"Gary Warner" wrote in message
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I stopped by a local autobody shop for an estimate and it seemed high.

I had a trailer painted several years ago. Single axel, 18 foot boat. I
had it all stripped of everything and had brought it straight from the
sandblaster.

If I recall correctly, it cost me $800.

The problem with painting a boat trailer is that you need to get good
coverage on the top, sides and bottom. There is a tremendous amount of
overspray/waste. Unless you can stand it on edge or flip it over you have
to paint from the bottom up.

I was seriously considering buying the equipment and doing it myself, but I
figured that once I made an enclosure so that I didn't paint the neighbors
cars in the process, bought a compressor and spray gun, a set of coveralls
that would surely get covered in paint, etc. etc. I might not be much money
ahead.

Besides, it was getting to be the end of boating season and I needed to get
the boat back on the trailer.

Rod