Stuck Frozen Car Doors



Question:
Anyone got any suggestions to keep car doors from freezing stuck. Yes, I know a heated garage would help, but I dont have that. I'm looking for something to put on the door gaskets that will prevent them from freezing to the door frame. One was so badly stuck that the gasket came off part of the door, and I had to re-glue it. I've been late for work 4 times in the past month because of this, and my boss is not happy about it. It's a pickup truck, if both doors are frozen, there is nothing I can do except get a hair dryer and begin unthawing it, which is the last thing I want to do on a cold winter morning. I had this problem on other vehicles in the past, but for soem reason this pickup is worse than others. Probably because it dont have those small roof "gutters" like most other vehicles I have owned. (poor design).

Answer:
I know the feeling. Not all of us have a garage much less a heated one. Several fixes, depending on conditions there. Simple one for the seals, oil with WD 40 or vaseline. Now if you get actual rain water down there freezing, you need more. The 'country redneck special' works til you can get real rain guards. This is a bit of firm plastic around the top where water can leech in, over the door from the roof. Sorry, it's not pretty and gets duct taped in, but you get to work on time and in these days, you do not need to risk a job. I'd rather look like a rednck, than lose my job





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