Then just slide the paper clip up until the latch is lifted free from the hook called the keeper.
Open door lock with paper clip.
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Start by unfolding end of the paper clip.
In this video i show you how to pick a lock with 2 paperclips it s pretty easy you just got to keep trying.
With privacy locks you just need to get the paper clip in deep enough to touch the pressure plate inside and the door can be opened by twisting the knob.
Keep doing this until you have 3 ridges in the paper clip.
To push all the pins up lift the straightened paper clip up and rake it towards you.
Picking a lock with a paper clip.
You will be inserting the straight part into the lock to use as a pick.
Some locksmiths also put a tiny upward bend into the tip of the pick.
You will hear the pins clicking.
I show you how to pick a lock using paper clips.
Your paper clip can also be used to re latch the door.
I show you how to pick a lock using paper clips.
Move the pliers down on the long part of the paper clip and bend again at 90 degrees.
Paper clip may break inside your lock.
You will know when you have picked the lock when the hooked clip turns easily.
Open a locked door without a key in under 5 seconds locksmith recommended duration.
Unfold the first paperclip into the lock pick.
Just follow the instructions in our how to pick a lock article.
This happened to me while working on one of the doors to my house.
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Insert it into the gap in the door below the latch.
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Here s how to open doors inside a home by using pliers to bend a paper clip into the shape of a key and pick indoor locks.