Each lock is different but the same basic principles apply.
Pick door lock with paperclip.
This is the part that will go in the lock.
Lock picking is more art than science.
Insert pick into the upper part of keyhole and.
Create a tension wrench this is much more simple than it sounds.
This can be a bit hard to do if you re not sure which way it.
Insert tension wrench into the bottom of the keyhole.
If you have a key to use as an example try to replicate its shape as well as you can.
Completely straighten out a.
The bottom of the keyhole is called the shear line.
To open the lock all you need to do is pry this clamp open.
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Then you just insert your loop tool again and turn very gently until the lock magically pop open.
Get two paper clips.
How to pick a lock with a paperclip 1.
How to pick a lock with paper clips make your tension wrench.
If you apply too much pressure you may transform the shape of the paperclip.
Bend one of the paper clips so that it is bent at 90 degrees.
Turn the wrench in the direction that the lock turns.
Picking your lock 1.
You can do this with a paper clip whose end is bent into a small loop.
Place your tension wrench into the bottom of the keyhole.
Create two picks for the first pick you are going to make what s called a rake.
You definitely have to develop a feel for it.
You can also use a paperclip to pick a lock.
Straighten out your paperclip entirely but leaving.
Do not pick anyone else s.
Squeeze those two parts together.
Then just insert it into the lock and rotate the paperclip until the lock pops open.
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Straighten out one of your paper clips but leave one end still bent.
How to open a padlock using a paper clip.
Using your pliers bend the long straight end of the paper clip 90 degrees to form the handle of the tension wrench.
Provide very subtle tension with the wrench rotating it the same way the lock turns.