Can you paint a galvanized trailer?

What would happen? Anything?

Would the paint stick?

Would it help or hurt rust protection?

Would the galvanized metal no longer be.........galvanized?

So why am I asking this stupid question? I need a galvanized trailer because of saltwater use but I hate the way they look, so unfinished.

Any input?

Here I found this on a google search http://www.finishing.com/184/49.html

I would have guessed yes because it's like an electric-chemical process nto like some spray on coating.

There is a special way they do it. Here is a pic of my black galvanized trailer.

copycat.....

here is a better view

That's right Props to Gramps for doing it first!
He has the west coast connection I have the east coast connection!

Looks a lot better than this huh?

It's quit normal that a car is galvanized before it's painted.
So my guess will be, it can do no harm. Paint it!

Why would you want to paint it? It's just a trailer.

Oliver,

First you need a good Ecoat on the trailer, This is a kind of primer that seperates the paint from the galvinized surface (alows the paint to stick). Secondly, the best results would be to use a powdercoat but this needs to be baked on at a elevated temp.Some enamel pait can be substituted depending on what e caot you use. I used to work as an Engineer at Jonh Deeere and have seen a few boat trailers get run through our paint process after hours. This process was for heavy construction equipment.
Stop buy a body shop and talk to a pait tech. Paiting a trailer should be similar to painting car fenders, Hope this helps. TK