How do you un-stick a car key that is stuck in the car door?

WD40, and wiggle a lot? I’ve had that work.

I’m going to have to get some on the way home and try!

yeah, i’d try loosening it up with silicon grease and trying to slip it out. good luck!

Spray the WD40 generously in the lock and around the key. let it set for about 5 minutes to saturate the metal inside the lock mechanism. use a pair of wire pliers and gently, i said gently move the key back and forth. if its ever going to come losse, it will be now. gentle is the key word here. you do not want to break off the key inside the lock.

What a bummer it didn’t work. I guess it’s the locksmith tomorrow.

a magnet

Assuming that you can’t get the key out and you can’t lock the vehicle in a garage overnight, you should take ever item out of the car that isn’t part of the car. That way, if anything (like a radio) is stolen out of the car, the insurance company would have no recourse but to pay. They might even have to cover a deductible since the theft was aided, in part by their inaction.

@dpworkin What part do you have to wiggle? Your eybrows? Your legs? Your whole body?

haven’t you ever had to pee?

nevah

So we had the locksmith out this morning. They got the key out. But the lock is still stuck. Argh!

Blow some graphite grease into the lock. It is a powder grease that works well for locks.