trailer painting

[Don burden]

best way to paint my 16 ft bumper pull trailer,metal only

 

[soupkid]

A very small brush !!*

 

[Tgrasher]

Depends on what you want the final appearance to be. How much rust? I spray everything but it requires a good preparation for an original look that lasts.

 

[JD Dave]

Sandblast or wire brush, squeaky clean and smooth preparation, bare metal and surface prep and clean, high quality primer and topcoat with one paint manufacturer/system. Spraying is way better and quicker than brush painting. Follow manufacturer's instructions to a tee, including breathing apparatus.

 

[a49deere]

A lot depends on if you plan on keeping or selling! Hate to say that if you're selling you obviously don't care too much! If it was a trailer I was planning on keeping, I'd strip down and have it sand blasted by a person with a good size compressor and does it for a living. Then a spritz of phosphoric acid, epoxy primer and a good quality of automotive paint!

 

[showcrop]

best way to paint my 16 ft bumper pull trailer,metal only

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[MeanGene1]

Any good luck using plain 'ol Rustoleum?

 

[Tgrasher]

Any good luck using plain 'ol Rustoleum?

Fades terribly and since a trailer will sit most likely in the sun, it would do it within a couple years. Painted a horse trailer with red Rustoleum once, it is now a dull pink.

 

[MeanGene1]

Fades terribly and since a trailer will sit most likely in the sun, it would do it within a couple years. Painted a horse trailer with red Rustoleum once, it is now a dull pink.

Well, this is an old trailer that is crusty yellow, not too worried about fading- maybe new CAT yellow

 

[Ray,IN]

The painting method is not nearly as important as the preparation phase, if quality/longevity is the goal. I used to have a neighbor that took his time prepping a boat trailer, then painted it 2-coats with a brush. From 10' away it was impossible to tell it wasn't a spray paint job.

 

[Stephen Newell]

best way to paint my 16 ft bumper pull trailer,metal only

Depends on the appearance you want and how long you want the paint to last. If you want it to really last strip the paint down to the bare metal and use an epoxy primer. Then topcoat with automotive paint. If you just want to spruce it up a little wash it good and then use a knotted wire wheel and clean it down to bare metal any place that is rusting. Then use a metal primer on the spots and topcoat with an oil based enamel. I like the Rustoleum Farm & Implement paint.

 

[drsportster]

A quality brush and some Penetrol to get rid of brush strokes

 

[504]

The secret to a good brush job is thick paint. To thin and it doesn’t cover very good, and thick tends to flatten out as it dries.

 

[soupkid]

I just finished patching and painting my dump trailer.
Finished painting in the dark, will see what it looks like in the morning.
Its an old trailer so I put the paint on plenty thick to cover some of the rust.

 

[showcrop]

The secret to a good brush job is thick paint. To thin and it doesn’t cover very good, and thick tends to flatten out as it dries.

Thick paint also traps moisture in rust pits and gives rust a better growing environment and keeps rust hidden until something falls off.