Ice Storm Causes Near Miss for Beetle/ How Do I Get Ice Off Windows?

As a preventative measure, wipe door seals with silicone or use a door seal silicone stick made for that purpose.

Take door locks apart and clean them well, then lubricate with spray gun oil. (Good to -50F!!) Do not use de-icer for door locks, despite countless brands available.

True for hot water and glass. Bad idea. For the glass, a scraper is the only thing that works, and a cabin heater.

A heavy duty plastic bag filled with hot water, pressed against the door jambs, may help get the seals loose. If it doesn't work, the moisture and water generated in the attempt will cause even more ice to form....

What about using a hair dryer set on low heat?

just to be clear ... that would be silicone lubricant ... NOT silicone sealer ! LOL :-D

HAHA! YES!

:)

Has anyone actually had first hand experience of glass breaking from using hot water?

I use cold or luke warm/tepid water - not hot. but we dont get much below freezing here.

never had a problem.

Rich

Yep but it wasn't mine. Also had a cold water balloon hit a hot windshield and it exploded.

You were trying to "deheat" the windshield because the heat haze was annoying? ;)

Anyhow, how do you know it wasn't just the physical impact of the water balloon that broke the windshield?

Mom put warm water on her iced up windshield a few years ago.

Go out and try putting some cold water on a hot windshield and let me know what happens. Hot sunny day. Cold water.

How about a spray bottle filled with Windshield Washer Fluid kept in the house until needed? Spray & wipe off excess liquid when you get down to the glass.

I personally don't like the scrapers since I was told they can put little tiny scratches on the windshield.

Of course a hair blower might do the trick too if you are careful!

I had the opposite happen. Car was sitting in the hot Florida sun, hit the windshield with cold water from the hose while washing the car, and the windshield cracked.

So yes, quick temperature changes will crack the glass.

I broke my side view mirror once doing that.

I saw a cold window break once from hot rinse water being sprayed on it at a car wash. It was a hot day and they had been using the air conditioner. The windows were cold. When the hot water hit it a side window it broke.