Trailer Paint and Rust

[TimberXX]

Who really is happy with how their trailer or dump trailer paint has held up? Seems like all complaints.

 

[timswi]

My Big Tex held up OK over the years...My Rice, not so much--Will never buy a powder coated trailer again.

 

[MossRoad]

Who really is happy with how their trailer or dump trailer paint has held up? Seems like all complaints.

Mine is 18 year old and now getting rusty, but only where I've knicked the paint. I'm happy with it all things considered. It's an 18' car hauler with a steel deck. Needs some work now.

 

[TractorGuy]

My Big Tex held up OK over the years...My Rice, not so much--Will never buy a powder coated trailer again.

I thought"powder coating" was supposed to be durable? More of it is missing from my new grapple every time I look at it.

 

[s219]

I thought"powder coating" was supposed to be durable? More of it is missing from my new grapple every time I look at it.

Yeah, until it gets a scratch or nick and bare metal is exposed. Then rust sets in and the powder coat just flakes/bubbles off like a cancer. I have come to hate powder coat on tractor implements and equipment.

It's also bad on boats -- for a while, the rage was powder coating over anodized aluminum for t-tops, seat frames, etc. Well, get a nick in it in a saltwater environment, and it's just as bad as I've experienced on steel. It's still a popular option but more and more people are coming to realize it leads to trouble down the road.

I've heard many people claim it's all about the prep process, and properly prepped powder coat won't have this problem. But if you get a nick down to metal and it rusts or corrodes from exposure, I don't see how prep even matters.

 

[ArlyA]

Powder coating is as poor as anything else if the steel was not properly prepped. (ak cleaned or/and blasted) Because many manufacturers are not properly cleaning there products, I still prefer painted.

 

[Ford850]

High quality powder coat is tough to beat, but I don't know of any trailer manufacturers that goes through the proper prep to produce anything but average coatings. Average paint beats average powder coat in my opinion, since an average paint job can be repaired with better results.

 

[crashz]

My new (2018) trailer is powder coated and the outside looks pretty good. By mid season, I had a few dings and it started to peel already. This fall I sprayed Fluid Film on the beams of it and there were quite and few areas that were either not covered well, or missed. Glad I sprayed it down, but this spring I will do a better job with some heavier material (Cosmoline).

 

[mikescruggs]

My Cam has held up very well considering what it has hauled. It is 15 years old. My Big Tex started flaking about 6 month after I got it. I think the dealer ordered them without a primer. Absolutely horrible. I wish I had asked about the primer before buying it. I have had a couple Hudsons which were very good.

Mike