

| Subject: | Re: Keeping things from freezing shut |
| From: | Will Taygan |
| Date: | Wed, 9 Dec 2009 14:42:18 -0900 |
Funny, I do park outside - but got lazy and didn't brush off the snow for a few days - so I DID end up driving down the highway with one hand holding the door closed. Couple minutes with a heat gun usually fixes things for a bit.. Will in Alaska > > One more thing - Alaskans for the most part leave their vehicles outside > in winter. The constant going in and out of garages makes for a daily > freeze-thaw cycle and by the time you get out of the garage in the > morning when the locks and doors work in the warm garage air - and park > outside for the day - the vehicle is totally frozen by time to go home. > Windows won't work, door locks won't work - heck, you can't even get > your door to catch, much less lock - so chechakos (Alaskan sourdough > term for newbies, greenhorns, and tinhorns) will ride home holding the > door closed with one hand, and a blast of frigid air blowing in around > the unclosed door. Such unpleasantness is un-necessary. > > Airlines de-ice with hot glycol, you can get ANTI icing just using > denatured alcohol from the hardware store - or in a pinch - the alcohol > from your medicine cabinet at home. > > John Rodgers > Clayartist and Moldmaker > 88'GL VW Bus Driver > Chelsea, AL > Http://www.moldhaus.com
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