Vintage case latches and locks maintenance

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Joseph Lazo
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Vintage case latches and locks maintenance

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Wondering what you folks use, if anything, on your old case latches and locks to keep them working. I have a few '50s and '60s era cases with "sticky" locks and latches. Tri-Flow? Powdered graphite? Something else?
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Jack Hanson
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Re: Vintage case latches and locks maintenance

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In my experience Tri-Flow works fine. As does any light oil such as 3 in 1 or model train oil.