Doors frozen shut
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Car: 2001 Trans Am WS.6, 1985 Trans Am-RIP :,(
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Doors frozen shut
My doors freeze shut, so do my locks, and my hatch. So what can I do to prevent this? I was thinking spraying WD-40 or Pam.
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Matt
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Car: 1991 Chevy Camaro RS
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they make something that you can get at any auto store or walmart,think its called de-icer
you can also try some rubbing acohol
you can also try some rubbing acohol
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Car: 2001 Trans Am WS.6, 1985 Trans Am-RIP :,(
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De-icer, i shoulda remebered that. My finals have fried my brain....
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Car: 1989 Firebird Formula
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Transmission: Completed
Axle/Gears: ones that turn.
And when they do open, get a spraycan of silicone lubricant and a rag, and coat all the contact surfaces between the weatherstripping and the body.
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Rubbing alcohol works well, you'll just have to get a spray bottle for it. It's a lot cheaper than the de-icer stuff. Works great on frosted windshields too...
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In the winter, I always keep a rag in the car and wipe down the door rubber if it's wet (after washing it or driving in snow). If your weatherstripping is really wet when you park it in the cold, it will freeze to the door jamb & when you pull hard on your door to open it like Bandit5 suggested, it can rip the weatherstripping off. It can also break the cheap pot-metal door handles.
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Car: 2001 Trans Am WS.6, 1985 Trans Am-RIP :,(
Engine: LS1, 305 TPI
Transmission: 4L60E, 700R-4
Thanks for all the ideas everyone!!
I already broke an interior handle last winter, i dont want to break another.
Matt
I already broke an interior handle last winter, i dont want to break another.
Matt
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I use fuel for Nitro RC cars... That probably sounds really odd, but its got alot of alcohol in it to unlock it, and if its going into the lock (like when my key would not turn because the lock was frozen) its a REALLY good thing to use because the little bit of oil in it also keeps water away later.
BTW, my locks haven't frozen since Oct. 2002 because of this stuff
It isn't really what I would call cheap, because its about $20 (canadian) for a quart, but you can get it at any good local hobby shop.
It comes in 20% nitro and 30% nitro... I used 20%.
BTW, my locks haven't frozen since Oct. 2002 because of this stuff
It isn't really what I would call cheap, because its about $20 (canadian) for a quart, but you can get it at any good local hobby shop.
It comes in 20% nitro and 30% nitro... I used 20%.
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Originally posted by badandy247
vaseline on the rubber helps too
vaseline on the rubber helps too
seriously, use something that displaces water, i.e. wd-40
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Originally posted by tstokka
was that a joke?
seriously, use something that displaces water, i.e. wd-40
was that a joke?
seriously, use something that displaces water, i.e. wd-40
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Yep, I use vaseline on my seals as well (not that they seal much in the first place), they need all the help they can get... I need new ones...
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One of the many great uses for vasoline, hhhhmmm vasoline, is awesome..... use on your cars, use it on your cuts, use it on your :lala: n***s :lala:
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I read on another forum that vaseline or any petroleum product can damage weather stripping. Has anyone else heard this? I've also heard that white lithium grease is the best to use if applied with a rag. I tried it a couple years ago and it worked, but it didn't last long. A couple weeks at most.
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Car: 83 bird
Engine: 305/383
Transmission: WC T5
Axle/Gears: 3:42
Just don't get angy and end up kicking the door to loosen it! (My foot slipped and I broke off the exterior handle.)
Metals don't like cold!
Metals don't like cold!
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Car: 2001 Trans Am WS.6, 1985 Trans Am-RIP :,(
Engine: LS1, 305 TPI
Transmission: 4L60E, 700R-4
Thanks for the replies.
But what should I use?
Thanks,
Matt
But what should I use?
Thanks,
Matt
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Originally posted by badandy247
no, vaseline displaces water it's petroleum based it also stays on the seals better than wd-40
no, vaseline displaces water it's petroleum based it also stays on the seals better than wd-40
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I have put a thin coat of Vaseline for YEARS around every November when it starts to get very cold out.
I put it on the weather striping for the rear hatch, and UNDER the doors. First time I did it I put it on the TOP and Side weather stripping where the window touches and it coated greasy Vaseline all over the side of the window so I learned my lesson there.
I have had absolutely no weather stripping problems.
I put it on the weather striping for the rear hatch, and UNDER the doors. First time I did it I put it on the TOP and Side weather stripping where the window touches and it coated greasy Vaseline all over the side of the window so I learned my lesson there.
I have had absolutely no weather stripping problems.
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