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wolfman

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Pickup truck sits out. When it rains and the temperature drops the doors freeze shut. What would be good to coat the rubber seals with to prevent this?...WD-40?...light grease or Vaseline or??
 
A light coating of Vaseline works and does not seem to harm the rubber.
Amorall type of rubber protectant works too. IIRC I have used this in the past.
 
Vaseline works very well . Put a light coat on then use paper towel and wipe across it and that way you have enough to do the job but yet not have it mess up your clothes etc.
 
I had the same problem. Will have again before Winter is done. Tried silicone spray in locks earlier this year and they all froze up solid! Have been wondering about using either Sno Seal, which is beeswax, or mink oil on my seals.

Used to use silicone waterproofer on boots until I saw how the leather would split.

Silicone is great as caulking, but I haven't had very good luck with it otherwise.
 
Paste silicone or another, can't think of the name but looks like a giant lipstick tube, something glide maybe.
 
Powered graphite is generally recommended for automotive lock cylinders, but check your owner's manual to be sure. If the lock cylinders are still wet with oil or other wet lubricants, I would be cautious about adding a powder until the old lube is dry (might form a sticky mud).

For padlocks, house and garage door locks, I've had good luck dipping the key into winter weight motor oil (once) and then cycling the lock several times with the key to distribute the oil.

Armorall helps on door seals, but I think it does dry out the seals faster. There is probably something better out there.
 
I have no comment about the door seals, even though I missed an appointment last week because my car door was frozen shut. As to the locks, I would think a piece of duct tape over the key hole would keep moisture out.
 
Our pastor once told a long, drawn out story about a time the driver's door on his car was frozen shut because he took the car through a car wash right before it froze.

His story expounded in detail about how he managed to open the trunk lid, crawl through the trunk into the back seat, and then over the seat backs to the driver's seat. When he finished his story, I asked him why didn't he just pour some warm water around the door.

Duh! The look on his face was priceless.
 
Door locks is where WD40 come in to play and works very well since it was made to dissipate moisture
 
I use a silicone spray (for seals on my car doors and on our garage door).

I just spray it on a rag and wipe it on.
 
When I lived up north years ago, you could buy a small aerosol can of lock de-icer & lube. It had a special tip to insert into the lock mechanism. I used it on all the cars each winter, never had a problem.
 
That is as far as I know still avaible and I have it to use on locks but I dont think you want to use it on rubber. And if you did and got it on your close then I don;t think you would ever get the stain out so you would have to be sure and never touch the door seal or frame with your close. My doors have frozen shut this year and I have to take a prybar to open them.
 
Pam, the cooking spray is supposed to work good, just have to make sure you don't get your close against the seal other wise you will have grease spots on your close.
 
I'm in the silicon spray camp, myself. This just happened to Mrs. Chili's car. It's now in the garage warming up and will get the weatherstripping treated after I have something to eat and some coffee.
 
WD-40 in lock tumblers = bad news. Any kind of liquid lubricant thickens in cold weather and will keep the tumblers from operating properly. Powdered graphite should only be used.

Washing a car in freezing weather and then complaining the doors freeze shut? Really?
 

Door Ease great to lube desk drawers in the shop and for lube'N lip seals in automatic transmission... Its does have a stink to it tho :cry:
 
Just grab the ^%*$& door and pull it open! At least that's what I do here on the tundra, probably breaking the door handle, as well!

I've tried most of the remedies suggested here, plus waxing the door seal with Turtle Wax, and, yet sometimes when it's cold and miserable they still freeze shut! When the vehicle is needed NOW you gotta do what you gotta do!

(Temp here at the moment is -28?F.)
 
IF the problem is the door seal freezing to the metal, simply wipe the seal down with some antifreeze soaked into a rag. Works like a charm.

The same would work on the key to loosen a frozen lock, but I think it would attract dust in the summer. Lock-ease would be a better choice.
 
(quoted from post at 05:05:31 01/16/18) IF the problem is the door seal freezing to the metal,[b:8e2bbcf6de] simply wipe the seal down with some antifreeze soaked into a rag. [/b:8e2bbcf6de]Works like a charm.

The same would work on the key to loosen a frozen lock, but I think it would attract dust in the summer. Lock-ease would be a better choice.
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I use a 1" paint brush to apply the antifreeze. Haven't been frozen out in years.
 
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