Door. They said door... 😂

K-W doesn't work.

I have not heard this. Have you had experience with it? Details I’m interested.

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No it's not.

Yea, I’d opt for a dry lubricant. The loading is so low, and garages are potentially exposed to all sorts of dirt, debris, sawdust, mud, and who knows what else, can’t go wrong with graphite

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Pro Garage door repair guy here.

I recommend 3-in-1 brand garage door lube

White lithium grease solidifies into an anti-lubricant after a few years. Don't use that crap on anything!

Edit: downvote me all you want, then go use white lithium grease. In 5 years when it's a crumbly mess remember me and my laugh lol.

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Use a moly dry film lube for the hinges and chain lube for the chain. Never use grease on an exposed chain, roller, or hinge. Grease will just trap dirt in an open system.

Mine asks for wax.

Depends where you are going to put it

KY Jelly

I’d imagine graphite

Thanks for all the input, I'm relieved nobody said "oh yeah, that's a leak." This is our first winter in the house so I'll be interested to see how the temp and humidity changes affect the sound. I don't recall hearing anything last summer but can't really say I was listening either.

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Use lithium grease on garage door hinges. Lithium grease adheres well to metal and should perform better than WD-40 over time. Silicon based lubricants are good too, but I'm not sure they'll adhere to metal as well.

Do not use conventional WD-40, as it'll run off. The brand does make a lithium grease in a similar looking spray can, so be sure to check the label.

I've used a dry silicon spray in the past and it has worked well.

There is a specific lube called Garage Door Lubricant Spray. You can get it at big box stores, local hardware stores or Amazon. Spray it on the tracks, wheels and most importantly on the spring every 6 months. WD-40 is a water displacer, don't spray it on things that you want lubed.

Great question, I’d like an answer here too.

I have that when I run the sink taps in the 2 piece bathroom off the master bedroom. It is the pipes contracting and rubbing on a 2x4 in the wall. When I push on the wall it stops for a short time and starts up again until the pipe warms up.

When the lines were ran during construction the holes that were drilled through the wood were too tight. As the pipe expands and contracts you will get a ticking noise that sounds exactly like a drip. As the seasons change and the humidity of the house changes the sound can come and go.

Yep, ours have been doing the same thing for over a decade. It's like whale and ocean sounds to me now. I'd be worried if it stopped at this point lol

This is your answer.