Gosh, DO NOT PRY ON THE DOORS OR WINDOWS! I see that way too often and it breaks windows, scratches paint, and even dents the body/door. There is an EASY way to get in your car with very little work and no damage at all. Fill up a gallon milk jug with hot water. You can use straight hot water from the tap. Slowly pour the water into the door seam where ice has formed and glued the door to the body. In just a few minutes the ice melts and the door opens right up.
Are your windows glazed with a thick coating of ice? Gosh, don't pound and chip, you can crack the glass. Car windows are tempered so you can use the same hot water trick with no problems. Pour the hot water on your windows and the ice melts right off. Very little work, and no frustration. Keep a gallon jug at work in your locker or by your desk and your coworkers will be amazed at how fast you are in and gone while they struggle away.
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Wow... great tip, huck! We've all struggled with this. You have so much car and mechanical knowledge, you should be writing us a regular "tip" blog for the sidebar!
Rain-X iknow a lot of people don't like it, they say it smears on there windshield but if yoy apply it right it is not bad at all and really makes a difference when it comes to scraping off the ice
Many's the time I've taken a hair dryer to a frozen lock...
Nothing like standing in the snow with an electric hair dryer.
I'll be darned. I figured out my password. Yipee.
Yea! Welcome home, Toad! Glad you found the keys... now write it down! hehehehehe
Welcome back, Toad.
The old Ford was rusty and drafty and the doors would often freeze. Late every fall I sprayed all the door rubber and mating surfaces with silicone. I sprayed WD-40 into the locks until it dripped out. That truck had a hell of a good heater, though, and the uncomplicated straight-6 always fired up.
Twice I've had the ignition switch on a vehicle freeze. Once on the Ford and once on a Chevy in Chicago.
Thanks for the tip, Huck! Seeing I don't have a garage to park my car, this idea should come in handy...
One nice thing with public transportation is that I don't have to deal with such things.. but I do have to deal with them being late because they cannot handle the cold.
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