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Old 12-04-2008
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My windows freeze shut every night! The material around the door frame seems to be some kind of felt. It holds moisture and the window freezes to it. What can i put on the window so it wont stick? Very annoying, its froze everyday and takes the heater an hour to warm it up enough to open.
 
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Pour some vodka on the felt material. haha jk. Ive only seen snow once in my life.
 
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Old 12-05-2008
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Rain X helps quite a lot.But put on the inside also.
When you apply it to the outside , run the window up and down a little while it's wet to get some on the seal .
My problem used to be door seals freezing .Fixed that by making friends with a copier service man who worked on Xerox machines.I put a little Xerox fuser oil on a cloth and wipe a thin film on the rubber seals.Lasts all winter.
 
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Probably not the best in the long run, but I keep a small, thin plastic drywall spatula (sp?) in my glove box. When it freezes I slide it between the glass and the molding working my way from one side to the other, part way through, you can hear the molding "pop" off the glass - good to go now.
 
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thin plastic drywall spatula

Better than a metal one , less chance of cutting the molding or scratching the glass.
 
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Prestone De-Icer. Works everytime.
 
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Originally Posted by JRacer
Pour some vodka on the felt material. haha jk. Ive only seen snow once in my life.
I love this idea... everybody could use a shot of vodka. Even your truck.
 
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Just don't run your window all the way up in the crack. Maybe shave the felt down a bit so it doesn't hold as much water? Or get in channel vent visors that would reduce the felt area to half.
 
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Just don't run your window all the way up in the crack. Maybe shave the felt down a bit so it doesn't hold as much water? Or get in channel vent visors that would reduce the felt area to half.
This problem is more apparent at the bottom part of the window where it disppears in the door, not the top of the window.
 




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