bighatnohorse wrote:
Hopefully you haven't sprayed anything into the lock.
Graphite is the appropriate lube for sticking locks.
Most auto shops or Ace Hardware will have it. You want a small tube with a small tip. Hold the tip against the lock opening, pry the little cover to the side if needed, and give the tube a squeeze or two.
Put a little graphite on the key and attempt to insert it. Try again if it doesn't work the first time.
X2
Lock lubricant is referred to as graphite fluid. Has virtually no body and the liquid, all of it evaporates quickly. Use anything else down here with desert sand and powder and it condemns the lock in short order. A locksmith lectured me on this.
