Rhino line trailer instead of galvanize for salt??

I currently have a tandem painted trailer for my 99 SAN. We only have salt water to ride in, so I need to do something about the trailer. A new galvanized/aluminum trailer is something like $3000 and having the current trailer galvanized will also cost about $2500. If I can sell my trailer for $1700-$2000 then I would consider buying a new trailer. A friend of mine proposed another idea to our non-galvanized trailer problem...he suggested we take it to a place that does the spray-on bedliners and have them coat it in that stuff. He claimed that some of the big boats do that for their trailers. The only problem, I said, is that its made of square tubing and you can't spray all the way inside. Salt water would still get in and rust. So he said just weld it closed and then do it. He didn't know the exact price, but he was guessing it would maybe be around $500. Has anyone rhino-lined their trailer?? I found some posts where people said they knew someone who did it, but didn't say who it was or how well it worked out. How well would this work for salt water???

I think they tried something like this on the under side of cars a few years back. It doesn't work. The watter will get under the liner, and rust even worse. At least that is what happened to cars on salt roads.

It may decay a little more slowly than paint, but no way it will be anywhere close to the lifespan of galvanized.

LineX is also only as good as the guy spraying it, and moreso if you're looking for anti-corrosion. Galvanized trailers are stripped, sandblasted, and then dipped in a vat of boiling hot metal that evenly coats every exposed surface.

Once there's salt in the pores of the metal, rhino lining won't do any good. it'll continue to corrode (though more slowly) and within a short space of time the rhino lining will likely begin to come away.

I'd struggle on with what you have and just take good care of it or pony up for a galvanised trailer.

I was intrigued about your post because about 6 months ago I was going through the same issues. I decided to look at your profile to see why you do not have any fresh water around and I understand completely! I live in Navarre!!! I am just toughing it out like Brid Rider said. I am slowly putting money away for a new trailer that is either galvanized or aluminum.

Go aluminum if you go with something else.

You won't get more than $1200 for your used trailer. They are not a high commodity. I sold mine for a mere $500. It didn't even cover the wheels/tires/disc conversion/actuator I had refirbed it with.

(Message edited by olSkoolTige on February 08, 2008)