spent some of today..

XLR8R

XLR8R

exhalted master of his nuts
...priming and spray bombing my car trailer. I was too lazy to actually sand it...but I figure it gets beat on fairly hard, so no biggie. so it is all black again, gonna put new board on her right after I get em stained. I bought pressure treated wood, so lets hope it is a good choice.
Next I have to change the cable on my winch...it is frayed a little and that sucks when you jam your finger with it. :(
I would post a pic, but really...whats the point? "D"D
 
mmmmmm presure treated....did that on my lil wallymart cheepy trailer that ive reinforced with a steel plate floor (hauled over 2000lbs on it)...as for the wich well you can wrap it with a layer of ducttape if your desperate
 
xlr8r said:
pressure treated wood
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Staining it should be alright. I know that stuff is almost like ice when there's a thin layer of frost on it without any treatment :doubt:
 
I thought I would put some of those contact strips down on the boards that are driven over, just to give it some better grip, for me and the cars.
 
I think I will leave a small portion of space in between the boards to allow for some drippage. The guy before didn't and I think that is why the boards rotted out. :(
 
Whenever dad would drag home a new flatbed my job was mopping on a few coats of boiled linseed oil to swell and strenghten the decking. You could get a nail stuck in there so bad you had to break it off to remove it. If you painted it with an oil base on both sides and then glued your traction strips on it would last forever. And a small gap between boards is a must. My 2 axle gets enough old hydraulic /tranny / engine oil on it that I dont need to do much else. And what seeps through helps with dust control.
 
A good oil base paint is better than stain IMHO. My boss has built several snowmoblie trailers with plywood floors, them seem to hold up quite well with a good coat of paint. The first one he built is well over 10 years old with the same floor and it's always outside.
 
Beep, the stuff I plan on using is a water based stain that gaurantees to hold up a minimum of 5 years before a re-coat is needed. It is for decks, and it ain't cheap. :( I do, however, have some left over from doing the deck!
Thanks for the input, Ho! Good advice!
 
ahh do like us farm peoples.

Grab some used motor oil and mop her down onto the wood every fall and she shall be good for years. My dads trailer has held up for 15 years... and just replacing boards now ...
 
got a little guy to drag behind the Dynasty instead of driving the ramcharger for bulky items :) . And yeah I vote gap between the boards!
 
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