Painting Inside of Travel Trailer Bumper
I did a quick search on this subject and did not find anything. I want to paint the inside of my new TT bumper, for two reasons; 1) Stop the rust, and 2) store the sewer hose inside it with causing...
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I don't have any suggestions on how to paint the inside of the bumper tube so your idea sounds plausible to me. Why not?
But, I don't think you'll be completely happy. I quit using my bumper for the sewer hose years and years ago, because the rust causes sharp points, like miniature needles and inserting and pulling out the hose rubs across those bumps and sharp points, causing the hoses to get pin holes and small rips. Unless you can sand the metal down, even paint will stick to those sharp shards and can still puncture soft plastic hoses.
I use my bumper only for metal things now, like a fire poker, metal hotdog sticks, poles for my wind sock, pole for my RV brush, stuff like that.
My sewer hoses now go into a separate box with a lid. Lots of folks will add a sewer hose carrier under their camper frame or even attached on top of the bumper. They are made of PVC type square fence posts or 4 inch round PVC pipes. They are smooth on the inside, never get any sharp metal shards poking anything, and can be attached to the camper in a number of places, even across a trailer A-frame or under it, if there is space.
It's just food for thought and something to think about here as an alternative to painting that will probably still not keep sharp spikes inside the bumper from punching holes in your sewer hoses.
But, I don't think you'll be completely happy. I quit using my bumper for the sewer hose years and years ago, because the rust causes sharp points, like miniature needles and inserting and pulling out the hose rubs across those bumps and sharp points, causing the hoses to get pin holes and small rips. Unless you can sand the metal down, even paint will stick to those sharp shards and can still puncture soft plastic hoses.
I use my bumper only for metal things now, like a fire poker, metal hotdog sticks, poles for my wind sock, pole for my RV brush, stuff like that.
My sewer hoses now go into a separate box with a lid. Lots of folks will add a sewer hose carrier under their camper frame or even attached on top of the bumper. They are made of PVC type square fence posts or 4 inch round PVC pipes. They are smooth on the inside, never get any sharp metal shards poking anything, and can be attached to the camper in a number of places, even across a trailer A-frame or under it, if there is space.
It's just food for thought and something to think about here as an alternative to painting that will probably still not keep sharp spikes inside the bumper from punching holes in your sewer hoses.
