Automotive, Commercial & Residential Locksmith Service
The challenges we face as a community in Butte County & the Covert 19 Corona Coronavirus. Wow, we sure have had a lot of challenges in our North State the last few years. The Carr Fire, The Camp Fire, and now the Covert 19 Coronavirus to name a few. As a community, we are…
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Hello; Just a quick blog note to say we updated a bunch of information on the web. Also, my son and I made a video I’m quite proud of (he filmed,directed and edited it). Locksmith near me <–link I’m calling it the Locksmiths near me video because I’m hoping people who are looking for a…
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We are loving our new mobile locksmith shop. This is a full service rolling locksmith shop. I want to give a few shout-outs. Thank you Wittmeier ford Chico ca. for selling us this 2015 Ford Transit T250 and especially our salesman Brian for the great deal. (we like to shop local) Thank you Kevin Sharrah…
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Locksmithing in Chico isn’t just all about fast and affordable service, we try to keep a sense of humor too. This cartoon likeness of the owner Michael was designed by the owners wife Alicia, and was later used in the graphics on our new service van. So, if you need keys, locks, or just some…
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If you are thinking about changing your locks to give your house a new look and feel (or would like to), and your old locks are still in good working order, consider donating them to Habitat for Humanity. If you live in Chico I would be happy swing by and pick up the locks for…
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If you lost all of your keys, what would you do? Lets look at making keys for 3 different trucks. Locksmiths use many different tools to make a “1st key” as they call it in the trade. Techniques vary based on automobile and the year it was manufactured. Some keys can be made by converting…
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One question I am often asked when installing a new deadbolt “Fresh install”, where there was no lock there before, is – should we buy a single cylinder or double cylinder deadbolt to lock the door. A single cylinder deadbolt has a keyhole on the outside and a thumb turn on the inside whereas a…
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There are many types of keys with a history going back ancient Egypt but that’s a story for another time. Today, I want to write about modern day automotive keys. Most automotive keys can be broken down into 2 basic categories: Transponder keys Non-Transponder keys (AKA Flat metal keys) First off, let us not confuse…
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I was recently contacted via E-mail by an elementary student who wrote“I would like to ask some questions about locksmithing. so may I”? This got me thinking, there must be several more people who have similar questions so I thought I would share the Q&AZ with you. _____________________________________________________________ What is your main schedule for the…
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You have seen them, the stick figure family on the back of SUVs and Mini-vans, on the highway or parked at the mall. I found this pic on Google and I’m not sure of the source but lets take a look at it from a security perspective. This person just advertised their entire family to…
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