Frozen door locks

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  1. double yellow

    double yellow Road Train Member

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    Every locksmith I've met swears by tri-flow (and the majority of bicycle mechanics too).
     
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  3. Ebola Guy

    Ebola Guy Heavy Load Member

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    I always try the other door and open the frozen door from the inside.
     
  4. The Admiral

    The Admiral Heavy Load Member

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    Invest in a can of white lithium spray grease. Keep it in the truck. When you are waiting to load or unload spray all your locks. They will never freeze again and they will work way better. I also spray the latch mechanism makes it work better too.
     
  5. 201

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    I had a air blow gun plumbed into my drivers seat air supply, and on a wet day and knew it was going to freeze later, I'd give the door lock a shot of air, and a little WD-40, and I never had a problem. I saw this at a car wash in winter, where after they were done with the car, they had an air hose with a blow gun, and gave the locks a shot of air.
     
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  6. bigNATURE

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    I had to use a little blow torch the other day. Flicked the cig lighter to start the torch, warmed up the lock for a little while, and it bust it loose
     
  7. mpow66m

    mpow66m Heavy Load Member

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  8. Skate-Board

    Skate-Board Road Train Member

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  9. dca

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    Purchase 1 can of burton butane, Insert tip into keyhole and release entire contents.. Iignite with bic lighter
     
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  10. Trckdrvr

    Trckdrvr Heavy Load Member

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    DingDing..Winner.
     
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  11. Trckdrvr

    Trckdrvr Heavy Load Member

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    Sorry..Didnt see this one...Definitely the Winner!
     
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