Trailer floor protection

ksurfer2 · Mar 22, 2021

I picked up a new 24' enclosed car trailer. It currently has a bare plywood floor. I would like to put something on it to protect it. I saw a few youtube videos or people using a rustoleom epoxy floor coating but some commented that it would not last due to the rigidity of the epoxy vs the flex of the wood floor. What recommendations does the group have for an effective product to use on the floor of my trailer?

dadsbee · Mar 22, 2021

Good old floor/porch paint.. and I mean old Alkyd if you can still get it down there as we can't. I found a 25 year old gallon at the back of one of my shop shelves to use... and a bit of dribbled enamel to break up the gray and help hide scratches and the likes. I also put some gloss varathane on the walls.

kiwigtx · Mar 22, 2021

dadsbee said:
Good old floor/porch paint.. and I mean old Alkyd if you can still get it down there as we can't. I found a 25 year old gallon at the back of one of my shop shelves to use... and a bit of dribbled enamel to break up the gray and help hide scratches and the likes. I also put some gloss varathane on the walls.
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Would a non-skid surface be helpful, or do the tie-downs alone prevent car movement?

Just thinking about a car going inside wet.

33 IMP · Mar 22, 2021

FlexSeal?

Kidding, lol.

69L48Z27 · Mar 22, 2021

I did porch and deck paint too like @dadsbee

Looks like it worked okay, no anti-skid needed. I tried to figure out what to do and it all comes down to $$$. Figure out what your willing to spend. Y

I didn’t like the epoxy idea, I can’t understand how it would flex with the wood. The paint is a thinner coating and can be touched up from time time very easily.

Covering it with a garage floor material or getting an aluminum deck trailer is the best IMO. All comes down to $$$.

dadsbee · Mar 22, 2021

I was going to do the garage floor epoxy stuff, but read too many reviews that said it was **** on wood.

I will add, the floor is a tad too slippery, especially the ramp if coming in with wet or snow covered tires.. I need to mist some clear and throw a bit of grit on at least the ramp.

Triplegreen500 · Mar 22, 2021

My trailer has what they call "rubber coin" flooring, basically a textured vinyl flooring that's rolled out and glued down.

I like it. It's filthy in the pic, but I not only roll cars in it, but also (mainly) my concert production gear. Small casters, hand trucks, non-wheeled boxes, speakers, amp racks, and cable bins. No rips or tears, and good traction when wet. I do need to do something about the ramp door though - stainless diamondplate SUCKS when its wet!!

Darter6 · Mar 22, 2021

Thompson's Waterseal so it sinks deep into the plywood.
Not the best for wood exposed to the elements 24-7. My porch bench proved that. For my plywood open trailer, I stain it good every spring after a good drying out.

493 Mike · Mar 22, 2021

Not quite the same but I use 1/4"cheap plywood as a sacrificial floor in my snowmobile trailers over the marine plywood they come equipped with. You could do that and coat it with anything. I add oak cleats to the ramps for walking safely. The coin pattern floor sounds good to me.
Mike

Triplegreen500 · Mar 22, 2021

My trailer was built with the rubber coin floor, so it's a one-piece rolled out, like a vinyl kitchen floor. I think (but don't quote me) you can also get it in stick-on 12"x12" squares, almost like ceramic tile. Nice thing about the pieces-approach is, if you rip one...pull it up and replace it, without having to mess with the whole floor.

dadsbee · Mar 22, 2021

All that said, this trailer has been beat to hell. 20 years old, I use it for sleds, portable blasting, etc and while the entire trailer has pretty much rotted around it, the plywood floor is still mint. Even with running sled carbides across it every winter.

69 Sleeper Bee · Mar 22, 2021

We use Kilz "Over Armor" deck paint down here on the coast on outside decks that have dried and cracked from the sun.
It will fill cracks and knock down splinters and has a gritty texture to it so it is not slippery at all in the rain. Works great on
trailer floors and also works for concrete surfaces.

ksurfer2 · Mar 22, 2021

69 Sleeper Bee said:
We use Kilz "Over Armor" deck paint down here on the coast on outside decks that have dried and cracked from the sun.
It will fill cracks and knock down splinters and has a gritty texture to it so it is not slippery at all in the rain. Works great on
trailer floors and also works for concrete surfaces.

How resistant to spills from oil, fuel, and other auto related stuff is this?

Richard Cranium · Mar 22, 2021

How about that spray on Rhino Liner?

Cranky · Mar 22, 2021

My enclosed trailer has a vinyl floor covering with aluminum diamond treads and I hate that crap because it'll blind you when the sun shines on it just right and most times of the day when the sun is out is just right....

MCODECUDA · Mar 22, 2021

Just plain old Deck and Porch paint on mine.

Charles Cook · Mar 22, 2021

Roppe raised rubber tile for stairwells. I use them on stairwell landings all the time. Installed some in a friend’s trailer several years ago and they held up well and still look nice.

69 Sleeper Bee · Mar 22, 2021

ksurfer2 said:
How resistant to spills from oil, fuel, and other auto related stuff is this?

I says not suitable for driving on but I am 5 years in and it seems to be holding up well.
I don't know about how it holds up to fuel or oil leaks but I have not had that problem yet.

Endangered Species · Mar 22, 2021

I use Conveyer belting on my snowmobile/car trailer. The carbides on the sleds hardy make a mark on it.

Ad the belting usually isn't too hard to find and usually reasonably priced

Runner 68 · Mar 22, 2021

kiwigtx said:
Would a non-skid surface be helpful, or do the tie-downs alone prevent car movement?

Just thinking about a car going inside wet.

Sorry Kiwi, bud, friend o' mine, if the 4",10,000 pound ratchet straps, properly cranked down on all 4 corners don't keep it secure, you're driving way to recklessly. Regardless of floor coating.
:poke:

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