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DISCUSSION => Exterior => Topic started by: xwill112x on January 29, 2009, 09:06:26 AM

Title: Freezing shut
Post by: xwill112x on January 29, 2009, 09:06:26 AM

Ok, so it has been rainy here for hte past few days wherei live....and the weatheris typically mild here, (i live in NC)....

but last night it finally quit raining after a 2 day spell, it dropped down to like 28*F and this morning my doors were literally FROZEN SHUT. the trunk, all 4 doors, everything.

so i getthe bright idea "mmmm hot water is my friend :)" andi pour it down the seems and the doors came open, as i expected...

but after i tryed to close them, the latch its self was sticking and the door wouldnt stay closed.

 i can't be late for my class's anymore this semester....and i cant have my doors flying open going down the road...


any idea's how to prevent this, or is this more of a freak incedent?

Title: Freezing shut
Post by: txleadfoot on January 29, 2009, 09:30:23 AM

I heard that if you keep the rubber seals conditioned, this won't happen.

Title: Freezing shut
Post by: xwill112x on January 29, 2009, 03:20:21 PM

i every autumn i spray a cloth wit hWD-40 and wipe them down.

this is the first tiem the has ever happend to me...i guess it might just be a freak incedent?

Title: Freezing shut
Post by: KenC on January 29, 2009, 04:33:08 PM

I definitely wouldn't be using WD-40 on rubber.  It's a solvent, not a lubricant.

Use a rubber conditioner.

I would use the WD-40 on the door hinges/closing mechanisms though.

Title: Freezing shut
Post by: Vladi on January 29, 2009, 05:44:01 PM

Quote from: KenCopperwheat;65582

I definitely wouldn't be using WD-40 on rubber.  It's a solvent, not a lubricant.

Use a rubber conditioner.

I would use the WD-40 on the door hinges/closing mechanisms though.

+1

Title: Freezing shut
Post by: xwill112x on January 29, 2009, 07:46:21 PM

Quote from: KenCopperwheat;65582

I would use the WD-40 on the door hinges/closing mechanisms though.

i do, but the main problem was the mechanisms themselves....i could open the door after melting but they wouldnt latch when i closed the door, the doors would just bounce back at me.

i cant think of anything to keep them lubed up besides wd-40 (first time this shit hasnt worked for me), and wont make a huge mess, any ideas?

Title: Freezing shut
Post by: txleadfoot on January 30, 2009, 09:13:34 AM

grease or boeshield

Title: Freezing shut
Post by: 318isfolife on February 09, 2009, 01:21:08 PM

if you continue to use the wd 40 the rubber can swell.   also try a little pb blast to maybe loosen up the latch then re grease it after. just a thought never had a problem like this before.

Title: Freezing shut
Post by: xwill112x on February 09, 2009, 03:50:43 PM

it hasnt done it since, i guess it was just a freek incident.

Title: Freezing shut
Post by: e30Andym42 on February 11, 2009, 08:54:01 PM

I live in NY, and it happens all the time.  Right after I get a car wash to get the salt off, the water from the wash freezes and I can't get in my car the next morning.  My biggest problem, though, is the locks.  I don't have a keyless entry system, though one is soon to come with my new alarm, so I need to be able to operate them.  I can stick my key in, but not turn it.  After much work to unlock it, if it is bad enough, the central locking system wont unlock the driver door (I don't put the key in that lock because it is broken on that door or something)

And after that ordeal, the door seals are frozen to my car.  I am going to try treating them with De-Icer.  Lucky for me though, I can always open the passenger door without too much force.  The driver's door is a different story.