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What paint would you recommend for a trailer? It will be used to ramp launch a j22 in fresh water. I am planning on rolling it on after prep. Thanks to all!
DD
So far it looks like rustoleum. I am stripping down all the rusted areas to the bare metal and sanding the rest. Planning to roll on the paint instead of spraying. Thanks for the feedback!
DD
Clean, Prime, Paint. I painted a trailer last year. I started by taking everything that was bolted together apart. Removed lights, fenders, axle, springs wheels, tongue, wiring, bunks etc. I sandblasted all the pieces one by one, priming them immediately after wiping the dust of with thinner. Painting was the final step. I used gloss black Rustoleum. Put it all back together and it now looks brand new. Even pin striped it!
Look into a product called POR (as in paint over rust) lots of hot rod guys use it on frames too. Heard its pretty good for longevity, but much more $ than rustoleum though.
let me revive this older paint the trailer thread. See pic. I would love to improve the look and longevity of this trailer. Basically it is a mobile cradle as it has no brakes and currently no lights. I am thinking grind on it to clean then rustoleum? Whatcha think? Ignore the boat as it is in the water and being slowly updated...
I've done some cradles in a boatyard - if you don't want to spend the $$ to sandblast it (best choice) then clean it with a stiff wire cup brush in an angle grinder. Get the cups where the brush looks like a ring of pieces of wire rope - they are the stiffest & most aggressive.
Be sure to get into the nooks & crannies & corners with a smaller brush or rust will start back up there.
Don't "grind" it with a disk - doesn't work nearly as well and misses lots of area as well as leaving heavy marks everywhere.
I'd paint it with bed liner - Rhino Liner or similar. Doesn't look that great due to the heavy texturing but it's designed to be waterproof and to take a lot of abuse.
Be sure to flip it over or at least on its side and start painting from the bottom, then back upright & finish up - most people just raise them up to paint the underside so it doesn't get a very good coat and that's where water clings & rust starts.
In the past I restored several horse drawn items. Some I sand blasted and some I used the rust converter. The rust converter seemed to hold up better. I did knock off the heavy rust with a wire brush or wheel. I used Rust-Oleum paint.
A question about Rust-Oleum. Is it meant to stop existing rust or is it more preventive as in get rid of the rust, get down to clean metal and the Rust-Oleum will keep the rust away? Thanks.
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