Repainting my Trailer....

[Mark Harley]

Edward:

I am with Huskerjeep, I paint my stuff with a cheap HF HVLP gun and spray bomb cans.
I like ACE hardware paint as it dries fast and holds up well. My trailers sit out side uncovered and weather well.
Rock chips,scrapes and rust spots touch up well after a brush with my brass wire wheel.

If the paint starts to fade I tape the area off and repaint it. Factory fresh in 30 minutes.

I have been unhappy with any powder coated items in Pennsylvania, once scratched or cracked the water and salt get under the finish and blister it off.
I had a Superlift lift kit on my Ford F150 peel off the first year of Pa driving.

[jim65wagon]

.....repaint it. Factory fresh in 30 minutes.

I have been unhappy with any powder coated items , once scratched or cracked the water and salt get under the finish and blister it off.

I have to agree with the negative on the powdercoats. My wheels were powdercoated from the factory (they're Wheelers Steel so I'm guessing the factory is ProComp), and I went to the expense of having my bed rack powdercoated locally. Never again. I've painted the wheels every spring for the last few years, and I have to do the same for the rack. The coating chips with use and then it flakes off. I get whatever color I'm in the mood for at WalMart and wire brush, sand and repaint now.

If you want to do it on the cheap, wire brush it and spray it with rustoleum. If it's rusting you could get it sandblasted and have it Line-X'd. You'll still have to do touch ups if it gets dragged over a rock, but the rest of it would stay pretty well.

I've had more luck with a wire brush than with naval jelly......doesn't seem to do much for my rust and it makes my peanut butter taste funny.....

[Silver dude]

Kbs and POR15 both need top coating not UV stable. Which it alright. Coat it then spray can it with cheap paint. Having delt with rust for years. The best is just to find a reasonable paint and repaint every 2 years. I have yet to find a coating the holds up to the task of winter.

KBS and POR15 work well. I have used them both but it still didn't seal rust. Just sealed it 4x better then cheap paint.