How To Pick A Garage Door Lock?

Have you forgotten your garage key somewhere or lost it? Do you want to pick a garage door lock and find the easiest way? Then no need to worry more as we have enlisted some easy steps to pick the door.

Step By Step Guide To Pick A Garage Door Lock:

We will tell you some of the easy ways or you can say easiest ways to open your garage when you are unable to find the keys.

1. Using Bobby Pin

The process of the bobby pin is very simple but you have to do this process carefully. Before starting you should have bobby pins with you. So let’s start to get ready the tools.

Step1:

First of all, straighten the bobby pin. Now bend the top part of the straightened side, bend into 90° using pliers.

Step2:

Now cut off the rounded rubber tip of the straightened part using a knife or razor blade. Because you have to keep this part inside the lock.

Step3:

Now for the tension wrench, you can make one with the second bobby pin. Pick another bobby pin and try to flex that from the curved end, now turn it from3/4th, so that it can make a 90°.

Set the tension wench on the keyhole’s bottom part and give pressure on it. Also, put the first bobby pin on the upper part of the lock, now you can feel all the pins inside.

Keep trying to uplift the inner pins of the lock, so that you can hear a ‘click’ sound from inside.

2. Using Paperclip

Before starting the paperclip method, you should have paperclips with you and a plier. Don’t worry if you are not having the tools with you can lend from your neighbours or you can bring that from any nearby stores.

Step 1:

You can use two paper clips in multiple tools. Let’s start with the first paperclip unfold the paper clip and leave a ‘U’ shape at the top then compress using pliers carefully, take care that the shapes are still parallel to each other.

Now bend the compressed part into 90° not fully but a little bit on the top so that it can function as a tension wrench.

Now with the other paperclip straighten the one end of the paper clip( keep the rest as it is) bend the straightened end a little bit on the top. Now your paperclip will look like a pick tool.

Step 2:

After getting ready your paper clips into the tools, you can start now. Put the paperclip-like tension wrench on the keyhole’s bottom part and put generous force on that. Next, insert the other paperclip (end with the tip facing upwards) on the upper part. Now you can feel the pins inside.

Step 3:

After feeling the pins inside you have to put pressure on them. By maintaining the pressure on the tension wrench try to lift the puns inside so that they can unlock easily. You have to continue this until all the pins inside have been lifted.

Step 4:

Give pressure on the tension wrench so that you can uplift the pins inside and can unlock it easily. In case you can’t open the lock try to lubricate the lock.

3. Coat Hanger

This is one of the easiest ways to open your garage if you are not having any of the tools with you. To start you just need a coat hanger.

In this method, you just have to thread the coat hanger from the top of your garage to pull the emergency latch. Simply insert the coat hanger and try to feel the emergency latch.

After finding the latch try to pull that so that it can disengage the safety release. Now just roll up the door by your hands.

4. Using Screwdriver

It is one of the simplest ways to open the garage lock. You just need a flat head screwdriver. Insert that screwdriver keyhole’s inner side and apply the generous force on the inner pins of the lock.

Turn the screwdriver clockwise slowly and gradually, keep doing this so that you can get a ‘click’ sound from inside.

FAQS

Will This Work For All Kinds Of Garage Locks?

Well, the answer is no. It depends on the lock, with the regular type of locks such as deadbolts and Padlocks will work all these techniques. But there are some locks which are having small keyholes and special internal mechanics which prevent picking to avoid theft. In this type of lock use, proper tools avoid using bobby pins, paperclips, or any other alternative tools.
Moreover, if you want to increase the security of a garage you should put a durable smart lock for your garage door.

Could This Damage My Lock?

Yes, this may damage your lock if you are not using any of these methods properly. It depends on the pressure you are putting to open that lock. Try the tutorial attentively, in order that you wouldn’t harm the internal system of any lock.v

Can You Open A Garage Door Manually From The Outside?

Yes, you can open the garage lock from outside. You can try any of the above tutorials to unlock your garage. These methods are very useful when you forget your garage keys somewhere else or left the keys inside by mistake.

Final Talk

You can unlock the garage lock manually from outside without even having the keys with you. Neither do you have to keep a proper picking tool with you nor do you have to call a locksmith to help you out? You can also help your friends by sharing this article with them so that they can take full advantage of these tutorials. Moreover, you can avoid a garage getting picked up by an intruder by just installing a garage alarm sensor with zone security.