Rich, I can understand not using oil, but does graphite also do nasty things to the finish or is it just a pain to clean up (or both)? Loran On Aug 26, 2007, at 9:38 PM, Rich wrote: > If the key locked it then the same key will unlock it. I have no > first hand knowledge of the internal > working of that lock. But the thing that usually fixes balky locks > for me is a dry lubricant. Something > like powdered mica. Stay away from graphite or oil, far away. > This can take some doing to get the stuff > into all of the areas it needs to be. It will not hurt the finish > or stain anything so you can blast a lot of it > into the lock and then agitate it with compressed air.