Teardrops n Tiny Travel Trailers

Called Rhino Lining dealer - says Rhino Lining would be great for under coating the trailers. All that was needed for prep was a good sanding job and an application of auto primer. I think I would like to do the entire outside and inside of the trailer I am considering making. As an ex Ag teacher, I can see kids hauling show lambs and goats in these little trailers. So - I'd want to be able to wash my trailer out if I were to ever haul any animals.

westexan

How much would that cost? Would the surface be smooth or textured?

West, did you check out Durabak?

www.durabakcompany.com

Also do a search for Durabak here. There was a lengthy thread about it awhile back.

westexan wrote:All that was needed for prep was a good sanding job and an application of auto primer.

Beware - this sounds like the general instructions for preparing bare metal, not wood - and there is a difference.

If you spray auto primer onto bare wood/ply, the primer soaks a long way in and you get wood that's partly primer-colored. Spraying enough primer to get a surface that looks like primer sprayed onto metal would take gallons and gallons of primer and a lot of coats.

I'm not saying this won't work - just that it would be nice to know if the guy had sprayed wood surfaces before.

Andrew

I am lucky to have a nephew in the Line-X business. He tipped my little woody up on end in his shop, shot the bottom of the tongue box, wooden fenders and entire bottom including suspension, with black Line-X. It works great and I am certain it would pass "the float test" if I had guts enough to back it down a boat ramp. The only drawback that I can see is that it added unexpected weight to a teardrop that I had hoped to be very light weight. Oh well, beggers can't be choosers and I would do it again in a heartbeat. I have done a number of 'trade-off' carpentry projects in his shop, so I guess we are about even. I have no idea what the spray-on job would have cost, but I suspect about 3 or 4 hundred bucks.

Roly, sweltering in 100 degree temps inland in So Calif.

westexan,

There is a product called Herculiner. That comes in gallon kits for around $100 per gallon. You can brush it on or the kit comes with a roller.

This is the product I plan to use on my trailer frame and underfloor.

If you are going to use any kind of automotive paint product on wood you need to seal the wood with a good Sanding Sealer first to seal the pores in the wood. This will help keep the paint from soaking into the wood. It's an inexspensive first coat for your finish.

Mike

Just remember to wear gloves when using Herculiner. And take them off before using the restroom!

Thanks guys! I appreciate the in put. I really like the td concept for camping, but can also see other advantages these little trailers offer IF they can be thoroughly water proofedl Has anyone made a house boat out of a td? I can see one on a pontoon under a canopy!
westexan