How can I stop my doors from freezing shut

One issue I've been having lately is that my doors freeze shut over night. Sometimes the rain will freeze in the panel gap between the door and frame, but I've had this happen when it didn't rain. The ice will also stick on the gaskets and pull at them as I try to open the door, and then sometimes the handles will be difficult to actuate.

Is there something I can do to stop this from occurring?

 

WD-40

Clean your weatherstrip, dry, Spray some WD on a clean rag and wipe on weatherstrip, Do it occasionally and it also helps weatherstrip from drying out..

Christi

 

Leave them open

 

Shin-Etsu grease.

 

Move

 

While I am sure this works fine, any quality vinyl/rubber protectant (not Armorall), works too.

 

Would silicone lubricant work

 

Garage? If not WD-40 should work.

 

Unfortunately no

 

Probably fine. That stuff isn't supposed to react with much of anything.

Not sure what the long term effects are of WD-40 on Rubber, but is supposed to be OK too.

I use Meguiar's Rubber/Vinyl protectant throughout the car because that is what it was designed to do.

 

Remove them

 

Move to Arizona.

 

Bacon grease. Smells good too. Might have to chase off raccoons though.

 

Plus it complements the soy-based wiring nicely. Goes well with a nice red wine.

 

move to cancun....heh heh heh.....

 

I use silicon spray on a cloth or blue shop towels then coat all the rubber seals and then spray Si on the door sections that match the seal, especially at the top because that’s where things freeze up. I live in Juneau, Alaska and we get a lot of funky wet winter weather with freezing. This works most of the time unless it’s an ice storm, then no matter what you are screwed.