how do you stop the door windows from freezing in the winter around the doors?

1996 BUICK RIVIERA
141,000 MILES • 6 CYL • FWD • AUTOMATIC
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JCFOLLOWERS7
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today my door windows were frozen around the rubber trimings and i had to pry it open lucky it did not crack the window what can you get to stop that?
Nov 10, 2011 at 11:14 PM
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JACOBANDNICKOLAS
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There really isn't any proven ways to prevent this. The best thing to do is allow the vehicle to warm up before driving and take a scraper to any ice you can find. The only thing I have heard people do was spray WD40 on seals so water is repailed. DO NOT put any on the windshield.
Nov 10, 2011 at 11:23 PM
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