Doors Frozen..

[TheDeal526]

1989 TBird v6 3.8

whenever its cold and wet outside, and my Bird is sitting for a few hours or so, the doors and the trunk get frozen, and can not be opened. well, the trunk i can open pretty easily actually but the doors i have to use de-icer spray to get them open. is there anyway to prevent this from happening????

thanks.....

[overl0rd]

If you have a place to park out of the wet, that will help, otherwise I don't see any way of preventing it.

[TheDeal526]

i was afraid of that. i dont have a garage to park my car. i was thinking about a car cover, but i'm not sure if that would work. looks like im stuck with the de-icer. it works pretty good and doesnt harm the the paint.

its just funny, because none of my other cars have ever had that problem....

[Mike75]

Just a thought, but have you tried a couple coats of wax to the areas that are icing up? Worth a shot, IMO.

[TheDeal526]

i have not tried that Mike75. but you can bet i will give it a shot...... thanks....

[TheDeal526]

Mike75, should i just leave a coat of wax on, or should i buff it off also????

[JR Tigerstar]

Try spray silcone on the weatherstrips,
make sure you spray the one on the bottom of the doors
or it will rip off when frozen on the body.

[forcfed93]

I use "Tire Shine" on mine every time i wash it and never have a problem!

[jammen]

Tire Shine is what I use.

Or, if handy, good ol' WD-40.

And guess what the "WD" stands for?.........

"Water Displacement".

-T