Picking your lock 1.
Pick door lock with paper clips.
Insert pick into the upper part of keyhole and.
Then you just insert your loop tool again and turn very gently until the lock magically pop open.
With your jerry rigged lock picking set you re ready to pick your tumbler lock.
You may have heard of people opening a door with a credit card.
Keep doing this until you have 3 ridges in the paper clip.
How to pick simple locks latches with a paper clip step 1.
Pinch the end of the paper clip with the pliers and bend the long part 90 degrees to form the first ridge in the rake.
You will know when you have picked the lock when the hooked clip turns easily.
You will hear the pins clicking.
Open doors with privacy locks.
The bottom of the keyhole is called the shear line.
Move the pliers down on the long part of the paper clip and bend again at 90 degrees.
Many houses have door knobs with privacy locks on bathrooms and bedrooms.
This can be a bit hard to do if you re not sure which way it.
To push all the pins up lift the straightened paper clip up and rake it towards you.
Turn the wrench in the direction that the lock turns.