Forcing a key into a frozen lock cylinder bends pins inside. Once they're bent, no amount of de-icer fixes it — you need the cylinder rebuilt or replaced. The fix is patience: warm the key, not the lock, then insert.
Hand-warm the key in your pocket for a minute. Slide it in slowly. If it stops, withdraw, warm again, retry. De-icer (CRC, WD-40 specialist) sprayed sparingly into the keyhole helps once the key will go halfway in.
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