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Wed Nov-29-06 11:38 AM
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Besides building a garage, what's the best way to keep my car door |
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from freezing shut? Not the lock, the door..It's 9:30 and I just barely could get in the passenger side...Thanks for any suggestions!
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Wed Nov-29-06 11:49 AM
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Wed Nov-29-06 10:15 PM
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5. Thanks NMDem... I am afraid of pulling one of these off after a night of heavy |
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Wed Nov-29-06 12:15 PM
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2. wiping down the edges of the door and the frame with WD40 might help. nt |
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Wed Nov-29-06 02:54 PM
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4. Silicone lubricant in a spray can--use a lot |
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I do it almost every winter
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Wed Nov-29-06 10:16 PM
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7. How often? I was frozen out again today after only 7 hours! |
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Thu Nov-30-06 01:09 PM
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9. Once every December should be often enough |
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I had a car that I would spray silicone on and it would still stick once in a while. I think that I did not use enough silicone. Its last winter was 2002, so my memory is a bit hazy here. You could spray the metal where the gasket closes on the car body, too.
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Thu Nov-30-06 07:26 PM
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12. ok...just sprayed it down...I'll let ya know if I can get in the car tomorrow. |
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Supposed to be around 0 tonight...
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Fri Dec-01-06 07:05 AM
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14. That's a chilly town to sleep in |
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You mean zero Fahrenheit, not zero Celsius, I presume
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Fri Dec-01-06 06:52 PM
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17. Tell me about it...anyway the WD 40 worked ...I opened the door |
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without any problem this morning...thanks!
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Fri Dec-01-06 02:43 PM
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15. You need to make sure anyplace metal touches metal, rubber |
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Edited on Fri Dec-01-06 02:44 PM by Warpy
touches metal, or any other surface that makes physical contact is completely dry, then spray the hell out of it.
Back in New England, I used WD40 a couple of times a winter.
On edit: before I discovered WD40, I occasionally had to string an extension cord out and thaw the whole business with a hair dryer.
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Fri Dec-01-06 06:51 PM
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16. Ha! That was my thought one morning! The WD 40 seems to have done it! |
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Sat Dec-02-06 09:56 AM
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18. I am glad to hear WD40 does not dissolve the rubber ... eom |
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Wed Nov-29-06 10:16 PM
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6. Thanks...would this be needed every night or maybe every week? |
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Wed Nov-29-06 02:21 PM
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3. seems like I used to see blankets tossed over the roof and slammed |
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into the car doors in icy regions
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Wed Nov-29-06 10:18 PM
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8. I think I did tis a few years ago with some success...but the towel |
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would sometimes freeze to the car! I have been know to climb in the hatchback...not an easy task!
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Thu Nov-30-06 01:27 PM
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10. maybe a good old fashioned |
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Thu Nov-30-06 07:25 PM
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11. I knew you'd have the most creative solution! Thanks NMDem.. |
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Thu Nov-30-06 07:46 PM
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13. LOL that's actually what I always used in icy weather |
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