Nowadays, when the locks on the car doors are opened from the alarm panel or key, few people care about frozen locks. But what if you need to open the gas tank lid or the hood with a key, which on some cars can only be opened with a key, and after the next winter wash or thaw, everything is completely frozen?
Instructions
Step 1
For such cases, it is best to keep a special lock defrost liquid in the machine. It is enough to splash such a tool on the lock to use the key in a minute or two. And if there is a means, but it is inside a car, into which you have to somehow get into?
Step 2
Of course, everyone understands that the lock must be warmed up in order to defrost it, but it is important to do this so as not to damage the enamel of the car or plastic parts. If you can stretch an extension cord and use a regular hair dryer to dry your hair, this will be the ideal solution. A hairdryer will quickly warm up the lock and allow you to open a door, gas tank or hood.
Step 3
If there is no electricity, try heating the key with a lighter and inserting the hot key into the lock. It may not work the first time, but try again a few times and this tool may work. The main thing in this case is not to overdo it by heating the key, otherwise you can burn or melt its plastic part.
Step 4
If all else fails, hot water remains a proven remedy. It is not difficult to get a couple of glasses of hot water, and at worst you can use tea from the tent around the corner. Of course, pouring hot liquid over a frozen lock, you will inevitably end up on the car body, and this is not very useful for enamel, so try not to pour water in liters.
