Stop locks freezing?

woody33

Any good tricks to prevent car locks from freezing? WD40?

mike65

That should work.

robbie_998

the old kettle and hot water doodle

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robbie_998 wrote: »

the old kettle and hot water doodle

How would that prevent it from freezing?

robbie_998

jackncoke wrote: »

How would that prevent it from freezing?

it wouldn't....... but it would un-freeze it when needed, then from there the cars heaters and engine should keep it warm

Fishtits

Give them a squirt of WD40 or some similar lube while unfrozen.

star-pants

Jumping in on this for a moment, if your lock is a bit sticky anyway, and the cold is making it worse, do you just WD40 the key etc?

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robbie_998 wrote: »

it wouldn't....... but it would un-freeze it when needed, then from there the cars heaters and engine should keep it warm

For all we know OP has to walk a bit to his car,last thing he wants to do in the morning is to be carrying a kettle with him and then walking back to his house.
And before you know it,the water he used to "un-freeze" it has frozen.

He wants to prevent the freezing,WD40 is great for this

robbie_998

jackncoke wrote: »

For all we know OP has to walk a bit to his car,last thing he wants to do in the morning is to be carrying a kettle with him and then walking back to his house.
And before you know it,the water he used to "un-freeze" it has frozen.

He wants to prevent the freezing,WD40 is great for this

i never said it wasn't, it was already said before i got here so i just gave another suggestion.

Fishtits

If a lock freezes, its the water content that causes the problem. The idea behind spraying WD40 or similar INTO the lock is to displace water with oil (which doesn't freeze)

If your lock is frozen, pour hot water over the key & try gently, be prepared to repeat the boiling water over the key & try gently several times.

When it all thaws out, then dose the lock with WD40 or such like.

Cheers

peasant

When there is no kettle handy and the lock is already frozen, heating up the key repeatedly with a lighter does also work ...heat, insert, jiggle, repeat.

Be careful though with modern electronic keys ...don't toast the chip

Gary ITR

WD40 as a preventative measure, if they are already frozen and you're really stuck then......... ziiiiiiiiiiiiiippppppp

peasant

Onkle wrote: »

ziiiiiiiiiiiiiippppppp

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZUff1TrPeA

jimmyw

peasant wrote: »

When there is no kettle handy and the lock is already frozen, heating up the key repeatedly with a lighter does also work ...heat, insert, jiggle, repeat.

Be careful though with modern electronic keys ...don't toast the chip

Thats what tiger woods done...........alot!:D

woody33

Thanks for the replies, I'd heard of the zip cure but the heighbours might notice. I washed the car yesterday and when I tried to open the car at 8 this evening the locks took a bit of wiggling to open. I drove the mrs to her xmas do, came home and applied WD40. Back to the car at 1am and the locks were fine. Cool.

Gary ITR

woody33 wrote: »

Thanks for the replies, I'd heard of the zip cure but the heighbours might notice. I washed the car yesterday and when I tried to open the car at 8 this evening the locks took a bit of wiggling to open. I drove the mrs to her xmas do, came home and applied WD40. Back to the car at 1am and the locks were fine. Cool.

As somebody mentioned earlier it's the build up of moisture that causes the locks to freeze. The WD40 would drive out the moisture and stop the locks from freezing

mike65

Blue tack your locks (would that work?).

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mike65 wrote: »

Blue tack your locks (would that work?).

Bit of putty perhaps might do the job.

lostdesign

Park your car in a garage, works everytime!!! :cool:

.Longshanks.

lostdesign wrote: »

Park your car in a garage, works everytime!!! :cool:

Hmm lets see....buy a garage / buy house with garage vrs WD40

Yeah, the garage works everytime :rolleyes: