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Posts: 125 May 31 10 8:12 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Tags : None Hi all, I'd posted this on a trailer posting over in the Equipment For Sale forum, but I figured I'd bring this over here in case some of you missed it... "Silver Rustoleum paint is awesome for galvanized trailers! 1st, it makes them look brand spanking new!!! 2nd -- and most important -- the silver paint sticks well to the galvanized steel and will extend the life of the trailer by several years. My brothers and I do this on all our galvanized trailers that 'see the salt' and it works great. You can't do the insides, of course, but where you can put it, it protects and extends the life of the thin/delicate galvanized coating." Now you might be thinking, "Well if it's galvanized, then it doesn't need paint...". But again, the coating is so thin -- and it wears over time -- the paint will help protect it better & longer. Don't believe it??? Scratch the coating in 2 spots on your trailer, leave one bare, cover the other with Silver Rustoleum, and then dunk and use the trailer in the salt for a season and see which spot looks the best... You know which one my money will be on! Good luck! Old No7 "A bad day on an Arima... Is better than a good day at work!" Sea Ranger 19ST w/ Honda 130 4-Stroke Last Edited By: Old No7 Aug 6 10 8:14 PM. Edited 2 times.
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arimafarina		#1	[-]
Posts: 626 Jun 1 10 12:51 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Have not tested like you mentioned. My trailer was corroded with salts corrosion, not red metal type rust. I decided to have most of the pieces sandblasted. I then Painted them with ZRC galvanizing. I had used the Rustoleum on some small parts before I got to the sandblast thing. I then Bought some pro version of the Rustoleum and was using it for some stuff. It seems like it's shinier than the regular Rustoleum Galvanizing. I read extensively on the ZRC stuff and it's used in a lot of commercial applications. I have no doubt that the spray on stuff would protect better when scratched. But good to hear of your testing.
Old No7	Silver Rustoleum -- pictures added	#2	[-]
Posts: 125 Jul 23 10 10:54 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Well, I spent (2) ~1/2 days of my vacation -- while the Arima Sea Ranger was tied up at the dock for 7 days -- to put a fresh coat of Silver Rustoleum over the galvanized finish. Like arimafarina had mentioned, I'm sure there could be different/better methods, but this was pretty easy (no prep) and cheap (already had the can -- that silver color spreads/covers very well) to do -- especially since that was supposed to be a fun/relaxing week. Here's the first pix, trying to show you the unpainted trailer on the left side -- versus the painted area on the right. I still need to crawl under it some time and hit all the bottom flats, but you get an idea of what it looks like: In my brothers and my experiences, we find that gal'vy trailers will turn grayer & grayer & grayer as the seasons pass -- eventually leading up to the point where there's no more protection against salt and/or rust. Is this paint foolproof? Nope, but we feel it buys us an extra few years. And finally, here's a pix of my "new" trailer -- which the kids said looked "pretty sharp". (Had to get them away from the i-pods or i-phones or i-friends to get them to take a look, so now I call it my "i-trailer" -- but there's NO WAY I will ever own an "i-boat"!!!) Anyway, happy trailering and tight lines! Old No7 "A bad day on an Arima... Is better than a good day at work!" Sea Ranger 19ST w/ Honda 130 4-Stroke
arimafarina		#3	[-]
Posts: 626 Jul 29 10 10:10 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Looks good!

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