Looks like I need a tail gate

Looks a lot less bad after being washed. I think the majority will actually buff out. The dings don't bother me as much as the crease. The sad thing is I think I caused the crease when I slammed the gate shut on a tightly packed bed against a cooler.



I think it's time for a bed reinforcement plate.

 

Grab one of these for the new tailgate.

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/the-original-relentless-fab-tailgate-reinforcements.319503/

 

That's the plan now either way. I use my truck like a truck to much to have a fully loaded bed bending the gate.

 

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/reinforced-steel-tailgate-skin-by-mobtown-offroad.362796/

Or us.

 

Had a small dent in mine $200 because the whole tail gate had to be painted and that's a local shop in rural Maine.