Anyone had a trailer powder coated before?
 

The ole trailer is starting to show her age a little. Starting to see a lot of surface rust on her. I can either redo it or buy a new one. Buying a new isn't really on option for me right now, nor do I seeing it being an option in the near future.

I can either repaint the trailer, or possibly powder coat it. Has anyone done this? How well do you think it will hold up? (fresh water only) From the looks of what I've been quoted, it seems to be REALLY cost affective compared to painting.

What do ya guys think? Good or bad in your opinion?

Buck

I DID MINE

And? :)

Buck

I powdercoated one of my custom race boat trailers a few years ago, but it was new and all we did was dissamble it, and sandblast the welds. It lasted well for a few years, but the sharp edges didn't hold the paint well, the rest of the trailer did very well. I wouldn't put the time and effort in an old, cancer filled trailer. Save your $ and get a new Xtreme...
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I can easily cost justify this if I can get another five years out of her.

He wants around $300 to coat my 30' trailer. I thought that was pretty good IMO.

Buck

I was thinking about Rhino Lining my trailer, any thoughts on this.


Jan

I was thinking about having my Grandma make me some burlap underwear...........:eek:

thats a deal and half but you may want to tell him to use the zinc rich primer

We've put the roll on bed liner stuff on a few different trailers with real good success. One of my open deck car trailers sits outside and it's been coated for a few years, and is still in great shape.

Does that $300 include the blasting? For powdercoating to grab, the trailer must be blasted to a near white metal condition. Pretty tough and time consuming.

I may be able to help a little on this idea.

I spray bedliners for a living. The amount of chemical it would take to coat my trailer at my cost wouldn't be worth it for me to do myself. There's also an issue of getting EVERYTHING coated good. I don't think it's possible to get into every spot and crack and do it correctly. This coming from someone that has sprayed over 200 bedliners this year alone.

If it's done correctly it would be a good product to use. Although I wouldn't recommend using "Rhino". I would recommend using someone that sprays a hot, high pressure liner. The end result would be better.

Buck

Check with BruceK from the board. He is as HONEST as the day is long. He will tell you if it is worht it or not. I know several people he has turned down simply because the cost to them would not be worth the work. He is a GREAT guy and does fabulous work. I know several OSO members that have had fantastic success with Bruce. He is an OSO sponsor and his company is called Thunder Coatings.

I had my k-planes and some hand rails coated two years ago by a local shop. They had corrosion on them and were sand blasted. They are already peeling, and look horrible. I have also heard that the zinc-primer helps - I'll probably have them re-coated this winter by someone that has more marine experience.

Tim...Price does not include sand blasting. I agreed to bring it to him alread blasted. I have a guy that does all the sand blasting for my shop that will do it for somewhere in the area of $75-$100. I still feel like I'm money ahead though.

Thanks for all the tech info and heads up guys. I'll check with BruceK and get some feeback from him on what I'm planning on doing.

Buck

Powder coating is very impact resistant but offers no protection against corrosion like a good epoxy primer would.
I would`nt do it.

Powder coating is excellent against corrosion, that is why the auto manufacturers use it. But on used equipment, it is worthless unless the surface is prepped properly. If you are having it blasted and then taking it to be coated for $300, that is an excellent deal. - My husband used to own a powdercoating shop before selling it, and these are his comments.

Thank you for the reply. That was pretty much what I was thinking.

Buck

Auto manufacturers use powder coating in some instances to reduce costs, cut down on voc emissions and to reduce toxic waste. They still use epoxy primer ( E-coat) on body panels and other assorted components.

total bull****:D

Wouldn't this require a BIG oven?

Ahh...you're a pretty fart smeller. ;)

His oven is 30' long. My trailer without brake actuator on it will fit. Just so happens I need to put on a new actuator anyway. Gives me an excuse to take this one off. :)

Buck

Sling;
Once the surface is chipped, corrosion sets in along the boundry of the chipped area . It then, can and does continue under the surface. This has been my experience and observation. If you have had better luck with it, good for you.
The wheels on my truck that I had powder coated did it and I have seen many instances on other vehicles where it did it as well. Brush guards seem to be a prime candidate for the process as well as other small components.
In the future I would be glad to listen to your thoughts and opinions on this or any other mater that you would care to discuss. I would, however, at least try to express yourself in a way that would give your words more credibility than just posting ''BULL****'' as a response to someone elses post.

I wrote a response to this but its gone, sorry to be harsh---the zinc primer acts as a sacrificial coating....as with anything if you chip it hard enough it will be down to bare metal.......

I have a 45' oven......12' h x 16' w.......and my trailer is still short by 2 ft wtf!