trailer paint

« **on:** April 04, 2009, 09:41:39 PM »

I am planning on painting the trailer black since right now it is chit brown. I am planning on using an oil based rustoleum product. You guys think that will last through a couple season's in the water? Last trailer I rattle canned and that didnt work for too long. 3 trips later i got rust and chipping paint, even after a good sanding.

« **Reply #1 on:** April 04, 2009, 09:52:28 PM »

I love that stuff! Painted many a chassis with thier semi gloss black, the oldest one is about 10 years ago and looks fine. I thin it out about 75% paint/25% thinner, try and shoot on some high fill primer before the paint, it'll make your painting skills look like you're a pro.

« **Reply #2 on:** April 04, 2009, 09:54:52 PM »

I painted my motorcycle trailer (made from three boat trailers BTW) with the gloss black Rustolium last year and I sanded the whole trailer with a DA and primed it with some etching stuff I had lying around, painted it with those little hot dog rollers, came out bitchen..

GT

« **Reply #3 on:** April 05, 2009, 04:36:16 AM »

I had a great uncle, years ago, early 70's, who got tired of the color of his old Biscayne and so he painted it with a roller and some leftover house paint he had in the garage! He was a lil bit unstable,

apparently a genetic defect given my recent antics, but came out, I thought at the time, pretty darn cool! Was sort of a lime green color, semi-gloss, and had a texture to it like a popcorn ceiling! (He said to get that texture, he used one of the good rollers, the Big Fuzzy ones!)

Not sure I'd try that, least not yet.

Ray

« **Reply #4 on:** April 05, 2009, 08:45:13 AM »

Quote from: IRRebel on April 05, 2009, 04:36:16 AM

I had a great uncle, years ago, early 70's, who got tired of the color of his old Biscayne and so he painted it with a roller and some leftover house paint he had in the garage! He was a lil bit unstable, apparently a genetic defect given my recent antics, but came out, I thought at the time, pretty darn cool! Was sort of a lime green color, semi-gloss, and had a texture to it like a popcorn ceiling! (He said to get that texture, he used one of the good rollers, the Big Fuzzy ones!)

Not sure I'd try that, least not yet.

Ray

Brads Race boat had a sweet rolled on paint job when he brought it home!

« **Reply #5 on:** April 10, 2009, 11:28:50 AM »

okay so got the trailer painted black and it looks a million times better than before here are a couple pics of it now.

also sanded/stained/sealed the swim step too.

« **Reply #6 on:** June 20, 2009, 10:29:43 PM »

Check out a product called POR 15. It is a rust inhibiting paint. Used it on a pretty rusted up horse trailer and have seen it on boat trailers. Just knock off the big chunks of rust and paint, spray, roll or brush. For a nicer job prep like you would for good paint. It kills the rust and seals it. It actually looks pretty good, without a lot of work and keeps the coast cancer at bay for quite a while.

« **Reply #7 on:** September 27, 2009, 01:18:46 PM »

When you sand the trailer what grit would be good to use? I bought a boat a couple months ago and the guy did an absolute $hit job painting what should be a yellow trailer white. Id like to paint it the yellow it should be.

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