My latest project was refurbing my trailer. Bought it new in 2016 and it has been incredibly useful as mostly a utility trailer but also a track day tool. The deck was rotten in one place (painted regular plywood) but the frame was salvageable despite having some rust/scale.
Back when it was new and nice:
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Chinesium paint oxidized quickly and turned pink.
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This was a bit on the heavier side for the C5, but just had to take it slow.
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M3 putting in work too
Ok, damage report:
Bye Bye deck
The extent of the rust:
The insides of the tires were rough. Somehow outer sidewalls weren't so bad
The cost to buy/mount 2 new tires as well time to sand and repaint the old rims came out the same as brand new ones, so I picked up a set and will keep the old ones as spares.
As further rust prevention I painted the rims (also change up the color a bit from boring Trailer White).
Heavy wire wheel and needle scaler were essential for removing rust and scale. I also put in new hub seals and regreased the bearings since they were in good shape.
Primer and Black Gloss brushed on from Tractor Supply
That's as far as I am today. It has been a challenge getting the paint to dry with the very cold temps, but it's getting there when I run the heater for a bit. More to come.
