How to open a car after washing

It happens that after washing a car, you left it in a cold parking lot, and in the morning you noticed that the car doors were frozen and it was impossible to open them. There is no need to rush and take rash actions that could worsen the situation. How to open the door of a frozen car? The car lock is frozen, what should you do in this case?

• The first way to open a frozen car lock is to try heating the key with a lighter and inserting it into the frozen lock. Then slowly, without resorting to physical effort, trying not to break the lock, we turn the key in the frozen car lock. The procedure can be repeated several times.
• The second way to open a car door lock in cold weather is to use a special heated key fob. There are several types of keychains sold in online stores. The point is that such a keychain has a probe that heats up to two hundred degrees. This keychain operates on a battery.

• The third method is to pour alcohol into a frozen car door lock using a syringe or use a special tool to defrost the lock. Alcohol reacts with frozen water and after a few hours displaces it back, leaving a protective film.
• The fourth method is to try to defrost the door lock using a hairdryer, if you can reach 220 V to the car.

What you definitely shouldn’t do is try to open the auto lock with hot water, in this case the lock will freeze even more!

How else can you open a frozen car door after washing?

1. First you need to make sure that the car doors really don’t open and the lock is frozen. We begin to clear the door of adhered snow using a brush. Try lightly pressing the door, and then try to open it again. Repeat two to three times.
2. Spray alcohol on the door rubbers. Wait ten to twelve minutes, then try to open. If you manage to open it, check to see if the seals are damaged. You may have to install new seals.
3. To prevent the door seals and car lock from freezing in cold weather, you need to lubricate them with antifreeze. After this, insert the key into the machine lock and turn it slowly so that the antifreeze is distributed evenly throughout the well. It is better to lubricate the car lock with antifreeze in a warm parking lot, as this will allow the liquid to penetrate into all the pores of the well.

Why does the lock on a car door freeze?

There are several reasons, one of them is condensation. You can avoid this problem if, after washing your car, open all the doors and wait a few minutes until the temperature inside the car is equal to the outside temperature. It is also necessary to lubricate the door seals with a special compound.