How to Lubricate a Garage Door

Garage doors are great when they work properly, but when they slow down or get stuck they can cause frustration. Most people don’t know that if you spend a small amount of garage door maintenance time on them, they will keep operating smoothly for years.

The average household use their garage door 8 times a day. Your garage door is the largest moving part of your house therefore it required a routine maintenance once a year.

Once of the best methods for maintaining a garage door is to lubricate it during regular intervals. This will keep its mechanics functioning smoothly so that you won’t have to do repairs as often, or potentially need to replace the entire garage door system more often than you should.

Here are the steps necessary for garage door lubrication.

1.   Purchase garage door lubricant. You can buy garage door lubricant that comes in a can and has a narrow spray straw nozzle so you can aim it directly at the spots that need to be lubed. It’s also quick-drying, and is designed to eliminate mess so you don’t have to worry about staining the floor or walls which would need to be cleaned up afterwards.

(Do NOT use DW40)

2. Find some old rags. These will be used to clean up any spills and drips that you find afterwards.

3. Use goggles. There is the chance that when you’re gazing upwards to oil the overhead parts that some oil could drop down into your eyes. Eliminate injuries by wearing protective eyewear.

4. Make preparations. Step inside your garage and close the door. Clean away any cobwebs, dirt, or leaves that are lying on your door hinges, springs, or other moving parts of the garage door mechanism. Grab a ladder to reach parts in the upper reaches of the garage rather than trying to strain your arms to reach higher.

5. Apply garage door lubricant. You’ll want to focus on the regions that have springs, rollers, and hinges. Basically, any part of the garage door mechanism that actually moves. Avoid oiling any parts that don’t actually move, such as the track.

6. Open the door and repeat. Get the regions that you couldn’t get to when the door was closed, including the rollers.

7. Open and close the doors. This allows the lubricant to seep into all moving parts.

8. Check the garage door function. If you previously had a garage door that seemed to slow down or catch in one spot or noisy spot, ensure that this problem has cleared up with your garage door lubrication.

9. Reapply lubricant. Reapply lubricant to any extra regions that need some extra help.

10. Clean up. This includes any drips or spills on the floor, walls, or door. You don’t want to have them splattering onto your vehicle.

If you’re already done your garage door maintenance but it’s still not in optimum working order, it may be time to call a Phoenix Express Darage Door repair service. A garage door repair service will be able to fix or replace any broken parts. It’s a cheaper alternative than having to replace your entire garage door system.  

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