My buddy's broken tailgate got me thinking about duct tape differently

Last weekend at a cookout in Austin, my friend Steve dropped his tailgate and the handle just snapped off. He grabbed a roll of duct tape and wrapped the whole thing around the latch area, and honestly it held that gate shut for the whole drive home. I never thought about using tape for car body stuff like that. Anyone else got a duct tape fix that saved them a trip to the body shop?

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carter.joseph15d ago

Duct tape saved my tail light on an old F-150 after someone backed into it in a parking lot. A few strips held the plastic housing and lens together for months until I found a cheap replacement at a junkyard. Never underestimate what that stuff can do in a pinch!

the_piper15d ago

MONTHS? You held a tail light on with duct tape for MONTHS?

sethfoster15d ago

Duct tape" ain't a thing, it's duct tape, but yeah that stuff really does hold anything together for way longer than you'd expect.