i surly do appreciate and help or advice. my present plans are to slowly work the frame over with a scraper, wire brush, and a flap wheel and prime as i go, my pontoon boat is on a wet slip and i dont need to pull it off till November 15, the summer heat plain kicks my ***** so i will be working in the mornings before it heats up for a hour or two, ever thing is in good shape except for one bunk that the carpet tore on for some reason and i think i have enough new left over from when i made them a few years ago to make a new one.
as for paint, i am planning on using Rust-Oleum black enamel with tractor supply hardner and a roller to apply, thats what a lot use from my readings here, the only thing i am thinking about thats different is the primer i am thinking about using and i will explain why.
i spent most of my working life rebuilding coal mining equipment and that stuff is rusted beyond belief, we tryed several types of primers, one we used is a paint called blockside, its aluminum primer that allows welding to be done directly on top of the primer, the fab shop guys would sand blast the frames then paint them and store them out side in the weather up to 2 years and rust back through the primer was very rare and if the guys spotted any they would use the rust oleum rattle can alumnum can to touch up the spots and that held up just as good as the blockside :lol: and thats a lot cheeper the blockside is 200 a gallon, so i am thinking on using the aluminum rattle can paint as a primer being as my trailer is under a carport but out in the weather
i did a bit yesterday and primered a bit just to see how it holds up and i just happened to have a bit of aluminum left over from a job i did last year, it will be a bit before i do any thing else due to weather, we are in a 5 days of rain and one decent day pattern
that about sums it up for right now but any advice will sure be appreciated, over look the grammar, i was out cat fishing most of the night and i am feeling it this morning
i have till November