Comment on Is there a way I can force my garage open from the outside?

door_in_the_face@feddit.nl ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

• Buddahriffic@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  I’d start with spraying some WD40 in there, or maybe some paint thinner first. You could use your key as an applicator for paint thinner. But I’d bet that the paint only covers the hole and maybe seeped in a little bit, so you probably just need to break up that initial bubble to get the key in there, then something that will spread to all corners should help loosen it up if it’s still bound when you stick the key in.

  I’d definitely stick with that door as the angle to get in. You could take a hammer to the door knob as a last resort (assuming it’s not a deadbolt lock, though even those will fail against tools and violence unless you’re using hardened steel) and replacing those will be cheaper than anything on a garage door, assuming you don’t get the pull cord release suggested in another comment to work.

  A locksmith might help, depending on how bound the paint is. Or if you need to destroy the lock and replace it, they could likely help with that, too.

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