2007-01-13 06:12:47 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
If it is coated heavy with ice, I have used a hair dryer to melt the ice off the door seal so I could get in. After that, just starting the car and letting it warm up to soften the rest of the ice and you can scrape it away.
Don't do like an associate of mine; they threw ice-melt on their car...it melted the ice, but the car was totally rusted by summer.
2007-01-13 06:25:13 · answer #1 · answered by Shaula 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not sure what you are asking, but if you mean because the doors are frozen shut, you can take a hair dryer to them, it will take a while, but it will work eventually. Also if the door handle is frozen, use the hair dryer on it. Or if you're real desperate & don't care if you scratch the car, use a crowbar & pry it open (while holding up on the door handle.) This is not really a suggested method, forcing can cause the door handle to break. Possibly. I would imagine even a few buckets of HOT water would help. I have a car that freezes up on the doors every little bit of precip. that hits it. Bad design on it. If you mean by driving, I would say, don't go no where if you don't have to! Or put the car in regular drive, not overdrive on icy roads & just be careful & drive slow.
2007-01-13 14:22:36 · answer #2 · answered by Blue J 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First of all, NEVER use hot water on a frozen car. Use it on the kid who stuck his tongue to a flagpole instead. The safest way to remove ice is to get inside the car, start it up and get the defrosters working. While its warming up, you have to scrape the glass clear as much as possible. Can take about 15 mins to get ready to drive, but its the best for the car, glass and paint. However, if you're in a super rush, or an emergency, use COLD water on the worst parts. Ever pour water into a glass of ice? Want to see the same result on your windshield? NO HOT WATER!!
2007-01-13 16:35:16 · answer #3 · answered by Hambone 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't know if this would actually work, since most of my car experience has been in Arizona. However, to at least thin the layer of ice around your car, you could try dumping a bucket of hot water over the ice and then chipping the rest off with a basic ice scraper.
2007-01-13 14:21:56 · answer #4 · answered by Cherry 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Wait for the ice to melt.
2007-01-13 14:16:23 · answer #5 · answered by CctbOh 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Light it on fire and when it thaws out have it towed to the junk yard
2007-01-13 14:26:28 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋