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longislandcampe
Explorer
Nov 03, 2013

Painting Trailer Frame?

We take the campers to a local beach campground very often. When you count up all the weeks, they probably sit there for a total of about 3 months getting bombarded with salt air and perhaps blowing sand. We always hose the exteriors off when we get home.

So I was wondering about painting the frame to help ward off rust. There's already some surface rust in some places.

Any tips for this project? We'll be washing, winterizing and putting the campers in hibernation in the next week or two.
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  • Ron3rd's avatar
    Ron3rd
    Explorer III
    Nov 03, 2013
    Cover any rusted areas with Rust Destroyer which used to be available at Home Depot. Best product I've ever used. Then use a good quality black enamel over the Rust Destroyer.

    RUST DESTROYER
  • DutchmenSport's avatar
    DutchmenSport
    Explorer
    Nov 03, 2013
    Clean off the rust any way you can then re-paint. Exterior (oil based) Rustolium. However, that will not protect INSIDE the frame if you have any tube style framing.
  • skipnchar's avatar
    skipnchar
    Explorer
    Nov 03, 2013
    Painting will certainly help but will not replace stopping at a car or truck wash after leaving the beach and washing the underside. That's the best secondary defense against corrosion from beach camping with paint being the primary one.
  • DUNEBUGGYDOUG's avatar
    DUNEBUGGYDOUG
    Explorer
    Nov 03, 2013
    put one of the lawn sprinklers that spray up and travel from left to right under it in the middle turn it on and voila the underside is clean
  • ol_Bombero-JC's avatar
    ol_Bombero-JC
    Explorer
    Nov 03, 2013
    DUNEBUGGYDOUG wrote:
    put one of the lawn sprinklers that spray up and travel from left to right under it in the middle turn it on and voila the underside is clean


    Are there any lawn sprinklers that spray - down?

    Seriously - great idea!.:C

    For lots of years I've had the DW lay down on the pavement, a garden hose in each hand - pointing left and right - and slowly drive over.

    Problem is - a couple of times I drove over the hose, cut off the water supply - and had to repeat the process.

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  • Goostoff's avatar
    Goostoff
    Explorer
    Nov 03, 2013
    DUNEBUGGYDOUG wrote:
    put one of the lawn sprinklers that spray up and travel from left to right under it in the middle turn it on and voila the underside is clean


    This is an old off roading trick after a day of playing in the mud.
  • campigloo's avatar
    campigloo
    Explorer
    Nov 03, 2013
    ol Bombero-JC wrote:
    DUNEBUGGYDOUG wrote:
    put one of the lawn sprinklers that spray up and travel from left to right under it in the middle turn it on and voila the underside is clean


    Are there any lawn sprinklers that spray - down?

    Seriously - great idea!.:C

    For lots of years I've had the DW lay down on the pavement, a garden hose in each hand - pointing left and right - and slowly drive over.

    Problem is - a couple of times I drove over the hose, cut off the water supply - and had to repeat the process.

    I think I'll pass this past the DW next weekend. Can I have you're full address so I can prove where this came from? She may want to pay you a visit.
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