How To Stop Your Doors From Freezing Shut
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- Опубликовано: 12 янв 2015
- In this video I show you how to help prevent your doors, hoods, and trunk from freezing shut in the cold winter months with just a little silicone spray.
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Having known about silicone spray for a long time, i went out and applied it right after watching this video.
Great video! You’ve grown so much over the years.
Hi Eric O, Lenny here from the great state of grease ..and the land of MI.
Silicone spray is awesome for preventing frozen door seals! We have used it for....gee...I don't want to give me age away here.,...shhh since the 70'S.☺️
WOW! They had cars back then!? Haha jk'in
Can you spray directly on there? Also, how often this needs to be done?
@@sbadrawi2011a directly on the door seals... usually once or twice during the winter works.
Great tip-- going to be winter here in MI soon going to use that on all the doors thanks again
always on the ball Mr O. good job
I use Vaseline. Works great here in the Netherlands.
I broke the door handle off my car one frozen morning on my way to work, thanks for the great tip =)
Well, Eric O. next time in here in VA during the winter season and freezing rain is coming to our way I'll be sure temperature I sure to give this a try for myself. A + Thanks for this winter tip.
It's awesome when you break the handle off trying to open it, not knowing it was frozen! Lol!
Thanks for the video.
Im from canada were we get hit hard with snow,i have found transmission fluid on my seals work wonders,and it doesn't seem to harm the moldings.
I have used engine oil as a quick fix! I drive cab in Ontario Canada and we have to wash the vans @ the end of every shift! had nothing else to use @ the time and it worked great! Keep up the great work, there's lots of guys on here doing the same thing you are! But love watching you over ALL those others cause you explain EVERY detail of what your doing and just by that I feel 100% more comfortable trying to do something myself just by watching you! Again thanks bro!
+Darren Jinks Gotta be careful with oil that can swell up the door seals :)
Thanks, didn't realize that! Only put a very small layer off of a rag!
Great tip
This is why I like watching because the tricks and stuff I don't know
HEY ERIC I USE LEMON PLEDGE WORK GREAT
gotta try this! I've had to open the trunk and unlatch the rear seat on my 02 grand am one year to get to work that morning, both doors would not open. gonna try this for sure!
Would the dry line spray work for this Eric? It's a non- silicone based spray, we used it a lot on t wood working tools.
Emt Scythe Mmm dunno, you might have to conduct an experiment this winter... Make sure it is "rubber" safe though first
Can this be used after a carwash as well when it's below freezing temperatures
Thank's for the tip. I have a 2003 Nissan Altima 2.5S. I'm not sure how to word this, but the rear passenger door will not "close shut" in the winter months. I'm sure it has to do with the locking mechanism. Have you encountered something similar? Great videos by the way. I came across one on Tuesday and have subscribed and continue to watch.
Oh yeah all the time actually. You have moisture in the latch. Next time it thaws out use silicone spray or water displacing "WD40" and using a straw on it, give the latch a good soaking to drive out the moisture that is freezing it on you. Now don't get to carried away or it will be running out the bottom of your door. If your not sure how to do it better ask a mechanic :)
Thanks
I take spray called Aerospace 303 and spray that on the rubber seals and let that absorb, then come back later and spray a silicone blend called Maxima SC1 on all the rubber seals as well as the sheet metal areas that the rubber touches against. Works especially well on power liftgates used on SUVs. Special attention to the horizontal areas farthest from the hinge points, as that's where the mechanical advantage of the frozen seal will be the strongest against the lift gate cylinders trying to pop open the gate.
You are missing your reply button Joe...
And also clean the paint on the inside of the door
On my 2011 Sierra 1500 my doors act like it is still locked when it is not. It always does it when it gets into 20’s. It’s not the door itself getting stuck
I don't have a vehicle much screen door from. My? House freezes up. How can I keep it from?
Doing that.
Whenever I need a wash during a deep freeze, here’s what I do: After washing, leave your car outside with the doors and trunk open for a good 7-10 minutes. The colder it is, the faster the water freezes, and the doors can no longer adhere to the body. Just remember to also open the door handles every few minutes, so they don’t freeze up. But it gets like -25f or even colder where I’m at, so this method may not work as good in warmer temps
Something that works
Why not spray directly! Also, how often this needs to be done?
It’s a big spray if he sprayed directly it would get on his car seats. That’s the whole point of using a rag
And where would you apply silicone so that the Windows don't freeze shut?
+Silky Tp Ummmmm ya got me on that one...
I apply it on the side tracks & upper seal, even in summer if the window is sluggish.
What if you don't have silicone spray then what
Buy some?
HOW ABOUT BRAKE CLEAN?
Do what I did. Move to Florida. Problem solved!
Cool. Any tips on preventing hurricanes from damaging your car?
@@inkswamp get in car. Drive car away from hurricane. Drive car back after hurricane leaves.
Too many nut job magnas there. I'll take the cold
Does it work for windows too? I own a car with frame less windows, so every time I open the door, the window moves down a little bit in order to let me open the door, but the window is frozen and nothing moves, so I wonder if this trick would be safe for the seals around the window
Many times when I lived in Massachusetts I saw that! WD-40 helped.
ahh a vintage south main auto video nothing like silicone on everything.
Thanks. How often should this be done?
WD40 works amazing for this too,
Kevin Rogers It won't effect the rubber?
+South Main Auto Repair WD-40 doesn't effect the rubber :)
When I was a fleet mechanic, the best way to keep your doors from freezing was to not piss me off. Otherwise, I'd wash your van and put it outside right away during the cold snaps.
You were much skinnier 9 years ago. 😃😃
Petroleum jelly
Are you serious? Petroleum jelly eats away rubber....
Just move to California.
Never!