Brightnest has some great tips on household items that will fix a squeaky door.
Petroleum jelly on door hinges.
The petroleum jelly works its way into the hinge and adheres well so it won t run off and make a mess like oil or other lubricants.
This process is also a bit messy.
Often petroleum jelly got stuck to the wooden door.
Also the petroleum jelly is very sensitive to the heat.
A small amount of petroleum jelly works for many days.
Lift the door completely from its hinges and lean it against a wall.
Then you can sneak around your home effectively.
However petroleum jelly only works for a short time.
This is also a quick to apply lubricant.
Paraffin candles remove the pin from your hinges and rub hot wax onto it before reinserting.
A bit of petroleum jelly on a door hinge can take away that annoying squeak.
Petroleum jelly remove the pin from your hinge and cover it in petroleum jelly before reinserting.
After all the hinges have been lubricated open and close the door a few times to work the petroleum jelly into the hinge joints.
So if you want to avoid this problem you should go with other lubricants.
Bar soap just rub it on your hinges until they are coated.
You just have to put some petroleum jelly onto the outside.
Photos 1 and 2 show how to punch out a hinge pin and grease it up.
So not a good long term solution i guess.
Wd 40 also lubricates your hinges well.
4 squirt a drop of penetrating lubricant rated for use on refrigerators or petroleum jelly into the hinges with a needle oiler.
Though it is easy to clean.
But it dries out very quickly.