Well, as expected with winter my drivers door freezes shut and won't open, but my passenger side never does (so I can always get in that way), I figure it is the rubber around the door, and when I look at the rubber it looks dried (from age?).

I've tried silcone lube many of times, and it works for a few days but then wears off. Short of replacing the rubber, I figured I'd ask if anyone knew any kind of "homemade" fixes for this?


Thanks

 

Well, not to sound funny, you could bring it into a garage to have the oil changed sometime in the morning and leave it there during the day to dry out....

Sorry man, had to run some errands.

Otherwise wipe them off once the ice melts a bit in them.

 

try wd-40 its a water repelant along with lubricant. spray on a rag and wipe on or you have the fun of getting it off the paint/glass.


it is really one of the most underestimatedproducts out there it does tons

 

I wipe the Weatherstrip on the Door with a pretty wet cloth of Armoral. It cleans the Weatherstrip and leaves a protective coating that helps with moisture and salt.
I do this every week to keep the Weatherstrip nice and pliable. I don't want to have it stick, pull-open the door and unseat it from around the door because it was frozen.

My neighbor has an Esclade. He uses the same stuff he dabs on his leather boots. It's a silicone product that comes in a bottle with a dabber-type brush he uses to do the driver side door. He's in property management so the Esclade is pretty much his Office, all day, and he in and out of it dozens of times a day!

 

My drivers door rarely freezes but my passenger door freezes alot. WD-40 works but I can never remember to wipe some on.

 

Shoot some WD40 on a handful of Kleenex. Stuff them into a ZipLoc Bag and throw the bag into the Console. Then, you'll have them handy when the Door freezes and you need to wipe the weatherstrip.

 

THAT'S a good idea!!

Sorry for all you snow bunnies!! I hate cold weather. [:@]