Painting an aluminum TT
I am currently in the process of restoring a new to me TT. It is an aluminum trailer that I am looking to paint. Is it possible to paint aluminum or do I need to take it to a body shop?
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Snowman9000 wrote:
Well the aluminum already has paint on it, so that should make a big difference, right?
No. If the current paint is coming off,that means that eventually the rest of the paint will flake off and there goes your new paint.
The proper way is to strip off all the current paint either using a chemical or a soda blast compound. Then a primer such as zink chromate and then the final paint. Imron is what is used on aircraft and will stand up to a lot of abuse.
