Bed cover and ice
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Mountain Pass
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Bed cover and ice
Is there a product I can use to prevent my tailgate from sticking closed? Short of leaving it open think theft, or garage it, since it wont fit in the garage. Frost and ice prevent me from opening it in my neck of the woods. What are my options?
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Never in 12 years on my 2006 F350 CCSB did I ever have an issue opening doors or tailgate ... UNLESS you are talking ice storms or freezing rain.
Can you give more detail ? Where do you live and how often does this happen during what weather ?
Is it the Latch/handle or the sides/bottom sticking ?
What to use depends on What needs to be freed and how often?
Can you give more detail ? Where do you live and how often does this happen during what weather ?
Is it the Latch/handle or the sides/bottom sticking ?
What to use depends on What needs to be freed and how often?
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Mountain Pass
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Never in 12 years on my 2006 F350 CCSB did I ever have an issue opening doors or tailgate ... UNLESS you are talking ice storms or freezing rain.
Can you give more detail ? Where do you live and how often does this happen during what weather ?
Is it the Latch/handle or the sides/bottom sticking ?
What to use depends on What needs to be freed and how often?
Can you give more detail ? Where do you live and how often does this happen during what weather ?
Is it the Latch/handle or the sides/bottom sticking ?
What to use depends on What needs to be freed and how often?
Lead Driver
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From: Burlington, ma
Ahhhh now I see. I've had my door frozen with 1/8" ice and there is enough room under the door to pull there and at the handle when that happens.
tail gate is tough. I too suggest a cover of some sort, but if you can blow dry the area of latch before you cover that might help.?
Also not sure if something like lithium grease would work... not sure if that is what it's called, white thick spray grease?
tail gate is tough. I too suggest a cover of some sort, but if you can blow dry the area of latch before you cover that might help.?
Also not sure if something like lithium grease would work... not sure if that is what it's called, white thick spray grease?
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From: BC Canada
Cover and inside and out of flap on top of the tailgate needs a healthy coating of armor all or suitable, top of tailgate too. It doesn't stick. I am in Northern BC and do this all the time, never had them stick together.... sheds water and ice.
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one other idea - I keep a bottle of winter windshield washer fluid in a spray bottle in my plow truck. I spray it on my mirrors (which are too small to scrape) when they are iced up. It’s a slow melt, but it does help.
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@OP - I know you can buy cans of "de-icer" but I've never tried them. Not sure how well they work. In my opinion, it might be overkill, but would definitely be a neat little project. Run some low current heating elements along the bed where ice forms.
Tuned
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From: Back home in MT
Lived in north Texas for a few years. Came from California and my first winter there I was clueless when my car was covered in an impenetrable sheet of ice.
@OP - I know you can buy cans of "de-icer" but I've never tried them. Not sure how well they work. In my opinion, it might be overkill, but would definitely be a neat little project. Run some low current heating elements along the bed where ice forms.
@OP - I know you can buy cans of "de-icer" but I've never tried them. Not sure how well they work. In my opinion, it might be overkill, but would definitely be a neat little project. Run some low current heating elements along the bed where ice forms.
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Keep the seals lubed. I use Aerospace 303 Protectant but there are others you can use also. It seems to help prevent the ice from actually sticking to the seals. I have a Diamondback cover and haven't had it or the tailgate freeze shut on me yet (I also have a real tailgate handle, not the fancy electronic B.S. which, in my opinion, is one of the worst design decisions for a pickup but that's besides the point).