key hole stickyness - Toyota Nation Forum : Toyota Car and Truck Forums

ngleshaw · 02-18-2003, 05:39 PM

hey guys im new to this forum
i got a 95 v6 xle, and ive taken it to snowboarding trips. The keyhole gets cold and freezes sometimes so i developed a method of heating up my key with a lighter to help melt the ice in there. Ever since then my keyhole to unlock the door seems to not be as smooth, as though theres something sticky in there.

anything out there to clean the keyhole or something?

thanx

-chris

jimkuo · 02-18-2003, 11:51 PM

I'm not absolutely sure about this, but I don't think you should heat up your key with a lighter, I hear that can warp and mess up your key. That's just something I've heard from people though, it could be an urban legend or something.

***EKam*** · 02-19-2003, 12:05 AM

You can buy those tiny bottle of keyhole de-icer from Home Depot.

ngleshaw · 02-19-2003, 12:58 AM

alright thanks for the tips. btw i love this forum. i check it everyday even though i might not post anything.
-chris

TOM'S CAMRY · 02-19-2003, 10:09 AM

To clean the keyhole?

Try WD40!

Calvin

Structureboy · 02-19-2003, 11:44 AM

ngleshaw- You're from cupertino-...so am I.
The home depot on de anza boulevard suxs. the people who work there don't know the first thing about hardware, but sure beats driving to campbell to buy tools.

ngleshaw · 02-20-2003, 04:12 AM

tom: thanks ill try that

structureboy: cool, yeah one of my friends worked there for a year and he doesnt know anything about hardware

arcasmachineracing · 02-20-2003, 04:03 PM

ok, this is how you do this post next time...

you be a man.

put it how it is.

you couldnt find your sock, so you used your door!

thats dirty, i know people might think you are a lil' ghey,

no hold on that wouldnt technically be ghey, what is the term for man w/ car?

you aint never gettin that sheet outta there, its like elmers on crack, its there.

for good.

ps. if you cannot tell by now, I am hella board.

ngleshaw · 02-20-2003, 07:03 PM

that was quite random. were you trying to rap or something. im guessing the whole point of responding was to tell me that that crap wont ever get out.

rayray · 02-21-2003, 01:12 AM

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Originally posted by ngleshaw
that was quite random. were you trying to rap or something. im guessing the whole point of responding was to tell me that that crap wont ever get out.

-rayray