trailer painting

mazthespark

hi,
lookin to get a trailer fully sandblasted and properly resprayed with about 3/4 coats of paint.last lad that sprayed it sprayed straight over the last one no prep or anything and is in a bad way after about 6 months. any idea where i could head or how much?

Slidey

Where are ya and what kind of trailer is it?

Is it a box body, tipper, tractor type or Artic?

mazthespark

just an 8x4 builders trailer. removable mesh sides and a ramp. in galway

bushy...

Blast it and get it galvanised maybe ? little bit more work stripping it down but might be worth it ?

CJhaughey

Try soda blasting, it actually stops rust from forming and works very well.
Then paint with Zinc primer and then topcoat with your flavour of choice.

bushy...

I'd reckon a builders trailer would ( hopefully ! ) get used heavily , most paint would get chipped and it'd be back to square one again.

CJhaughey wrote: »

Try soda blasting, it actually stops rust from forming

How does it do this out of interest ?

colm_mcm

bushy... wrote: »

How does it do this out of interest ?

Do a search for "Passivation" only works for stainless steel AFAIK.

mazthespark

it does get regular use but isnt dogged or filled with hardcore all the time. im a sparky so is for carrying ladders and material mainly. it was a bad job done last time dunno if he even took off loose paint last time even.

mazthespark

any idea where would get this done rite in galway possibly. wouldnt mind goin a bit further afield if needs be

CJhaughey

Are you talking about the blasting, painting or galvanising?
regarding soda blasting, the reason it delays rusting is because it is dry and alkaline, lots of classic car buffs use it because of this reason on old panelling.

mazthespark

blasting and spraying dont want to galvinise it