What kid of grease/lubricant do I use on door hinges?

From : chris

Q: i have a ram 1500 quad cab. thanks .

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From : james1549

first of all think about it you need something will actually run down into the bushings. simply spraying or even applying any type of grease wont get down to the bushings which is where you need it the most. personally i have an oil can i mix 50/50 trans fluid and wd-40. james .

From : lugnut

on sat 15 may 2004 131010 gmt chris cchrista@rochester.rr.com wrote i have a ram 1500 quad cab. thanks this is a great use for motorcycle chain lube. it has extremely high film strtength and penetrates into the load points before the solvent dries making it a high viscosity grease that stays where it should be. dont allow it to be sprayed where you do not want it - it can be difficult to remove from paint after it sets. there are numerous aerosol lubes for hings. usually they are some form of white lithium that applies similar to the chain lube. the lithium lube is the preferred one for this purpose. .

From : big al

on sat 15 may 2004 131010 gmt chris cchrista@rochester.rr.com wrote i have a ram 1500 quad cab. thanks this is a great use for motorcycle chain lube. it has extremely high film strtength and penetrates into the load points before the solvent dries making it a high viscosity grease that stays where it should be. dont allow it to be sprayed where you do not want it - it can be difficult to remove from paint after it sets. there are numerous aerosol lubes for hings. usually they are some form of white lithium that applies similar to the chain lube. the lithium lube is the preferred one for this purpose. there is a product made especially for this job. its called dripless oil made by american grease stick. ags they are best known for their other product door ease. dripless oil has the consistency of rubbing alcohol then the carrier evaporates and it stays put. if anyone here remembers the exposed door hinges on old vw beetles that is the lube that worked. it does not collect dust or run all over the paint. al .

From : computerguru

white lithium grease. comes as a paste or a spray the spray works much better for this application. i have a ram 1500 quad cab. thanks .

From : yonzie

lugnut lugnut@bellsouth.net wrote on sat 15 may 2004 131010 gmt chris cchrista@rochester.rr.com wrote i have a ram 1500 quad cab. thanks this is a great use for motorcycle chain lube. it has extremely high film strtength and penetrates into the load points before the solvent dries making it a high viscosity grease that stays where it should be. dont allow it to be sprayed where you do not want it - it can be difficult to remove from paint after it sets. there are numerous aerosol lubes for hings. usually they are some form of white lithium that applies similar to the chain lube. the lithium lube is the preferred one for this purpose. the same stuff the guy used in the previous post to get an apple up his 00 dlae .

From : chris

i could have sworn i used that before and it left white grease all over and didnt last long. white lithium grease. comes as a paste or a spray the spray works much better for this application. i have a ram 1500 quad cab. thanks .