I did a brief search but couldn't find anything.

 

All my doors were frozen this morning, the only way I could get in was to pour warm water over the door!!

 

What is the trick to stop this happening?  Is it WD40 on the door rubbers?

Gummi Pfledge on the door seals.

If I was raiding my current garage contents,  I'd  use "Back To Black" on the seals. It's OK for plastics and I've used it on various surfaces to restore finishes and repel water.

 

The  Gummi stuff is not cheap but recommended on this site.

Edited 3 January, 20179 yr by gregoir

Or in my case this morning it ripped some of the door seal off :(

Wouldn't mind but I didn't even yank it.

So be warned use protection or risk breakage

 

The  Gummi stuff is not cheap but recommended on this site.

£5 for Gummi Pfledge or ripped door seal, it's not that expensive.

Vaseline! Doesn't need much!

Gummi all the way :-)

Silicon spray, or anything with a lot of silicon in. Cheap furniture polish isn't a bad substitute. 

vaseline will deteriorate rubber, so is not recommended. Silicon may work. 

 

 - Bret

The 'back to black' is silicone iirc.

Red Rubber grease ? Doesn't perish rubber as its designed specifically for it.

I've got one of those Gummi things somewhere, if I start looking tomorrow I'm almost bound to find it before the end of winter...

Keep a can of de-icer spray indoors during the winter and use it to spray all the way round the door seal, before you start on the windows.  By the time you've done the windows, you'll be able to open the door.  I've been doing this since I ripped the rubber off the door on my first ever car during the winter of 1966 and It's always worked.

Others have mentioned silicon oil.  You can buy a small plastic bottle of silicon oil in builders merchants.  There is one with a flip up top with a hole which is just the right size to take a piece of the small, red, WD40 tubing.  Silicon oil is also good for applying to the guides of electric windows.  It keeps them running sweet.  You'll also find it good for the wife's shopping trolley wheels, (plastic on steel).

You could just leave the doors open :D

Searching for gummi on eBay throws up a few interesting items !

I've always thought de icer damaged rubbers.  Best is to prevent by regular use of any back to black type plastic and rubber protector.  Gummi is always the winner in the styling and car care section.  I find auto glym bumper care great on any rubbers.

I've sprayed de-icer on many car doors, many times with no problems.  Also, It does no harm to windscreen wiper rubbers.

 

But I must admit, this winter will be the first time I've used it on a Skoda.  Perhaps other posters can advise us.

De-icer sprays only makes it worse. The propellant makes them freeze even more.

I just purchased this last night

 

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Nextzett-Gummi-Pflege-Flege-Car-Rubber-Stick-Door-Restorer-100ml-FREE-DELIVERY/361352016768?_trksid=p2045573.c100505.m3226&_trkparms=aid%3D555014%26algo%3DPL.DEFAULT%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D38661%26meid%3D218b231ce7334189b279bdd38783ac86%26pid%3D100505%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D1%26

 

decent review on DW

 

http://www.detailingworld.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=287698