidentally spray myself in the face with it, i wont go blind I wouldnt be either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EviLette Posted July 4, 2008 Report Share Posted July 4, 2008 I went to town on my Cutlass the other day with white lithium. Alas, 'tis too late for my driver's door. The position-holder-linkage-thingy is already way out of round and makes a nice 1-2 pop when opening and closing the door all the way. So it goes that's one thing I'm way too lazy to fix unless it actually causes trouble. WD-40 isn't really a lubricant, it's only a water displacer.. It'll help for a little while, but once it dries it's not really doing much good. This sounds highly toxic and unlikely to be sold anywhere legally, but do they make a white litium spray? I find the actually door hinges are too tight to get the tube stuff on. Yeah. It's manufactured by CMC if I'm not mistaken, at least the can I have is. You can buy it at Oreillys, and I've seen it at hardware stores too. Comes in an aerosol can. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lumineer Posted July 7, 2008 Report Share Posted July 7, 2008 I'm too lazy to lubricate my car. I prefer to maintain the mechanical/driving parts instead of body parts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regal_GS_1989 Posted July 7, 2008 Report Share Posted July 7, 2008 I buy spray cans of white lithium grease all the time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuminaPower92 Posted July 7, 2008 Report Share Posted July 7, 2008 I use the GM White Lithium , awesome stuff. Also GM Super Lube, cool stuff man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo Posted July 7, 2008 Report Share Posted July 7, 2008 White lithium grease all the way... doesn't harm rubber or latex... so you can use it with condoms as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuminaPower92 Posted July 8, 2008 Report Share Posted July 8, 2008 White lithium grease all the way... doesn't harm rubber or latex... so you can use it with condoms as well. Hmmmmmmmmmmmm coming from experience I presume Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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