See Our Progress!

The metal supports of undercarriage had rusted through the years and the floor was badly damaged from chainsaw fluid, Grease spills and Organic Fertilizers used in my Landscape Business. You do NOT want to know what 8 years of organic fertilizer baking in hot sun of trailer smells like! Whew! We used metal brushes to remove rust and treated with POR-15 which has a label that states DO NOT GET ON SKIN...so, 3 WEEKS after getting it on my hands, it was still there! Lesson learned- gloves next time! We covered the bottom of undercarriage with a rigid plastic (no driving over boulders anymore, darnit!) and insulated floor before putting in new floorboards.

We started the exterior by removing the vinyl wrap I had put on for when my trailer was used in my Landscape Contracting business. MAN O PETE was that a difficult thigs to do! And what a mess, too! After the wrap removal was done, we moved the trailer under our carport roof. We built a robotic trailer mover from an electric wheelchair, to help our friend pull it by hand into its parking place! We are both pretty proud of our little robot! Once parked under the carport roof, we tackled the side panels. There was a good bit of corrosion under the aluminum sides that had to be removed and treated to prevent further issues. With all of the blemishes leftover, we decided to paint, which was quite a job on its own! The aluminum had a powder coated factory installed finish that had to be striped and prepped for the painting project. We had to remove nearly 400 screws along the aluminum panels to do the job properly! We used a metal primer and after nearly 3 months of highly charged discussi...