Slather it in Rust Mort. Prime with zinc chromate. Paint the color of your
choice.

Even easier, prime with Rustoleum rusty metal primer and paint with
Rustoleum color of your choice.

Bob Swarts

"Courtney Thomas" wrote in message
...
Looking for the simplest, least expensive way to rust inhibit and refinish
a [steel] sailboat trailer, after rust descaling.

If it matters, I'm thinking of doing this incrementally. It's 45' long.

Gratefully,

Courtney
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s/v Mutiny
Rhodes Bounty II
lying Oriental, NC
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