How does Herculiner hold up in a inclosed trailer?
Trailer floor coating
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Carpet is the only way to go
Not a great pic but you can see the carpet up 2 feet on each side on all ramps also. Works great. no phoney plastic runners. dry it out with a bullet heater.
Not a great pic but you can see the carpet up 2 feet on each side on all ramps also. Works great. no phoney plastic runners. dry it out with a bullet heater.
I am also using indoor outdoor carpet. It is way better then Rhino lining. i had it in my last trailer and it is very sick when u have and snow on it. Plus when the sleds thaw out it turns to a big sheet of ice because there is no where for the water to go.
I had carpet in my trailer but it would stay wet in there mold started to grow on the ceiling. Had to pull it out, I live in Oregon so there is not much sun to dry things out in the winter. I'm still trying to figure out what to use on the floor now.
Floor Cover
Anyone tried the epoxy garage floor paint with the chips?
Anyone tried the epoxy garage floor paint with the chips?
Trailer Floor
I just got off the phone with a Hirshfield's commercail rep. and he is recommending clear Urethane Spar varnish semi gloss with anti skid added.
Commenst? Anyone experienced in this?
Can urethane paint be applied with a roller like the varnish can?
I just got off the phone with a Hirshfield's commercail rep. and he is recommending clear Urethane Spar varnish semi gloss with anti skid added.
Commenst? Anyone experienced in this?
Can urethane paint be applied with a roller like the varnish can?
I talked about that with my local paint expert. Although, I had inquired about a standard trailer, not enclosed, he advised that epoxy doesn't expand or contract so in temperature extremes it tends to check and/or split. I'm sure it wouldn't be as bad in an enclosed trailer.
I wound up putting polyurethane paint on my trailer deck for my 3 place SledBed. I put it on with a short nap roller. It worked great. It went on easy as can be. Although it takes a while to dry.
I think that the best solution is the spray on bedliner like Line-X. Its expensive, but from the people I've talked to, they claim its worth it.
I'd say go with spray on bedliner if you can cost justify it. If not, the urethane or polyurethane would be the second choice.
Rick
I wound up putting polyurethane paint on my trailer deck for my 3 place SledBed. I put it on with a short nap roller. It worked great. It went on easy as can be. Although it takes a while to dry.
I think that the best solution is the spray on bedliner like Line-X. Its expensive, but from the people I've talked to, they claim its worth it.
I'd say go with spray on bedliner if you can cost justify it. If not, the urethane or polyurethane would be the second choice.
Rick
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robertyoke
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I used the DupliColor brand do it yourself bed liner. looked good but didnt last the carbides cut right through it, by the end of the season the track had tore alot of it up as well.
I'm suprised that the outdoor carpet can hold up to the carbides and tracks, might have to try it.
Garage Floor paint
I used it in my trailer worked good put grit in it so its not slippery when wet but it still comes off but for a 100 vs 1500 for rhino liner. The best is in my opinion and if you buy a new trailer you can move it. It allows water to drain and will with hold carbides.
http://www.racedeck.com/freeflow.html
I used it in my trailer worked good put grit in it so its not slippery when wet but it still comes off but for a 100 vs 1500 for rhino liner. The best is in my opinion and if you buy a new trailer you can move it. It allows water to drain and will with hold carbides.
http://www.racedeck.com/freeflow.html
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towngrunt
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I put 2 heavy coats of porch and floor paint on my trailer(used 4 gallons on a 20' enclosed). I have done alot of research on what finish to use and if I should install plastic ski guides. After seeing and talking to many people they said the plastic ski guides are very hard to keep screwed down. So I made my own ski slips out of the ski guide plastic material and they work great. You can purchase factory made ski slips fromSLP and others but they will only fit a standard ski. These that I made will work on a ski as wide as the Simmons Gen2's. This combo worked great for me.
x2 on the racedeck flooring. I use it in my 25' enclosed, works great. I used ATF to treat the wood then put the plastic flooring over the top. The stuff is bulletproof, but a little slippery. I use rubber mats under the tracks for transport just to keep them from sliding too much.
boiled linseed oil in my opinion is awesome. prevents minor scratching and seals the wood awesome. i would recomend guides though nothing is going to protect those carbides. Ive said it before but if you use paints or liners once you cut the surface mousture wuill get into the wood and its almost impossible to get out. use a good sealer or i recommend oil products then put guides over
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