I just bought a second hand 20' steel Gooseneck stock trailer. It is in good shape no major rust etc but the paint is getting dull and faded and there are some chips and flaked spots.

Any sugestions on what paint I should use on this trailer. Of course cost is a consideration but I do want it to look good and last. I have painted older stock trailers before with good old Tremclad and it actually worked ok... But I'm thinking of going with something better this time.


What do you all reccomend???

 

I have used a high gloss marine epoxy with real good results andit holds up better than most enamels...but is more of a head ache to work with.

 

Do you remember the brand?? What was more difficult to work with about it???

 

if you have til monday i can find the name of the stuff my neighbor used at his work. it wasnt a "paint" but a rust inhibitor. it went on like real nice gloss black paint but its durable as can be and you dont really need to be AS perfect with the prep work. only problem is you cant just go buy it at a store. you have to order it from a supplier.

he would get it from his work where they used it for coating wrought iron rails, heavy duty steel rails, steps, etc. and they had a 5,000 gallon dipping tank for getting the proper coating inside and out of all the parts.

 

I always use Rustoleum, but I was thinking about having mine coated with Line-x on the next go around. I figured I could do it once & it would last a long time if not forever.

 

Hmmm.... I'd be interested in the name of that stuff getblown5.9


I'm going to pick up some parts from a major local trailer retailer, I'll ask for their input too.

 

That stuff is POR15 it kills rust and allows paint to work nicely. As for epoxy being hard to work with, a true epoxy is two parts ones a hardner, it doesnt need heat or time to dry, it dries chemicly, so it can be a pain, really a pain if get to much hardner in it,

TSC has a paint called BPS its not a bad paint, it as most will fade, can go over it with auto clear coat to stop that, just if you use a clear dont wait but few hours at most.

 

por 15 fades in the sun.

do it in rust bullet. its the same as por 15 but dosnt fade

 

It wa Sherwin_williams store brand, and the pain is tha tit is a two-part epoxy, so it has to be mixed exactly for good results and the surface has to be very clean and VERY dry to get realy good adhesion.
If I were to do it again now, I would use the Rust-Bullet stuff. Supposed to be a realy good inhibitor and doesnt require the detailed prep that most auto paints do.

 

Hmmm, yes easy surface prep is obviously a benifiet. I am not going to sand blast or anything but will definitely try to do a decent job sanding and grinding any loose stuff etc and will prime first.

I have always done it just by sanding/grinding, priming and then applying Tremclad....