ben2go said:About $200 to $250.You don't wanna sand blast it.You wanna media blast it.It'll have to be stripped down as far as possible.
Brine said:thanks again Ben. I've never heard of the baking soda. I posted the question about the bed liner in my mod thread. Thanks for your help
2007NNBS said:i had mine sandblasted by a friend for free but he said it would be a $175 job...it was worth it mine looks brand new...then i had it powdercoated black
Brine said:Ben, why wouldn't I want to sand blast?
Waterwings said:Brine said:Ben, why wouldn't I want to sand blast?
I'm thinking the sand/silica may be too "aggessive". I know a retired Air Force Colonel that helps restore old military planes, and they use the baking soda for stipping the old paint from the planes.
bassboy1 said:We are talking a steel boat trailer here, not an aluminum foil statue. You will have no issue of it wearing through or warping due to the dimensions of the steel. Trailers are stout enough that you don't have to worry about that.
As Waterwings mentioned, you don't want to sandblast aircraft. The thin aluminum skin will see trouble with the high heat and pressure. You need plastic media blasting beads, coupled with low pressure (say under 25 PSI), for any blasting of aluminum.
Would I recommend sand blasting your boat? Absolutely not.
Would I recommend sand blasting your trailer? Absolutely, if you can afford it. It does get pricey though.
I have also heard lots of good results on Rhino lining trailers. Seems it is about the best way to keep a steel trailer from chipping and rusting. Not sure how it compares to a hot dip galvanization (my first choice for a steel trailer) but it does seem to hold up well for many.
I am not trying to argue with you here, but if a trailer is so rusty and pitted that it cannot take a sandblaster, I do not want to share the road with it. That is an accident waiting to happen, and in the instance somebody happens to have one that bad, it should be destined for the scrapyard.ben2go said:True but rust is the problem on trailers.It causes deep pits that can blow through,heat up, and warp.While this is a long shot it could be an issue on really rusty trailers.
bassboy1 said:I am not trying to argue with you here, but if a trailer is so rusty and pitted that it cannot take a sandblaster, I do not want to share the road with it. That is an accident waiting to happen, and in the instance somebody happens to have one that bad, it should be destined for the scrapyard.ben2go said:True but rust is the problem on trailers.It causes deep pits that can blow through,heat up, and warp.While this is a long shot it could be an issue on really rusty trailers.
I would like to see the results once you are done with the bedliner. I may see you at one of Russ's tourney's or I will try to fish on a lake that you are one weekend. That seems like a very viable option for future trailers. Plus, it ads a nice nonstick coating, so I don't slip into the lake when doing the catwalk from the boat to the truck on real shallow ramps.
ben2go said:bassboy1 said:I am not trying to argue with you here, but if a trailer is so rusty and pitted that it cannot take a sandblaster, I do not want to share the road with it. That is an accident waiting to happen, and in the instance somebody happens to have one that bad, it should be destined for the scrapyard.ben2go said:True but rust is the problem on trailers.It causes deep pits that can blow through,heat up, and warp.While this is a long shot it could be an issue on really rusty trailers.
I would like to see the results once you are done with the bedliner. I may see you at one of Russ's tourney's or I will try to fish on a lake that you are one weekend. That seems like a very viable option for future trailers. Plus, it ads a nice nonstick coating, so I don't slip into the lake when doing the catwalk from the boat to the truck on real shallow ramps.
I agree.There is a guy in my area that has a truck with the frame rusted in half.I don't know what's keeping it together but he still drives it, even tho the bed has busted out the back window.If I see it coming,I turn off,if I can,before he gets close to me.
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