31 replies to this topic

[danrock101]

yeah that can be a problem, so I don't use my tongue

[samsfern]

I carry a blowlamp:) but a good one costs a lot more than some deicer (I used to be a gas engineer)

do you leave it in the car or carry it everywhere with you?

[panelbeaterpeter]

If your doors are welding themselves to the door seals, what i have done in the past on my work van is smear abit of grease on the rubber seal, and it doesn;t seem to freeze so bad... I don't know if this damages the seal though, so it might be worth seeing if some one comes along and corrects me

Yup oil will eventually degrade the rubber You can get rubber and nylon lubricant, that's the stuff to use. Works well on locks as well, incidentally.

[danrock101]

I've just remembered I have left my car unlocked because I couldn't even get the key in or press the button! will have to sort it before I got to bed!

[littlemissmagic]

i had this problem alot last year and i found that if i sprayed a bit of de-icer in the locks at night before it froze up then it would be ok in the morning

[SamuelHorler]

@DanRock101 I wouldn't worry too much about if you forgot to lock it, I'm sure Jack Frost locked it nice and safe for you, better than welding he does...

[danrock101]

haha well I'm not going out anyway, it's too cold, probably better than mini locks anyway

[SamuelHorler]

Just invested in a £4 keyring AA battery powered door warming thing, although I'm slightly sceptical, but we'll see how well it works when it comes... In the meantime, KETTLE!

[me madjoe 90]

Wouldent bother heating your key up to much with a lighter as well they like to go britle snap

[GTIAlex06]

Just carry a lighter around with you, if its frozen, hover it under the door handle, being careful not to melt anything lol and that always does the trick for me.


Did i night shift at work the otherday and in the morning i could budge it at all. Had to poor my coffee over it

[Chris_R]

If you're ever stuck with nothing to defrost a frozen lock, having a wee on it works! Not so easy for the ladies to do of course, and not recommended if there's lots of people about.

[1984mini25]

If you're ever stuck with nothing to defrost a frozen lock, having a wee on it works! Not so easy for the ladies to do of course, and not recommended if there's lots of people about.

That's ok until you get stuck as well.

[Juju]

Don't put any more water into the locks, they'll only refreeze.

A lighter is pretty good at unsticking them. As is vodka. But not the two together.

Hairdryer/heatgun works too, just make sure the heatgun is on the low setting....

This year I have mostly been using friction (rubbing the locks 'n'andles with me hot little hands) and so far, it has worked.

[davies145]

i have the same problem, just leave it unlocked outside my house most of the time and pus the button realli hard lol,

ashley

[feybrand]

the missus has this problem
mostly because she washes the car too often
water of any sort is a bad idea
pre de-icing it b4 it freezes seems to be the best way