I'm thinking about replacing my 16 year old Dodge Dakota pickup. I'd hope to run it another 10 years and let it slowly rust away, but reliability is starting to be an issue.
Since I've become an Instructor, my "dives per year" has increased and so has the rate of oxidation in the tailgate and bed of the truck. If I pay for a new truck, I'd want to minimize this as much as possible. Any advice on any of the following?
1. Has anybody attached zincs to either the tailgate and/or the bed of their truck? Did it work?
2. The new Fords have aluminum bodies. Does anybody have comparable experience with these vs. steel truck beds?
3. My current truck does have a Line-X sprayed-in bed liner, but bolts penetrate through this.
4. I try to rinse out the bed after diving, but knowing who I am there's no way I'm going to hose it down after a weeknight dive in the middle of a freeze in January. And I may be tempted not to after an afternoon dive under the same conditions. Or for that matter, the bed rinse may get skipped if family plans make for a crazy day post-diving.
Any advice is appreciated!
Since I've become an Instructor, my "dives per year" has increased and so has the rate of oxidation in the tailgate and bed of the truck. If I pay for a new truck, I'd want to minimize this as much as possible. Any advice on any of the following?
1. Has anybody attached zincs to either the tailgate and/or the bed of their truck? Did it work?
2. The new Fords have aluminum bodies. Does anybody have comparable experience with these vs. steel truck beds?
3. My current truck does have a Line-X sprayed-in bed liner, but bolts penetrate through this.
4. I try to rinse out the bed after diving, but knowing who I am there's no way I'm going to hose it down after a weeknight dive in the middle of a freeze in January. And I may be tempted not to after an afternoon dive under the same conditions. Or for that matter, the bed rinse may get skipped if family plans make for a crazy day post-diving.
Any advice is appreciated!