Cleaning that gap is anoying. How do you get the job done?

[Wolfbox]

Hey forum,

keeping our beloved pickup trucks clean can be a real challenge—especially those tricky spots like the gap between the truck bed and the cabin. Dust, debris, leaves... they all seem to find a home in that tight space, don’t they?

So here’s the big question: What tools and methods do you use to clean that hard-to-reach spot?

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[AzScorpion]

Move to Arizona! lol

Besides dust I've honestly never had any trouble with to much stuff getting in between the cab & bed but being in AZ there's not any leaves or pine needles to get trapped in there. When I'm washing my truck I just turn the pressure down on my power washer and spray the gap there.

 

[mtsoxfan]

Same, if my wash mitt doesn't reach it, or pressure washer can't clear it, it stays. But honestly, my truck usually gets pretty clean, when I have the time.
Now those who treat their truck like a showpiece, and I used to on vehicles years ago, you get creative, like using Q-tips to clean hard to reach spaces like air vents and other tight spots in the interior.

 

[veedubtuner]

I take the bed off the frame...













kidding of course.

But I do get kinda nutty when I clean my cars sometimes lol.

 

[AzScorpion]

I take the bed off the frame...













kidding of course.

But I do get kinda nutty when I clean my cars sometimes lol.

Morgan, I think it would be a lot easier for you to just use this.

 

[GreggCT]

This isn't just a cleanliness issue. I have a lot of trees in my yard and the leaves go in the top but can't get out the bottom. So if I don't clean them out I have wet leaves against the metal. I have partly alleviated the issue by putting 1" round foam gap sealer along the top. It isn't perfect but is better than nothing. I was thinking of trying foam pipe insulation, which is a bit larger diameter.

 

[PltFX4]

There was/is a thread from a few years ago that I can't find that had a photo, as I recall, from under the truck, that showed a rubber (??) strip covering the gap between the cab and the bed, which of course traps the leaves. I don't recall if that "flap" can be removed easily... maybe just cut it off with a knife.

I have not found a "tool" that will reach from the top of the bed and open the gap to push the leaves out. Tried a yard stick but is did not seem to work. Shop vac does not have an attachment to reach that far down given the small gap.

Anyone actually have a method to works other than removing the flap??

 

[Grandaccess]

Yous guys clean your truck?

 

[AzScorpion]

There was/is a thread from a few years ago that I can't find that had a photo, as I recall, from under the truck, that showed a rubber (??) strip covering the gap between the cab and the bed, which of course traps the leaves. I don't recall if that "flap" can be removed easily... maybe just cut it off with a knife.

I have not found a "tool" that will reach from the top of the bed and open the gap to push the leaves out. Tried a yard stick but is did not seem to work. Shop vac does not have an attachment to reach that far down given the small gap.

Anyone actually have a method to works other than removing the flap??

I think this was the one you're referring to. It looks to be a big PITA to get to but doable. Bret @Porpoise Hork did it to his and has pictures of it here.

https://www.ranger5g.com/forum/thre...n-cab-and-bed-holding-water.12630/post-245733

and here

https://www.ranger5g.com/forum/thre...n-cab-and-bed-holding-water.12630/post-250782

Some have added a small piece of pipe insulation across the top where the bed and cab meet and seem to have had good luck keeping junk out with this.

 

[TxOTRRanger]

Take it to the car wash, FTB, let it dry itself off driving back home. Don't worry about anything between the cab and the bed, that's what's holding it together.

 

[2020FX4]

This is how much crap got stuck between the bed and the cab. I removed to seals through the oval holes in the bed. It was a sh*tty job at the time, But I am so glad I did it.

 

[Cabose-1]

I take the bed off the frame...













kidding of course.

But I do get kinda nutty when I clean my cars sometimes lol.

I have been driving my 24 ranger for so long i forgot what the interior of this gen looked like!

 

[Friday yet?]

Yous guys clean your truck?

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