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cg084

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Hi,

 

After this mornings cold weeather. I had the misfortune of trying to get in the car. Well the side windows had frozen to the door seals. Is the a good treatment for the rubber to stop this happening. Also is there some king of wd40 type spray other than de-icer to spray in the locks to stop them sticking in the cold weather. I can remember seing stuff to do the job but cant remember where or even the name.

 

Cheers.

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Also is there some king of wd40 type spray other than de-icer to spray in the locks to stop them sticking in the cold weather.

 

 

My dad used to heat his key up with a lighter and then when he stuck it in the key hole it would melt any ice which had collected on the mechanism.

 

 

I think having a keyless entry system on your alarm is the easiest option

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Originally posted by cg084

Hi,

 

After this mornings cold weeather. I had the misfortune of trying to get in the car. Well the side windows had frozen to the door seals. Is the a good treatment for the rubber to stop this happening.

 

I suffered from this a lot last year. Autoglym vinyl & rubber care may help a bit by keeping the rubber supple to stop the water getting in.

 

I used to de-freeze my doors by tipping lukewarm water over the car. Don't do this! Water collects on top of the door sills and properly freezes the door shut. For quite a few days I had to climb in through the boot :eek:

 

James.

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Originally posted by JamesG

For quite a few days I had to climb in through the boot :eek:

 

James.

 

HOW?

 

Are you a midget?

 

Are you talking about climbing through the Supra boot or a renault Espace?:)

 

I would try buying new door selas to see if that helps, try rubbing grease into the seals, leaving it for a while, and then rubbing any excess off.

 

This stops any water getting into the rubber and stops it freezing if it does.

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mine have been freezing shut too. normally start car up for 5 mins with remorte start to get it on its way to warming up.

 

window was all iced over too.

 

mate at work gave me a liter bottle of isoprople alchaol (spelling) he told me to use on window if they are frozen. its the same stuff you clean tape heads with. you can buy from chemist but they do the 20 questions on what you using it for and its exspensive. i get it from work. i use it for cleaning work surfaces clean and computer parts. i gave cw a couple of big coffee jars full of it. he was saying its what they put in that watter wetter for radiators.

 

was wondering if it could be used as part of the water injection.

 

i will try some on windows in morning see if it does anything to help

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Originally posted by Paul

Vaseline :D

this, and many other uses ;)

 

Paul

(where's me sheep gone?)

 

I suggested vaseline on the window rubbers last year and got told off, it will degrade the rubber. there are various products out there which are basically rubber lubricants which should be used.

 

JB

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Vaseline does degrade rubber and latex, thats why you use KY!

 

Use silicone grease (available from a plumbers merchant) this will work a treat and not damage the rubber, will also stop squeaky boot rubbers!

 

As for putting isopropyl alchohol in my radiator, I don't think I would, as its very very volatile and I wouldn't think it would mix with water very well being of a much lighter specific gravity and density.

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