SALT LAKE –- Resolving that little squeak in your garage door can be easy. Diagnosing it is another matter.

“It's deceiving where the squeaks come from,” Dave Martin said of being able to diagnose the root of unwanted noises from a garage door.

Martin suggests with some attention to detail and a few drops of oil and a bit of wax from a candle in the appropriate areas, most of the errant noises can be eliminated.

True to his years in the business, Martin has numerous experiences to illustrate his point. He tells the story of a wood garage door that sounded like it was squeaking between the joints. A bit of wax in the area from techs did not help. He found a few drops of oil on the hinges did the trick----even though the sound didn't appear to be from that source.

In another case, he tells of how it appeared that a spring was making an unwanted noise. This time a bit of wax on small rub spots, inside the joint behind the FingerShield™ did the trick. Martin says there are several key things to do in trying to diagnose an unwanted noise on a garage door. Number one is to look for signs of rubbing at any point, behind the reverse angle shield and behind the finger shields are the main points. When there is any sign of rubbing, a bit of candle wax in the affected areas can provide an immediate remedy.
		A bead of oil in the hole of the low profile hinge, and a bead of oil behind the same area can do a lot to resolve potential hard to find squeaks in a garage door.

	A rub mark such as this black mark behind the FingerShield™ can lead to a hard to find squeak. A bit of wax on the rubbed area can eliminate the potential squeak, according to Dave Martin.

Likewise he said a drop of oil in the low profile hinge and a bead of oil on the backside of the hinge, can provide the solution to potential noises.

Martin provided a demonstration of his points in the showroom, by using a remote to stop a Martin Door going up, to check behind the FingerShield™ and then taking a close look at parts of the reverse angle shield, once the door was up.

Martin Door makes door maintenance easy for the homeowner. Most Martin Doors come with a built-in small vial of oil, to help with maintenance. Dave Martin thinks his company is the only garage door company to provide that little extra help for the homeowner. Martin Doors also feature the industry's first maintenance free sealed rollers. The new roller includes a front and back seal on the bearing, which eliminates maintenance on the roller and is the first of its kind in the industry.
		Martin Door attaches a vial of oil to all of its doors except, MO, SP, and SL models to facilitate easy maintenance of the door.