Maby it was mentioned or answered as it's a long thread. Out my way in MA starting tomorrow we are suppose to get in the sub zero's with big wind chills for 3 or more days. Not sure if it will rain or snow first. What can I put on my car door seals so they don't get stuck. Would vaseline or WD 40 freeze and make it worse? I don't know how you cold weathers guys do it? I am a woose when its really cold. My fingers even from a kid get really cold and stiff. I have yet to find a pair of gloves that keep them warm and I just hit 60. I pumped gas as a teen and loved that job except in the winter. It was so embarrassing when I couldn't move my fingers to give back change while the drivers watched
I just got done washing my company car. I think it's like 75F out there right now. Sorry NE Buick brothers...
I don’t use anything on the door seals, sometimes they stick a bit but it doesn’t seem to hurt anything when I pull it open. My Yukon is a 2001 so it’s seen 22 winters with -30 and the seals are in perfect condition.
A few weeks ago I put I think PB blaster? on the latches and hinges as the rear door was getting hard to open. Probably not the best thing to use but it I couldn't find the WD or even my 3 in 1 oil. Never made it out today, sick as a dog. Hasn't been that cold yet as they claimed but there is some 8 to 10 degree nights coming in a few days with is nothing compared to you guys! I do remember my old Lesabre doors freezing shut after raining before a deep freeze and the rubber seals came off the doors and stuck to the door jambs.
Current conditions, and tonight's forecast low. This morning it was even colder and windier. Made for fun times fueling with 100 gallons of diesel using a frozen hose. At least my truck was warm after finishing.
Use talcum powder on door seals, not grease. Grease(es) attract too much garbage and can break down rubber. Talcum powder simply dissipates over time, requiring reapplication. Moly (K-Kote and similar compounds) is also a great "dry" lube that is not affected by humidity, freezing temps and other environmental conditions that can be negative to "spray/wet lubes" and such. For any and everything contact friction based assemblies/components. If I had a nickel in every pocket for everything I learned (and forgot) in aviation, racing and other applications in my life, I would have to get a stronger belt to hold my pants up...
General Motors says to use [silicone] dielectric grease on the weatherstrips in at least my 1994 K1500 manual. I have periodically used what they recommended since 1995. My original weatherstrips remain near new looking.
USAF and over 50 years experience from Iceland to the desert's and jungles of the world, also confirms and contradicts. There is no "perfect/correct" answer. Only what actually works. Those that know, know. All others are guessing. If it works for you in your environment, then it is "correct".
Talcum powder huh.. never in a million years would I have thought of it. I'm going to use both, the dielectric grease and Talcum powder.. Not together, since its a 4 door I will do 2 doors with each.
Today will be our last day of summer, at least for the next three or four days. We might reach a record high of 86 or 87° by afternoon before the cold front gets here. It’s not going to be much of a cold front as our highs over weekend will be in the upper 70s, but it’s supposed to bring us a lot of rain which I guess we actually need.
9 degrees here in Kalispell Mt. this morning, it's supposed to reach 31 degrees this afternoon. Bob H.
