Repainting Horse Trailer Roof

Spray or paint the roof with an rv roof coating.

Repainting horse trailer roof.

I just purchased a used horse trailer from my friend. This will help water run off the roof of your trailer and keep the inside dry. We have now. Painting a fiberglass rv is at first labor intensive as you prep the exterior for priming and painting.

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. A gallon of ospho will be more than enough. You ll need a few days to finish the job. But that is not necessarily a bad thing.

Once that step has been completed spraying on primer and paint is a straightforward process. The basic list of work needed is pretty long and includes new floor new side light straighten mud guards straight warning triangles sort out failing bodywork near wheels where it is going soft slightly re paint remove top rooflight and make watertight water pours in there and has probably caused all the rotting issues repair trim. 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. In fact repainting a rusted utility trailer every few years will extend its life.

When you have to work on a budget sometimes you have to buy used. Step 2 clean the area to be repaired using soap and water. Repainting a horse trailer jun. I was toying with the idea fixing the minor rust spots and repaint it.

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. While it is mechanically fine and passed inspection it is a little bit sanford and son in appearance. Sanded the roof primed and painted with white.

Repairs will need to cure and the primer and paint must dry between steps. 2 2009 02 20 pm. 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.