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Old 12-05-2005, 10:24 AM
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Is there anything I can do to keep my doors from freezing?

With the cold weather that we have been getting in Wisconsin (it was 1 degree this morning) I am getting sick of prying my doors open.
It's seems that everytime that we have a good frigide freeze, the doors freeze.

This morning my gas door was frozen too... then the bloody pump had issues once I got the door open because it managed to only pump 1.5 gallons in two minutes.

Anyways, it there something that I can put around the doors so they don't freeze closed?
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Old 12-05-2005, 10:53 AM
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Spray the inside of the door with silicone spray.
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Old 12-05-2005, 11:41 AM
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Or vasoline the rubber seals on the door.....
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Or vasoline the rubber seals on the door.....
Hmm ya know that might be a better idea than the silicone spray.
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Old 12-05-2005, 01:22 PM
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Someone asked this exact question last week. The silicone spray worked for him I believe.
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Old 12-05-2005, 02:00 PM
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I found that the mcguire rubber protectant stuff works pretty well... anything that has an oil coating but doesnt eat rubber should do the trick.
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Old 12-06-2005, 04:38 AM
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How big is yor garage???
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Old 12-06-2005, 05:26 AM
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Whose, mine?

I've got a big 2 car garage.....
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Old 12-06-2005, 09:49 AM
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No....asking Naim...

Huck, I see you have a lot of Vee Hickles.....can you fit them all in your 2 car garage....Maybe if you stack'em or something.
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Old 12-06-2005, 10:28 AM
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No....asking Naim...

Huck, I see you have a lot of Vee Hickles.....can you fit them all in your 2 car garage....Maybe if you stack'em or something.
hehe...I do have 12' ceilings in my garage, so I could buy 2 lifts, and park 4 cars in there......but currently I have parked in my garage...
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And my riding mower

It's pretty cramped in there right now.....
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Old 12-06-2005, 10:56 AM
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I use Mother's Back to Black on all the weatherstripping. So far this winter I haven't had any doors freeze shut, but its only been down to 0 degrees, hasn't gotten that cold yet

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A few us us here use a product called sil-glide, available at NAPA or maybe Advance Auto. It is a silicone cream (sort of a thin vasaline) in a squeeze tube that you apply to the rubber with your fingers.

Hard to describe, but it works beautifully. Aredubjay turned me on to this stuff. Search sil-glyde on the web to find where else it is available
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Old 12-06-2005, 11:57 AM
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A few us us here use a product called sil-glide
Was that stuff made for cars? It kinda sounds like a "personal lubricant"
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Old 12-06-2005, 01:51 PM
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How big is yor garage???
Not big enough...
Let's see what I have in it...
A 1967 427 Cobra kit car waiting to be assembled (some day ).
A 57 Chevy hard top,
Doug (mohrds) SVX that he is converting to a 5-speed.
Doug's trailer
Luwin's stripped out SVX that he gave to Doug.

Let's say it's a little cramped in there not to mention that it's ~10 miles from the house. Talk about a long walk from the house to the garage.
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Old 12-07-2005, 09:46 AM
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Not big enough...
Let's see what I have in it...
A 1967 427 Cobra kit car waiting to be assembled (some day ).
A 57 Chevy hard top,
Doug (mohrds) SVX that he is converting to a 5-speed.
Doug's trailer
Luwin's stripped out SVX that he gave to Doug.

Let's say it's a little cramped in there not to mention that it's ~10 miles from the house. Talk about a long walk from the house to the garage.
And lets not forget the parts:
Big Block Ford on engine stand.
EG-33 on Engine stand
Ford Traction-Lok rear end
My Snow Blower (I need to get that home one of these days )
4EAT Transmission
Complete SVX Exhaust
...and a lot of tools.

I think we need to add on an addition this summer

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