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Gents and Lady,
I am going to paint my boat trailer in the near future and will be using Rustoleum 7000 series galvanized paint. It is a Shoreliner from 1982 and the galvanization appears to be all original.
I have been getting conflicting info on the interwebs (what a surprise lol) and need advice from the braintrust.
On the Rustoleum website (and on the can itself) it says 'excellent adhesion to galvanized metal' implying that I do not need to prime the trailer. I have read that you power wash the trailer with dish soap and water and then clean the "white rust" with vinegar. I have also read that you need to do all of the above and then prime it afterwards. So which is it?
Also, I have read that it is brush on only, but also have read that it can be rolled on. I would prefer rolling it on (on the tongue at least) so you don't see any brush marks.
Pic of the boat...the white section is where I had the tongue extended and the white is self-etching primer of which I will re-apply when it comes time to paint.
And since we're on the subject of my hole in the water, would it matter if the ***-end of the boat (transom) be 6" forward of the edge of the trailer? Reason I ask is, the winch post (as seen in the pic above) needs to go in front of the welded section as the width of the post is only 3" and the welded section is 3.5" and I want to use this post. I will be installing new bunks of which I can place wherever I need to-was thinking even with the end of the trailer or even slightly rearward.
I am going to paint my boat trailer in the near future and will be using Rustoleum 7000 series galvanized paint. It is a Shoreliner from 1982 and the galvanization appears to be all original.
I have been getting conflicting info on the interwebs (what a surprise lol) and need advice from the braintrust.
On the Rustoleum website (and on the can itself) it says 'excellent adhesion to galvanized metal' implying that I do not need to prime the trailer. I have read that you power wash the trailer with dish soap and water and then clean the "white rust" with vinegar. I have also read that you need to do all of the above and then prime it afterwards. So which is it?
Also, I have read that it is brush on only, but also have read that it can be rolled on. I would prefer rolling it on (on the tongue at least) so you don't see any brush marks.
Pic of the boat...the white section is where I had the tongue extended and the white is self-etching primer of which I will re-apply when it comes time to paint.
And since we're on the subject of my hole in the water, would it matter if the ***-end of the boat (transom) be 6" forward of the edge of the trailer? Reason I ask is, the winch post (as seen in the pic above) needs to go in front of the welded section as the width of the post is only 3" and the welded section is 3.5" and I want to use this post. I will be installing new bunks of which I can place wherever I need to-was thinking even with the end of the trailer or even slightly rearward.