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Keeping Car Doors From Freezing Shut

11/23/2005 10:30 AM

It's early winter in the Northeastern U.S. - and that means a mixture of rain of snow. It also means frozen car doors. Does anyone know how to keep those pesky rubber door gaskets from freezing shut? Is WD40 a good product to use for something like this? I use it to eliminate moisture from car door locks, but am not sure that it adheres well to rubber.
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frozen car doors

11/24/2005 2:19 AM

Just use a regular silicon spray on the door rubbers.
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12/15/2008 12:02 PM

how can I get into the car in the first place to do that?
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Car doors

11/24/2005 6:09 AM

Any Dry molly lube will work. Use it here in Buffalo with no trouble.

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Use Moovit spray

11/24/2005 11:31 AM

Moovit works better than wd40 AND is better in all aspects, especially that it is environmentally friendly and won't disolve the rubber.
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Mr Sheen

11/25/2005 7:55 AM

Rubbing furniture polish on the seals stops them freezing shut.

I was advised of this last year and found it worked (when I remembered to use it!)

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frozen car doors

11/28/2005 2:46 PM

I have found that a garage works best.
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12/04/2008 8:56 AM

dah!
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Re: Keeping Car Doors From Freezing Shut

10/29/2009 10:06 AM

I believe one of these devices will meet your needs...

http://www.doityourself.com/scat/garages

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Re: Keeping Car Doors From Freezing Shut

12/06/2009 10:32 AM

Do you mean like this?

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03/19/2010 11:31 PM

This was not helpful but completedly hilarious. Made me forget that my doors are freezing shut as I type this.
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Re: Keeping Car Doors From Freezing Shut

12/14/2010 7:44 PM

I used to smear some silicone grease on a cloth, and rubbed the gaskets with it. Graphyte and glycerine also work fine.

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