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Protecting Boat Trailer from Rust ??
I pay between 38 to $45 per hundred pounds depending on the type of
structure for galvanizing. If you are going to pay a shop to get it done, add the cost of transport to and from the galvanizer and sandblasting where required. I know nothing about color galvanizing. But just do it yourself! "Gary Warner" wrote in message ... "QLW" wrote in message ... Galvanizing will give you the best protection, especially if the trailer is going to be used in salt water. I even galvanize trailers or any other steel fabrications that are just going to be used around SW. The galvanizing tanks are @ 800 deg. F so your axles could not be dipped unless they are disassembled. Also holes must be drilled into closed tubes so that the zinc can get into and out of the tube and also to avoid an explosion in the hot tank. Call the galvanizer for all of the rules that have to be met before taking the trailer to the plant. It's not necessary to sand blast new metal but I do blast all of the welds just to insure that all of the flux is removed. I would not even consider painting a trailer that was going to be used in salt water!!! Now that I think about it, the axels can be unbolted. It was just their bracket that was welded on. So that's no big deal. I'm not sure if we will be using in salt water. Mostly we won't and if we had to we could always look for a hoist to launch the boat in salt. My Dad is paying for the trailer part of this. Is galvanizing much more $$ than painting?? I'm looking at $700 or so to paint it. Also, if it was going to be used in salt only very rarely and if we made a point of washing it well afterward is that OK? Or not a idea? (I realize OK is a subjective term...but you know what i mean.) Lastly - I've heard of Color Galvanization. Know anything about that? Is it dipped too? More money? My Thanks, Gary |
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