Repainting Horse Trailer Roof

The key to a successful paint job is to remove as much of the rust as possible before painting.

Repainting horse trailer roof.

You ll need a few days to finish the job. We have now. While it is mechanically fine and passed inspection it is a little bit sanford and son in appearance. Repairs will need to cure and the primer and paint must dry between steps.

Sanded the roof primed and painted with white. I was toying with the idea fixing the minor rust spots and repaint it. But that is not necessarily a bad thing. 2 2009 02 20 pm.

Examine the roof for any cracks or breaks paying special attention to the areas around vents and seams. Determine the location of your trailer s roof leak by checking for stains inside the horse area or wet spots on carpeting or walls in the dressing area. A gallon of ospho will be more than enough. You just have to rework some things.

This will help water run off the roof of your trailer and keep the inside dry. I just purchased a used horse trailer from my friend. Step 2 clean the area to be repaired using soap and water. Just pour it into a handheld spray bottle and spray down the newly sanded surfaces liberally with ospho give it a day to dry then paint.

Paint or wrap a old enclosed trailer a good buff after removing the lettering may bring the color back to hide the marks but a vinyl wrap is probably the cheapest and easiest way to go. When you have to work on a budget sometimes you have to buy used. Spray or paint the roof with an rv roof coating. I bought my trailer for 600 put about 2k into it with paint new brakes and a little welding and ended up selling it for 3500.

Repainting a horse trailer jun. You may also want to seal off the rusty area with a commercial rust sealer before applying the paint so that rust doesn t return in that spot. Painting a fiberglass rv is at first labor intensive as you prep the exterior for priming and painting.