Didn't know WD-40 bought out 3-in-1 back in 1995. WD-40 came out nearly 60 years after 3-in-1 did. Sounds like typical BS. Advertise like crazy, get the market share, buy out the little guy and use their name. Hard to know who owns what these days if ya don't look into it. Audiovox owning Klipsch now, for example. Whodathunkit?
^ I like to mix my regular NLGI #2 lithium grease with a little gasoline to thin it, then apply to the garage door springs with an old rag. Open and close the garage door a few times before the gasoline evaporates, to work it into the spring.
Leave the garage door up till the remainder of the gasoline evaporates. It's about lubrication but also about deterring rust. If you live in a dusty area, the grease coating will pick that up and look grimy after a few years, but that's only cosmetic, main thing is don't put it on too thick to the point where it drips off onto the floor or a vehicle.
Roughly two teaspoons of grease and 1/2 cup of gasoline, mixed thoroughly, does the job. Less for smaller garage doors. That also works well for the chain on chain drive or screw on screw drive. After doing those areas, when greasing the rail, add some oil to that mix so it doesn't harden up as much in winter.
This WD4 spray is better for the hinges and rollers.
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Leave the garage door up till the remainder of the gasoline evaporates. It's about lubrication but also about deterring rust. If you live in a dusty area, the grease coating will pick that up and look grimy after a few years, but that's only cosmetic, main thing is don't put it on too thick to the point where it drips off onto the floor or a vehicle.
Roughly two teaspoons of grease and 1/2 cup of gasoline, mixed thoroughly, does the job. Less for smaller garage doors. That also works well for the chain on chain drive or screw on screw drive. After doing those areas, when greasing the rail, add some oil to that mix so it doesn't harden up as much in winter.
This WD4 spray is better for the hinges and rollers.
Thank you!