Fixed a squeaky door with $3 of vegetable oil and felt like a genius

My bedroom door started squeaking around midnight a few days ago and I couldn't get it to stop. I googled quick fixes and saw someone recommend vegetable oil on the hinges. I grabbed a cheap bottle from the kitchen, dripped a few drops on each hinge pin, and opened and closed the door a few times. It went totally silent in about 2 minutes. Has anyone else tried this and had it work even longer than a week?

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the_mary14d agoTop Commenter

Gotta say my experience was different. Vegetable oil got gummy and actually made the hinge sticky after a month or two. WD-40 with the straw attachment worked way better for me.

cole35614d ago

My buddy Mark tried this and his door was quiet for like three months straight.

kim.zara14d ago

Three months is a long time for a door to stay quiet... usually they start squeaking again after a few weeks in my experience. @cole356 what kind of door was it? A hollow core interior door or a solid wood one? Those feel different and take lube differently. I tried the same trick on my front door a while back and it only lasted about two months before the noise came creeping back.