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Painting a new galvanised trailer.

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Created by keensailor > 9 months ago, 9 Feb 2020
keensailor
NSW, 699 posts
9 Feb 2020 4:41PM
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If you have a brand new never been in the water gal trailer would painting it prolong its life. Or any other coating.

twodogs1969
NSW, 1000 posts
9 Feb 2020 4:46PM
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No 1 is fish oil
On my last fishing boat I also ran a sprinkler type hose through the channels and flushed out every use.

UncleBob
NSW, 1199 posts
9 Feb 2020 4:57PM
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twodogs1969 said..
No 1 is fish oil
On my last fishing boat I also ran a sprinkler type hose through the channels and flushed out every use.


I will second fish oil, squirted on with an inexpensive engine cleaning gun.

Jode5
QLD, 853 posts
9 Feb 2020 5:03PM
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Coat it with Lanotec Steel-Seal. I use it on all skin fittings and motor. It keeps everything like new. You can clean it off with engine degreaser and your trailer will look like new again.
www.lanotec.com.au/product/steel-seal-australia

Karsten
NSW, 331 posts
9 Feb 2020 6:45PM
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twodogs1969 said.. No 1 is fish oil

Does spraying with Fish Oil leave a sticky surface - i.e. when you touch it a week later, is it like wet oil, or a smear of Vaseline, on your skin?

twodogs1969
NSW, 1000 posts
9 Feb 2020 6:56PM
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Karsten said..

twodogs1969 said.. No 1 is fish oil


Does spraying with Fish Oil leave a sticky surface - i.e. when you touch it a week later, is it like wet oil, or a smear of Vaseline, on your skin?


No it dries

Yara
NSW, 1250 posts
10 Feb 2020 4:05PM
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Painting over galvanising is not easy. The surface has to be specially prepared, and sometimes a light sand blast is used. Alternatively it is left to weather. If some of the paint comes off, the exposed gal becomes more vulnerable.
All in all I dont think it is worth the trouble painting if it is a good gal job.

Harb
WA, 226 posts
10 Feb 2020 2:31PM
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keensailor said..
If you have a brand new never been in the water gal trailer would painting it prolong its life. Or any other coating.


Sure, if you have a hot dipped trailer I'd use Industrial Cold Galv paint or if you don't mind a black trailer bitumenous paint like the SCA underbody will seal the zinc and the trailer will outlast the boat. www.supercheapauto.com.au/p/sca-sca-underbody-rust-coating--400g/395325.html
I used it to paint my rear section of the galvanised RHS trailer and kept the rust away for last 6-7 years. For top section I wanted it blue so I used 50% Killrust + 50% Penetrol for initial coat, also no issues after 6-7 years and trailer completely submerged in swamp brine at the local boat ramp.

Madmouse
377 posts
10 Feb 2020 3:16PM
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I probs wouldnt do anything and just wash it with fresh water.

keensailor
NSW, 699 posts
13 Feb 2020 10:05PM
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Thanks for the info gents.

AUS126
NSW, 192 posts
14 Feb 2020 11:18AM
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+1 for fresh water, but down the track and for those that haven't discovered it, get a tin of Tectyl 506. Looks like crap but works great.

cisco
QLD, 12311 posts
14 Feb 2020 3:36PM
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+1 for Tectyl 506. I painted my anchor and chain with it.

UncleBob
NSW, 1199 posts
14 Feb 2020 7:29PM
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cisco said..
+1 for Tectyl 506. I painted my anchor and chain with it.


Cisco, how does the Tectyl cope with regular immersion in salt water and abrasion with the seabed, I was thinking of doing something similar.



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