Sealing trailer floor?

[putz]

I want to put Herculiner on the floor of my enclosed trailer. Does anyone know if I need to prime the plywood before rolling it on? If I do, does it need to be oil base? It sounds as if the prep work is important with this product, but I have not been able to locate any information that will help me.

Thanks

 

[LRD]

http://www.herculiner.com/instructions.html

"WOOD
If wood texture is rough, it may not require special
preparation. For best results, lightly sand wood surface
before applying HERCULINER. Some pressure-treated
woods may need priming. If in doubt, make a small test
application first. HERCULINER will bond to wolmanized
treated wood without priming."

From Herculiner website under additional instructions

Seems logical to me if you soak your floor with oil based sealer the Herculiner
will peal right off.

Good Luck

 

[Ryanlilly]

IMHO I wouldnt use herculiner. Its not the best product. Sure its cheaper then going with Line-X or a similar type product, but it doesn't hold up well.

I was in the spray in truck bed liners industry for 7 years, I used to have customers that wouldnt come in all the time un happy with herculiner and want it removed and redone due to it peeling.
I would have to turn them away, once its on nothing can be applied over it.

I have had line-x on my open trailer for 11 years and it still looks good.

 

[putz]

Ok, then maybe I better look at other options. Thanks for the input.

 

[Ryanlilly]

If you decide to use one of the spray in truck liner like rhino or line-x, I would go with line-x. Its a harder compound and your skags will slide better, if you can find a shop that applies SPI that is your best bet. Its the strongest stuff out there.

 

[jgd]

I have Line-x in my truck bed. Great stuff. Re. the open trailer; do you see any issues with wood being sealed up completely with the bed liner and not being able to breath?

If you decide to use one of the spray in truck liner like rhino or line-x, I would go with line-x. Its a harder compound and your skags will slide better, if you can find a shop that applies SPI that is your best bet. Its the strongest stuff out there.

 

[Ryanlilly]

I have Line-x in my truck bed. Great stuff. Re. the open trailer; do you see any issues with wood being sealed up completely with the bed liner and not being able to breath?

The underside is not coated, so its still breathable. In the past I have fully encased wood, but not sure how it would react over a long period of time.

When I was still in the industry I probably did the inside of about 30 enclosed trailers. Never had a problem with any of them, we did colors from time to time aswell, grey, red, brown, etc.

 

[WyoBoy1000]

Speedliner is a good one also but pretty sure it uses its own primer on wood and takes a little longer to cure, but holds up really good. You can mix in Kevlar with it and the carbides wont cut it. Don't use cheap stuff.

 

[allied1]

I put line-x on my enclosed trailer floor. It was new so no prep was done. It's been on for 7 months with lots of loading/unloading and still looks new. Zero problems with it and very easy to clean. No carbide cuts, peeling, nothing. I've had several different truck box liners in the past but line-x is what I put on everything now. That's why line-x went on my trailer. Not cheap but worth it.