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My first winter of biking.My Onguard U-lock keeps freezing up big time.Anyone have advice about preventing it,or any good tricks for when it happens.Thanks

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You might give a product called T-9 from Boeshield. It is a silicone lubricant developed for aerospace and marine use. We use it in tampa on boat stuff...electronics, etc. BTW...WD40 acts more like a degreaser than a lubricant. T-9 is available in small aerosol cans as well.

My door's lock freezes a lot and I carry a mini lock de-icer in my bag.  The regular size de-icer is the size of can of Pledge, so not really handy to lug around.  You can get both at the hardware store.  The mini one has a nozzle on the end that squirts a gel-like alcohol into the keyhole to melt the ice.  Good tip with the hand sanitizer, it probably has the same kind of alcohol.   Straight rubbing alcohol would work, too.  

Would graphite lube work, after getting home and warm/dry ?

Used to use it in the military for a bunch of things.

Also, some CLP. If it works for all of our weapons through most weather, might work for the lock.

I have now switched to FrogLube or Militec-1. (For my home defense system.)

Follow directions.

That anti-seize stuff works well. You can buy it at any auto parts store. It comes in a little round can like, about size of a small bottle of chain lube. A lighter on the key will do as well.

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