Trailer rust removal
Submitted by Dirt on Sun, 2011-11-27 10:06
Hey guys, my trailer is starting to look a little worse for wear with some of the cross braces becoming quite rusty can anyone recommend someone to get a quote on getting my trailer back into a reasonable condition
499
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get a qoute of a sand blaster
get a qoute of a sand blaster in an industrial area and then paint it cold galv
or diy......9 inch grinder with a grinding disc or wire brush......and get every1 to stand back well away
sea-kem
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If you want to do it properly
If you want to do it properly the strip don and get it h/d galv.
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Likc
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Diamond powder coating in
Diamond powder coating in Welshpool do sand blasting and galvanizing mob is just around the corner on Radium St.
sea-kem
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That's Zinc coaters Likc and
That's Zinc coaters Likc and I use them but no good for a boatrailer. There's a few galvanisers around, and I would shop aroun d with them as price differs a lot. I use Ferogalv as they are fairly reasonable.
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Dirt
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Thanks guys
Cheers guys think I will go with the hot dip galv
Bluedog
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Anyone had this done before?
Anyone had this done before? What was it worth for the sandblast and hot dip?
sea-kem
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Don't need to blast as the
Don't need to blast as the galvaniser has acid dips. Only if it is really far gone and caked on. You'd probaly be looking at a couple of hundred for a blast if you have to. Galvanising depends on the weight of the item +5% mutiplied by the galvanising rate.
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Willlo
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Just had my tandem done,used
Just had my tandem done,used Westgalv.They picked it up in Bunbury on a Thursday and it was done and back here by Monday morning great service. It was acid bathed and then gal dipped,cost including transport here and back $625 , $50 each way of that was for transport.Boat goes back on trailer today.Well worth doing as i priced a new trailer at $8500,mine has set me back around $1200 and it looks brand new.
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Dizzy
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That sounds like pretty good
That sounds like pretty good value - I'm looking at doing the same.
When you say they picked it up, surely you mean disassembled ?
Willlo
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Yeah mate i completely pulled
Yeah mate i completely pulled the whole thing apart, so only sent the 3 main components,they charge by the weight of the thing .I think it was around $2.50 a kg. My main aim was to save the main frame so didnt replace the running gear as i had done that 18mths previous just touched it up with rust buster and galv spray paks.I will try dig up some before and after pics.
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love to see them
Id love to see the before and afters, especially close ups.
Looking at doing mine as well.