Tried fixing a squeaky door with vegetable oil and made a mess

Last Tuesday I grabbed the canola oil from the kitchen to quiet my bedroom door and now there's a greasy trail down the frame that attracts every speck of dust in the house. Anybody know a cleaner way to stop a hinge from squeaking without buying WD-40?

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lilycraig4d ago

I read somewhere that bar soap works pretty well for squeaky hinges, weirdly enough. You just rub a little bar soap right on the hinge pin and work it back and forth. It's not greasy like oil and doesn't drip down the door frame. Vaseline or petroleum jelly is another thing I've heard people use, you just dab a tiny bit on the top of the hinge with a q-tip. Way less messy than my canola oil disaster from last week.

noranguyen4d ago

Man, I totally dismissed the bar soap trick for years. I thought it was one of those internet myths that doesn't actually work. But after my own canola oil fiasco last month, I finally tried it on a sticky hinge and it honestly worked better than any spray I've ever used. No drips, no dust magnet, just a quiet door. You definitely changed my mind on that one.