My dad had a shower caddy from the 80s that outlived two house remodels and a divorce, and I swear the secret was he never cleaned it. That thing had a solid layer of soap scum so thick it basically became a protective shell. I finally scraped it off with a plastic putty knife and the metal underneath was perfect. But to your actual question, I drilled extra holes in mine and it just made the rust problem worse because water got trapped in the new spots. Maybe just accept the scum, or hit the seams with a toothbrush and some vinegar once a month. Honestly, the coating trick is the real win here, cheap ones are a scam.

Duct seal's great until you gotta pull it back out in July, that stuff gets like warm taffy and sticks to everything. Funny enough, I used a whole tub once to patch a leaky ice machine line at a diner, and the health inspector thought it was some kind of fancy gasket. Signal jump sounds better than my result, though, I just got a sticky mess and a customer who swore the soda tasted like rubber.

Man that's dedication, I still call the elf Frieren like "Free-ren" and my weeb friends just sigh at me. Ngl I once argued with a guy for an hour about a character name, then realized I'd been reading the subs wrong the whole time, so I feel your pain.

That one time in the Smokies my dog slept on the deflating pad and snored louder than the leak.

Is it just me, or is watching Marilyn Monroe now like realizing your favorite diner's secret sauce is basically ketchup and regret? I'd say the myth's carrying the movies, but my own legacy is just a half-eaten bag of chips, so what do I know.