We’re going to turn them into two little tools so we can pick this lock.

Picking lock with paper clip. What you need for this project. Apply downwards pressure and pull it in the direction the lock turns you must keep the pressure on. Assemble lock, paper clip and trial keys to practice your skills.

That’s how to pick a combination lock with a paperclip! Insert the hooked paper clip into the lock. What we’re going to do is to use 2 standard paper clips.

Insert it into the gap in the door below the latch. This one turns in a clockwise direction. Unfold the first paperclip and insert it inside the lock pick.

This life hack is so easy to do and works for. Then just slide the paper clip up until the latch is lifted free from the hook (called the keeper). Find a paperclip wrap the paperclip in masking tape to make it stiffer put your lock in the unlocking position.

Here is the short version of how you pick a lock with a paperclip: All we’re gonna do is simply bend one of them. Make sure that the bent portion measures right around 2.

Unfold the large edge of. Reshape the paperclip step 3: Start by unfolding end of the paper clip.