Hey all, just thought you might like to know some info i found out today while working on my locks. i wanted to buy a good lubricant for my lock mechanisms so i could lube everything up and then determine the cause of my problems. well i went to checker auto and they tried to sell me graphite, saying that graphite is what they suggest and it's the best solution they have. hmmm. i was a little wary of this because on my work car, an 87 plymouth duster, my driver's side lock was getting increasingly difficult to get a key inside a couple years ago. well i put graphite inside, and for a few days, it was like butter putting my key in. then things turned ugly. it quickly got worse and worse and now i can't even get a key to go in all the way, and it's been like that for over a year! i've always blamed the graphite on that, even though i'm not sure if it was entirely responsible. anyway i wound up going to a lock shop which had some really good liquid spray lubricant and i bought that. i asked the guy what he thinks about using graphite in car locks and he flat out said that it's not recommended because it usually has moisture in it and it winds up corroding sealed areas like car lock key holes. interesting! i would follow this guy's advice and use this liquid stuff for a car like a DeLorean where you'd be really sorry if you went the cheap way out! Andy Soma576@xxxx 1982 DeLorean DMC-12 VIN#11596 Fargo, ND 58102 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]