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I have a Snipe trailer that is looking "shabby".
Whilst it is galvanised, it is looking tired.
Is there any point painting it with say smooth hamerite or is it best left
as bare galvanising?
Thanks
Garry


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I too have a Snipe boat trailer in similar condition and would be interested
to hear if there would be any benefit to painting it.
Smudge
"GaryG" wrote in message
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I have a Snipe trailer that is looking "shabby".
Whilst it is galvanised, it is looking tired.
Is there any point painting it with say smooth hamerite or is it best left
as bare galvanising?
Thanks
Garry




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"GaryG" wrote in message
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I have a Snipe trailer that is looking "shabby".
Whilst it is galvanised, it is looking tired.
Is there any point painting it with say smooth hamerite or is it best left
as bare galvanising?
Thanks
Garry

Galv does not take paint well. You need a special micaceous primer, little

else will grip galv, all paints eventually peel off, even if properly
primed.
The only other alternative is to strip the trailer down and have it hot
dipped galvanised. London Galvanising are just one company who will do this.


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Seaace
 
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Default paint old Snipe trailer???

I had the same, I used a rotary cup brush on my angle grinder to clean up
the metal, then I hand painted it with Galvofroid (cold galvanising paint)
and finished it with an aluminium paint - good as new!
John

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"GaryG" wrote in message
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I have a Snipe trailer that is looking "shabby".
Whilst it is galvanised, it is looking tired.
Is there any point painting it with say smooth hamerite or is it best

left
as bare galvanising?
Thanks
Garry

Galv does not take paint well. You need a special micaceous primer,

little
else will grip galv, all paints eventually peel off, even if properly
primed.
The only other alternative is to strip the trailer down and have it hot
dipped galvanised. London Galvanising are just one company who will do

this.




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GaryG
 
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Tracked it down on Google GalvAfroid.
Thanks
Garry


"Seaace" wrote in message
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I had the same, I used a rotary cup brush on my angle grinder to clean up
the metal, then I hand painted it with Galvofroid (cold galvanising paint)
and finished it with an aluminium paint - good as new!
John

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"GaryG" wrote in message
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I have a Snipe trailer that is looking "shabby".
Whilst it is galvanised, it is looking tired.
Is there any point painting it with say smooth hamerite or is it best

left
as bare galvanising?
Thanks
Garry

Galv does not take paint well. You need a special micaceous primer,

little
else will grip galv, all paints eventually peel off, even if properly
primed.
The only other alternative is to strip the trailer down and have it hot
dipped galvanised. London Galvanising are just one company who will do

this.








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Seaace
 
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Default paint old Snipe trailer???

Sorry I spelt it incorrectly! It's expensive stuff but still a
cheaper/easier alternative. Make sure you let the coats dry properly before
overcoating.

John

"GaryG" wrote in message
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Tracked it down on Google GalvAfroid.
Thanks
Garry


"Seaace" wrote in message
...
I had the same, I used a rotary cup brush on my angle grinder to clean

up
the metal, then I hand painted it with Galvofroid (cold galvanising

paint)
and finished it with an aluminium paint - good as new!
John

"roddytoo" wrote in message
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"GaryG" wrote in message
...
I have a Snipe trailer that is looking "shabby".
Whilst it is galvanised, it is looking tired.
Is there any point painting it with say smooth hamerite or is it

best
left
as bare galvanising?
Thanks
Garry

Galv does not take paint well. You need a special micaceous primer,

little
else will grip galv, all paints eventually peel off, even if properly
primed.
The only other alternative is to strip the trailer down and have it

hot
dipped galvanised. London Galvanising are just one company who will do

this.








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