making old cattle trailer look better?

mmidlam · Sep 3, 2014

What is the minimal needed? I think hit with a wire brush to knock off loose rust. then rust treatment that turns rust black and paint.

M Nut · Sep 3, 2014

It can be done.......but just analyze what all needs to be done before you start the project. A couple of years ago I had one in poor condition that sold quickly for $1,000. I turned around and bought a new one for $4,000 so I essentially had $3,000 in a brand new one. My neighbor had one in similar shape to my poor one and decided to fix it up. One thing led to another in that process, and when finally he was done, he had more in his 30 year old one than I did in my brand new one.

DoubleR · Sep 3, 2014

I had one like that. I painted it every other year, Ford Gray. I paid two hundred for it, used it for about 12 years. It seemed like I was always working on it. Last Fall I brought a new Corn-Pro and sold the old one in one day on Craig's List for 1200.

RalphWD45 · Sep 3, 2014

mmidlam! as I am sure you already know, frame and axels, are the most important components, next to floor. We must constantly fight the effects of urine, on the frame and floor.

notjustair · Sep 3, 2014

I have an old bumper pull I don't use much. I roughed it up with 180 grit and sprayed it with Van Sickle Ford blue. I didn't even add hardener. I think I thinned it with naphtha. It is in the back corner of the shed so it should look nice for as long as I've got it.

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