westend wrote:
For future steel painters, here's a tip: If painting rusty steel here's how I proceed--Knock off any large rust. Brush with steel brush until I can't take any more. Spray with dilute phosphoric acid, brush, let sit, spray again and rinse immediately. Let dry. Paint.
Lately, I've been using liquid water softener cleaner from the Big Box stores for the phosphoric acid part. You can also buy Martin-Senour Iron Etch at autobody distributors but it is 6 times as expensive and any PA will work.
FWIW, I used flat black on my trailer tongue and it looks great.
Keep rolling those plans around in the grey matter. Figure how you're going to move inside and what goes where. One of the real advantages to building, yourself, is getting everything how you like it. For the record: I dislike making overhangs on trailers. I guess sometimes it's necessary to capture more space but they are a ***** to keep sealed and in one spot.
Thanks for that heads up. I was antsy and in a hurry to get done, so I didn't put half that much into it: I did sand all the rust off (I'm still at it a little, actually), as well as the loose paint, then blew it off with the air hose and cleaned it with just soapy water. I'm not sure how long that'll hold, but we'll see. (I did use self-etching primer on the bare spots, though.) I can appreciate your methods, though, and am making some notes.
And, yeah, I'm only half-committed to the overhang myself. We'll see. Like with the kitchen, anything at this point is merely theoretical: when it comes down to laying the lumber, it may *all* go out the window!
In this case, a tiny house window. Ha!
At this point, I have a little more sanding and painting to do, am waiting on the tires and shocks and new jack, and think I'm going to order two new drums and just roll with two instead of four. Then it's on to laying it out.
Well, I'm gone for a few days, in case anyone replies again and I don't respond right away. You all take care in the interim.
