davidmercury

I have a triple axle skater trailer.
What should it cost to soda blast, primer and repaint trailer, along with replacing all lights with led's, replace all axle bearings and new brake shoes?

Griff

I would guess you would be in the 3-4k range. A lot will depend on the what paint is used and the cost of parts.

fossil fuel

Is it a tube trailer or a c channel? The tube trailers are not worth rebuilding unless the tubes are sealed and pressurized. The salt rots them from the inside out. At least the channel type can be flushed and are rebuildable

MILD THUNDER

iTrader: (3)

I painted my old steel C-channel trailer myself using rustoleum paint and a brush and roller. Results were suprisingly good considering the amount of money invested.

I had a local mobil sandblasting company quote me 300 bucks to strip the trailer to bare metal. Replacing brakes, bearings, lights, etc, is time consuming, but easy for the do-it-yourselfer
and doing it yourself will save you alot of money. You can do bearings, races and brake shoes for around 75 bucks per wheel in parts.

davidmercury

I believe it is considered a tube trailer. It is in pretty good condition, the rust is mainly underneath in the leaf spring areas. a few small spots of surface rust around the rest of it. This Skater trailer is for my 36 and it is fairly massive. I'm not sure about pressurized. I had glassdave restore and repaint the boat and I would like the trailer to look as good as the boat.

RT930turbo

I'll see if I can get a number for you, but try Mid-Ohio Soda Blast. I have used them several years ago for some body pieces. Looks like I'm right down the road from you

RT930turbo

You might also try Farris Frame Restoration on 16... I've never actually been there, but they may be able to fix you up.

davidmercury

Thanks Turbo, I appreciate the help!

fossil fuel

Again, The tubing rots and rusts from the inside out. This is rust that you cannot see. The water and salt enters the tubing from the open ends and gets to areas you can not flush. Some tube trailers are built with sealed ends and actually have a air fitting at the tounge to pressurize the tube. This insures no leaks! The tubing rusts and rots at a amazing rate because it is bare steel inside. Be careful spending $$ until you know that this is not the case. Merely saying "It looks OK" is not enough.

JTeam

I just purchased a 353 fastech with an Eagle tube trailer. I was thinking of selling it since I will be using it in salt. Do you have any experience with sealing the tubes? I saw some drain holes that would be easy to tap and plug, but what about lights and tubing cutouts?