painting a trailer

[Mark42]

Re: painting a trailer

FYI..<br /><br />I painted iron outdoor furnituree with my spray gun using Rustolium brand and thinned as per the instructions. That paint job lasted many years longer than anything painted with Rustolium in a spray can. Don't know why, it just did.<br /><br />Mark

 

[Maximerc]

Re: painting a trailer

Rustolium has a lot of oils in itself , mineral spirits is a type of oil ..what retards rust?? Oil! also explanes the slow dry. I hate the stuff.. but it sure works good ! the Primer helps even a bit more. used it on snowmobile trailer .. very impressive , and it seems you can flow it on with a brush and bairly see brush marks. I still hate it. I love auto paint and nice smmoth finishes

 

[Mark42]

Re: painting a trailer

Just a thought: If you are going to brush on Rustolium where there was rust and corrosion, you might want to thin some and apply it to the areas where there are cracks and crevices so that it can penetrate those areas better than if it is un-thinned. That may be why the thinned and sprayed Rustolium paint jobs hold up better than the brushed paint jobs. The thinned paint penetrates better.<br /><br />Mark

 

[Lark40]

Re: painting a trailer

POR 15 lifts or blisters after a few years. Had used it for years with brushed, sandblasted, or phosphoric acid treated trailers. Both top coated and not. All the jobs lifted.<br /><br />IMHO, the ultimate solution is Eastwood's Rust Encapsulator (formerly called Corroless). <br /><br /> http://www.eastwoodco.com/jump.jsp?itemID=852&itemType=CATEGORY&iMainCat=688&iSubCat=852

 

[self taut]

Re: painting a trailer

would like to add a suggestion.before painting use a solution of water and TSP ( trisodium phosphate) wash over the trailer using liberal amount mixed as directed.will remove all oil and contaminants from the mwtal and will also dull and prepair any paint which remains for a new coating.allow it to dry completly before painting.any oil left on the metal from hands tools or whatever.natural oils in the body have ruined many paint jobs because the work piece wasent properly cleaned.besides TSP is cheap and easy to use.