About a month ago I noticed that my key wouldn't open the trunk on the Fairlane. I did what everyone suggested and sprayed some graphite powder made for Auto Locks into the mechanism with no success. So after some googling and asking around at Auto Parts and other Locksmiths, everyone suggested this one locksmith south of me for that kind of work. After putting it off and not being able to get his and my schedules in line I called this morning and he said to bring it to him which I did.

When I got there I gave him both sets of keys which he tried in the trunk lock with no success. THEN, he opened the passenger door and proceeded to remove the glovebox lock saying that they are usually the same as the trunk. OK, he's the Pro so I follow him into his shop/lock store. For the next hour and ten minutes he taps, brushes, grinds and looks thru the rack of key blanks. NOW, during this time it's obvious that he does not and will not carry on ANY conversation that he doesn't start, which was zero so I sat quietly and waited.

Then he headed toward my car and I followed. He put the lock back in the glovebox and told me that he didn't have a key to fit it. Then he went to his Van and brought back a very small hammer and some kind of small spray can. He sprayed into the lock and, of course, gray graphite gunk flowed out. He asked if I had put graphite in the lock and I told him I had then he said "there are three things you do not put into locks graphite, WD-40 and super glue. I told him I was aware of the super glue NONO but not the other two. THEN, he put the key in the lock and lightly tapped on the end pusing it towards the lock. Then he removed it, put it back into the lock and tapped on it again. VOILA, it opened and he told me that the graphite was clogged and blocking the key from going all the way like it needed to.

I didn't mention that it didn't open even before I put the graphite in the lock - - - - I just paid my $60, thanked him and left. Now, if it will open again so I can put the spare and tire tool in then I'm happy - - - or at least content.

Sorry 'bout the length,
Em