After a year or two an alum traler is going to look like a pile of crap if you dont epoxy prime then paint . I know a guy who brought home a factory fresh unpainted alum traler in the winter and the road salt stainled trailer . We have been painting stell and alum trailer with Epoxy / urethane top coat over Galv or bare alum . Anybody here have a few yr old Alum trailer that has been in salt every weekend ? If so does it look like new alum ?

But how long would the paint hold up for it seems to me that the trailer would oxidize under the paint then lift the paint and look even worse

If you paint it properly it will be fine for your lifetime and when it is Scratched you touch it up or yes it will start to oxidize . Sandblast it with OOO sand ( very fine ) Epoxy prime then paint . A buddy has an Alum C channel Manning painted from factory and it looks great , only way in my opinon to have an alum trailer . That said if you own a sea ray or hydro-cat , leave it bare because the boat is ugly and a matching trailer is a must

what is the approximate cost for such a process?

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how much would you charge for such a process?

I got a 34 foot deep vee brand new aluminum trailer.

I would like silver flake and bright !

sorry, I may be hi-jacking this thread...please continue with the mannings pics request.

they quoted me $6900 all aluminum with stainless hardware tor. axles, elect. over hyd. brakes, drive guard, aluminum diamond plate toolbox off the nose, diamond plate steps on both sides of fenders, a completely diamond plated nose and drive guard, and l.e.d. lights. i thought that was a great price..