You can t just use any lubricant on your garage door without causing more damage.
Using whitel lithium grease on garage door opener.
The spray on the left is regular wd 40 while the spray on the right is a lithium grease.
The best lubricant for garage doors is a silicone spray or white lithium grease.
What you actually want from your garage door lubricant is for it to cling to the parts and not run down the side of your door.
The advantage of a lithium grease is just that.
Getting a white lithium grease compound.
Many people try using wd 40 on their garage door which is a huge mistake.
Garage door lubricants that are grease based go on by hand and are much messier.
Take a look at these pictures.
These greases work to truly lubricate all the moving parts of your garage door.
You can see how much regular wd 40 runs after only two seconds.
It stays where you spray it.
Silicone spray or white lithium grease.
They give you more freedom to evenly coat hinges locks gears and springs.