robertbartsch

my door locks were frozen today. I took the door key and heated it with a heat gun for 45 seconds and inserted it into the lock and let it "cook" for 1 minute and the door opened.

Question:
Is there anything you can apply to locks to prevent freezing? Does silicone spray work?

Thx...

RedHotG8

iTrader: (1)

Silicone spray or WD-40 will stop the locks from freezing.

momartin22

iTrader: (2)

if they do freeze instead of using a heat gun, you can put some hand sanitizer on the key hole. Push it in with the key, it melts the ice.

philsblwnz28

iTrader: (10)

Last year this happened to me and i live in florida, I had to climb in through the trunk and try to open the locks and barely got them to slide. lol

meine96ws6

iTrader: (4)

I would have pissed if I had to do all that..^^^

wssix99

iTrader: (5)

Ummm... Why not just use the remote?

WS6 Rampage

iTrader: (3)

Haha!... I was thinking the same thing.

MasterV8

iTrader: (7)

I tried that last week, I had to boil the kettle in the end and poor the boiled water over my door which was coated in ice.

robertbartsch

my remote battery in the keypad went dead a 10 years ago and I never replaced it. So the remote will "open" a car door that has a frozen lock?

thx....

...my new honda has only one key entry on the driver side and you cannot open the trunk or passenger side doors by any other means....the design blows.

wssix99

iTrader: (5)

Yea - the electronic mechanism is separate from the key release. I was wondering how your lock froze up. There is a little door on the cylinder that keeps moisture out - but if you are actually using the lock, that door may be wearing out a bit!

Time to get a battery for the remote. Nothing short of a new lock cylinder will keep it from freezing up again. Lubricants will protect the metal parts in the lock, but it won't keep water from getting in and freezing.

93sspcoupe

maybe just dont lock the door lol.

pewter2002

iTrader: (4)

Spray bottle (or equivalent) with windshield washer fluid, spray in cylinder flushing out the ice, moisture. Follow this with WD40 and this will work for months! Unless you go to a high pressure carwash etc. This works as preventative maintenance as well. Do it once in a while and no more problems - even on VERY worn cylinders.