Trailer Touch Ups

[BrianM]

Originally Posted by kjohnson

I am serious. I talked to a technician at Rustoleum. This was after I had already painted my trailer with Rustoleum. He said the paint will not stay on because it is not designed for that type of use.

I have used Rustoleum for other small trailer touch up jobs and had my entire prop guard on my '88 painted with the silver hammered finish. I never had any issues with any of the paint on the touched up areas.

[Monte]

Brian... Good thread BTW.. I have nothing to add.. Still in the learning phase

[47Driver]

Any peculiarities to recarpeting the V-block? Mine needs to be done asap.

[BrianM]

Originally Posted by 47Driver

Any peculiarities to recarpeting the V-block? Mine needs to be done asap.

V block on this trailer was a composite material. You need an air stapler to get staples in it. I just used some galvanized roofong nails to hold the carpet. Nailing into the composite took some doing but was possible. My '88 trailer just had wood for the V block so I used the regular stainless staples like I did on the rest of the bunks.

[BriEOD]

Originally Posted by BrianM

And one more from the rear. I used Rustoleum primer and then two coats of their white Industrial Enamel. I was not happy with the color match of the white so I did a final two topcoats of Benjamin Moore Metal Enamel (spray cans) in Linen White. The color match was nearly perfect.

Brian,

I'm looking to do the same. Albeit, probably not as big an undertaking as yours. My bunks and carpet are fine as well as the roller. Although I have some rust, need a new boat buddy and need to hide some wires. My ski buddy has a 99' 205 trailer and their boat is on a lift, so I can probably borrow it. I just came from Home Depot, but didn't find any Benjamin Moore linen white. Where did you purchase that paint? Moreover, the hammered finish wasn't available in white. Did you use an alternative color?

Thx ahead of time.

[bmeth11]

Brian... Trailer looks great! Something I will needing to be looking into over this summer!

[BrianM]

Originally Posted by BriEOD

Brian,

I'm looking to do the same. Albeit, probably not as big an undertaking as yours. My bunks and carpet are fine as well as the roller. Although I have some rust, need a new boat buddy and need to hide some wires. My ski buddy has a 99' 205 trailer and their boat is on a lift, so I can probably borrow it. I just came from Home Depot, but didn't find any Benjamin Moore linen white. Where did you purchase that paint? Moreover, the hammered finish wasn't available in white. Did you use an alternative color? You can see the silver finish on the cross rails in this picture.

Thx ahead of time.

The Benjamin Moore linen white in the spray cans came from my local Benjamin Moore paint store. If you don't have one you may be able to get it on the net. I used the silver hammer finished paint on the areas that are more prone to wear and rust. It is not at all noticeable with the boat on the trailer. I actually like the little bit of contrast too.

By the way after two months and lots of dunkings in the lake the paint is holding up great so far. Now if Farmer Ted would just get me my new decals for the rear I'll finally be finished.

[BriEOD]

Alright, I found Rustoleum primer spray paint and brush on silver hammered paint at my local Home Depot. However, after an internet search and subsequent phone calls, I was unable to find the Benjamin Moore linen white locally. With that said, I did find an internet vendor and placed an order. Here is a link if anyone is in need: http://www.myperfectcolor.com/Produc...tCode=MPC49070

Tomorrow, I put my boat on my buddies trailer and will do some de-rusting, examine my breaks, etc.

[BrianM]

Originally Posted by BriEOD

With that said, I did find an internet vendor and placed an order. Here is a link if anyone is in need: http://www.myperfectcolor.com/Produc...tCode=MPC49070

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That is the stuff. It is a nearly perfect match. My only gripe is that it takes a bit more paint to cover well especially for the kind of high price.

[BriEOD]

Fortunately, my trailer isn't to bad. The previous owner kept the boat on a lift and the trailer under a tarp. However, we are moving soon and while I have the availability of another 205 trailer I figured I would just get it done.