Update two; the teflon fix did seem to work but I didn't love the idea of letting ice form but just make it easier to break free.
So instead I came up with bend the metal to make the gap bigger.
It worked like a charm. I could no longer get a drip of water to bridge the gap. Not going to lie that wasn't easy that metal is thick I may go back to my original plan of using the teflon but I need to find my leather punch tools to make some perfect circles.
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