Just follow the instructions in our how to pick a lock article.
Open door lock with paper clip.
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Simple latches such as swing latches are also easy to open with a paper clip.
Your paper clip can also be used to re latch the door.
You will know when you have picked the lock when the hooked clip turns easily.
I show you how to pick a lock using paper clips.
Keep doing this until you have 3 ridges in the paper clip.
I show you how to pick a lock using paper clips.
Insert it into the gap in the door below the latch.
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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.
Picking a lock with a paper clip.
Some locksmiths also put a tiny upward bend into the tip of the pick.
Then just slide the paper clip up until the latch is lifted free from the hook called the keeper.
Open a locked door without a key in under 5 seconds locksmith recommended duration.
This happened to me while working on one of the doors to my house.
With your jerry rigged lock picking set you re ready to pick your tumbler lock.
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To push all the pins up lift the straightened paper clip up and rake it towards you.
You will hear the pins clicking.
Move the pliers down on the long part of the paper clip and bend again at 90 degrees.
You will be inserting the straight part into the lock to use as a pick.
Paper clips aren t very sturdy and may break while inside your lock.
Paper clip may break inside your lock.
Start by unfolding end of the paper clip.
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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.
Unfold the first paperclip into the lock pick.