1940 Chevrolet Expedition Trailer
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Titanpat57
Expedition Leader
Love that pic out on the beach Mr. Leary
That is the true spirit of a smaller trailer platform
:victory:
Pat
That is the true spirit of a smaller trailer platform
:victory:
Pat
Mr. Leary
Glamping Excursionaire
I have been stuck between the ideas of a single purpose camping trailer and a multi-use trailer. This seems to be the best I can come up with...
The picture is near the spot where I asked The_Mrs. to marry me...
Thank you for the kind words.
jsmarine
Adventurer
If you remember my little trailer, I had painted it with Rustoleum (sp?) enamel paint. Cheap and easy, bought it at Home Depot, and I applied it with brushes and small rollers. The finish turned out pretty good for an old trailer. You could probably buy the silver color and white and try mixing them in tiny batches to match your trucks color which is a very light silver color correct?
EDIT: They also sell it in spray cans as well, but that could get expensive. I ended up using to 1/4 gallon cans and a couple spray cans in the same color. I used the spray cans in hard to reach areas where I would just end up globing on the paint if I tried to brush it on.
Mr. Leary
Glamping Excursionaire
Maybe. I might do with that route. Its just really hard mixing paint when you are color blind... 
I need to get a couple quotes from paint shops and see what they can do for me. I may get some more herculiner for the floor of the trailer, just to help keep stuff from getting slippery. That wouldn't leave too much area to cover, but they will probably still charge a pretty penny.
Ugh. Why is everything so expensive?
I need to get a couple quotes from paint shops and see what they can do for me. I may get some more herculiner for the floor of the trailer, just to help keep stuff from getting slippery. That wouldn't leave too much area to cover, but they will probably still charge a pretty penny.
Ugh. Why is everything so expensive?
jeepdreamer
Expedition Leader
Just a thought...
Like the build. Wanted to add that if you can find (get the Mrs's to help!) a color that is real close to what you want you can usually get the store (Depot or LOWes...whatever) to mix it for you. Depending on the color, just pick out some of their "Industrial Enamal" paint and they can usually adjust it. They don't always like to since house paint is usually acrylic and less hassle for them but they will if you ask nice.Usually.
The other thing about Enamal paint is drying time is MUCH,MUCH longer than other types. So you either need to have a "clean room" to paint it in (unless you want a 3D/textured with bugs paintjob) or find some accelerator(?) or whatever the technical term is for the stuff that makes it cure faster?
Hope that helps...
Like the build. Wanted to add that if you can find (get the Mrs's to help!) a color that is real close to what you want you can usually get the store (Depot or LOWes...whatever) to mix it for you. Depending on the color, just pick out some of their "Industrial Enamal" paint and they can usually adjust it. They don't always like to since house paint is usually acrylic and less hassle for them but they will if you ask nice.Usually.
The other thing about Enamal paint is drying time is MUCH,MUCH longer than other types. So you either need to have a "clean room" to paint it in (unless you want a 3D/textured with bugs paintjob) or find some accelerator(?) or whatever the technical term is for the stuff that makes it cure faster?
Hope that helps...
I smell a "Princess Bride" themed wedding. We shall call you farm boy, Tom will ask if anyone wants a peanut, and I will drunkenly seek vengeance for my father's death. You and your princess shall drive off into the sunset, conquering the fire swamp, naturally using your snorkel, and kill many ROUSs with your unmatched arsenal.
My opinion and only that. Leary, Its a trailer being pulled behind a truck with aggressive tires. This means rocks will pelt WHATEVER paint job you give it. Do yourself a favor and just buy WHATEVER color rustoleum that floats you or The. Mrs's goat and just stick with that. This will give you the option of pulling into any Home Depot to pick up some new paint for touch up. No sense in spending tons of money on a custom color having a paint shop spray it on, only to have to go back to get it re sprayed because they spray the junk so thin anyways. I noticed JSMarine's trailer's paint was super thick. Thats pretty much what you need... up until it starts breaking.
Kacy and I are talking about an Adventure move now, btw.... Colorado and Utah are at the top of the list.
My opinion and only that. Leary, Its a trailer being pulled behind a truck with aggressive tires. This means rocks will pelt WHATEVER paint job you give it. Do yourself a favor and just buy WHATEVER color rustoleum that floats you or The. Mrs's goat and just stick with that. This will give you the option of pulling into any Home Depot to pick up some new paint for touch up. No sense in spending tons of money on a custom color having a paint shop spray it on, only to have to go back to get it re sprayed because they spray the junk so thin anyways. I noticed JSMarine's trailer's paint was super thick. Thats pretty much what you need... up until it starts breaking.
Kacy and I are talking about an Adventure move now, btw.... Colorado and Utah are at the top of the list.
jsmarine
Adventurer
Yep, my paint was thick, several coats and it certainly did take a long time to cure. I also agree, just get the sliver Rustoleum paint at home depot, and a couple of spray cans for touch up. Then do the fenders (the outside) in herculiner, (I bet you still have some left) and that will help protect them from any rocks your truck launches at the trailer. I think it would look pretty cool too since you have black fender flares on your truck, it would match.
Titanpat57
Expedition Leader
I second the silver Rustoleum.
I put it on my first trailer and plan on using it on the second. I sprayed it over FRP that was primed with plastic primer...and it looked great! (like a Coors Light can with a RTT..lol) and matched the vehicle very well at the time. Before I sold the old one, it matched up well with the new 4runner as well...so no sense fixin' it if it ain't broke! Seemed to be hold up well, and was easy enough to apply. The silver is pretty thin right out of the can so no thinning was needed. I applied it with an HVLP.
Ace Hardeware also has some pretty serious polyurethane enamels that are very reasonably priced, and can be tinted to anything.
As always do a test spot for compatiblitiy, and the more you put into prep the more satisfaction you'll get out of the finish.
Good luck, Pat
I put it on my first trailer and plan on using it on the second. I sprayed it over FRP that was primed with plastic primer...and it looked great! (like a Coors Light can with a RTT..lol) and matched the vehicle very well at the time. Before I sold the old one, it matched up well with the new 4runner as well...so no sense fixin' it if it ain't broke! Seemed to be hold up well, and was easy enough to apply. The silver is pretty thin right out of the can so no thinning was needed. I applied it with an HVLP.
Ace Hardeware also has some pretty serious polyurethane enamels that are very reasonably priced, and can be tinted to anything.
As always do a test spot for compatiblitiy, and the more you put into prep the more satisfaction you'll get out of the finish.
Good luck, Pat
Backwoods Rambler
Explorer
Very cool seeing someone use something besides the old military trailers. :victory:
jeepdreamer
Expedition Leader
Token
Explorer
Personally I'd go silver with black fenders to match the truck.. I had a silver Rodeo a few years back.. Never really looked bad dirty and even when it did and I broke down, washed, waxed, polished to no end, you really couldn't tell it was any cleaner than before I started..
I had a White Firebird in College and that thing seemed to be a dirt and bug magnet.. Not as bad as the Black H3, but I still felt like I was always trying to clean it up..
I had a White Firebird in College and that thing seemed to be a dirt and bug magnet.. Not as bad as the Black H3, but I still felt like I was always trying to clean it up..
Titanpat57
Expedition Leader
You been paintin' this damn thing since April for crying out loud!!!
ok..all better..:ylsmoke:
How about going to like Ace where they can tint Rustoleum and see if they can make something close to the 4Runner.
The key is ..what color primer is under the top coat on the 4RNR?.,...that will be the difference between close or not. They can match the color on the truck, but if you put it over gray primer instead of say tan or white, the results will be different, and sometimes dramatically.
There is a paint code on the door jamb that tell..but sometimes it's located in the glovebox. If you call auto body supply house they should be able to hook a brutha up!