Q&A for How to Unlock a Door

You can spray some WD40 or lithium grease to lubricate and loosen the lock. Then you can use something to wiggle it open.

Your door should have a handle with a thumb latch lock, and most doors have a deadbolt.

Open up the bobby pin so it bends at a 90° angle, and shave off the rubber tip on the straight end with a knife or razor. Insert that end into the keyhole, then bend the pin so it’s flush against the outside of the lock. Make a hook at the end of a second pin to create a tension lever. You’ll need to hold the tension lever in place at the bottom of the keyhole to prevent the pins in the lock from falling back into place while you lift them with the first pin. Turn the lever counterclockwise to open the door.

It is possible if the knife has a narrow enough blade. You can use the blade as a tension lever in the bottom of a standard pin/tumbler lock while you lift the pins with a bobby pin or paperclip.

Most bathroom doors have a small hole on the outside knob or handle. One of the easiest ways to unlock these doors is to insert a tiny flathead screwdriver into the hole until you reach the locking mechanism. Then, turn the screwdriver to unlock the door.

Yes. If you jam the knife between the door and the the wall where the handle is, then wiggle the knife, you may be able to accomplish more or less the same effect as using a credit card.

I am assuming you meant a privacy door. Get a long, thin, flathead screwdriver, and insert it into the hole until it reaches the back 'wall'. There should be a notch there. Twist this notch with the screwdriver until you hear a small click and the door opens.

If you locked in your keys inside your house you can pick at the lock with a paper clip and/or a credit card. If your lock matches a screwdriver that you currently have in your hands, then you can also use that to pick the lock.

You have two choices: you can either break the handle or door off the hinges, or screw the hinges off.

Always have spare keys! Buy a new handle altogether, get spares cut, and ask a locksmith to help open the door handle (bust the door handle off, or pick the lock).

Pick the lock with a credit card if the card is old. With a key, put the key in and you turn it left or right -- however the door swings.

Get the spare key, or call a locksmith to open your car. If all else fails, break a small window.

Use method 1(5). You can also use something that is bent a little and try to get whatever is stuck inside, out.

On mine, there is a cap that pops off by putting a bobby pin or screwdriver in side and then popping it off at an angle. Once it’s off, there is a little notch inside. Push until you meet the back, and there will be a little notch to spin.

If it’s a spring lock (like on a handle), then most of the time you can lock them close the door. If it's a deadlock, you can often just activate the lock and pull shut. Try activating the lock for your door, then pulling shut to see if this works. If not, get hold of a locksmith to fix the problem. And remember that you need to get back in again, unless you're leaving a place you've been in just for something like watering plants or inspecting and you don't need to go back in again.

You could try cutting the ends off a bobby pin or use your car keys, and twist the hole until it clicks.

Try a bobby pin; it works depending on what the lock shape is. Use the flat part of the bobby pin for the bottom and the wavy for the top. Turn the bobby pin to where it is backwards, put it in the lock and twist.

Take a tiny flathead screwdriver, and slide it into the lock. It takes a while to find it, but there should be a small locking mechanism that your screwdriver catches on. Turn it. It may take a while to find the right part to turn, but it gets easier with practice.

Turn it 90' degrees so the tongue will turn. If you have a circular handle, the pull will be easier.

You might want help from a locksmith or just take the doors hinges off. If you dont want either, practice picking other easier locks and slowly work up your way to the multi-point lock. As they say, practice makes perfect!

Not if you use a screwdriver or similar tool and only hit the pins. This can be done by sticking the end in the bottom and hammering up or at the top by prying the pins up.