"Coty" (coty) 03/06/2015 at 15:15 • Filed to: None

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Does anyone have a clever way of getting a hood that is frozen shut to open besides a heat gun?

E. Julius > Coty 03/06/2015 at 15:17

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Maybe get a bucket of hot water, and then soak some towels in it and lay them on the hood?

Twism > Coty 03/06/2015 at 15:19

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Car wash?

or start the engine and let it heat up for a while (if the car actually starts, which might not be the case since you need to open the hood).

BigBlock440 > Coty 03/06/2015 at 15:19

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How frozen? Just the latch, or a sheet of ice? If it's the latch, spray it with something (WD-40, silicone, PBlaster, etc) and it should melt the ice and free it up.

Or you could use a crowbar.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > Coty 03/06/2015 at 15:20

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jkm7680 > Coty 03/06/2015 at 15:21

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Heat the car, dump some hot water on it and drive around.

crowmolly > Coty 03/06/2015 at 15:22

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Washer fluid in a spray bottle.

CB > Coty 03/06/2015 at 15:23

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Coty > BigBlock440 03/06/2015 at 16:06

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Enough that it won't pop open enough to use the latch.

Coty > jkm7680 03/06/2015 at 16:10

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I need to open the hood because the battery is dead and I can't start it. I do like the hot water idea though.

TheD0k_2many toys 2little time > Coty 03/06/2015 at 16:14

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My cherokee that is in a snowbank in Michigan i just smacked the hood and then jumped on it to break all the ice off it.

Coty > TheD0k_2many toys 2little time 03/06/2015 at 16:18

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I don't really want to jump on it. :/

jkm7680 > Coty 03/06/2015 at 16:28

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I would suggest a flamethrower, but that's probably not a good suggestion.

TheD0k_2many toys 2little time > Coty 03/06/2015 at 16:31

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Failed to mention said cherokee is $600 beater toy...

Coty > TheD0k_2many toys 2little time 03/06/2015 at 17:30

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And this is my Mercedes, haha.

TheD0k_2many toys 2little time > Coty 03/06/2015 at 17:41

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Mercedes, Cherokee, pretty similar

Coty > TheD0k_2many toys 2little time 03/06/2015 at 17:46

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It's sorta pretty.

TheD0k_2many toys 2little time > Coty 03/06/2015 at 17:49

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Me gusta. Love that era Mercedes and BMW's.

Coty > TheD0k_2many toys 2little time 03/06/2015 at 17:51

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You usually see E classes though. Not these as much.