Cobra Cosmetics II: How to Refinish?

Chris Reed wrote:
I think the problem with shingles (or the UK equivalent) is finding
nails which will hold up to trailering along farm tracks. Would the
modern equivalent of corrugated iron roofing be better?

The modern equivalent of corrugated iron is ...corrugated iron. It's a
traditional cladding material in Oz (not just roofing) and is used for
almost everything once you leave the cities.

I've seen a number of glider trailers clad in it and it seems quite
effective. Just tricky to seal at the ends.

They did use pop rivets though instead of the normal, all-purpose, rural
fasteners - roofing nails, fencing wire and binder twine.

GC

I painted my trailer with two part white epoxy paint. It left a
beautiful finish and is just about bullet proof. Costs about $100 for
2 gallons (one each part A and part B). Two gallons did it.

You can find it at high end paint only stores (not Menards, Home Depot,
etc). I used Benjamin Moore "Polyamide Epoxy". It is tintable so you
can get any color your heart desires.

Enjoy, John

ContestID67 wrote:
I painted my trailer with two part white epoxy paint. It left a
beautiful finish and is just about bullet proof. Costs about $100 for
2 gallons (one each part A and part B). Two gallons did it.

You can find it at high end paint only stores (not Menards, Home Depot,
etc). I used Benjamin Moore "Polyamide Epoxy". It is tintable so you
can get any color your heart desires.


Spray or (gasp) roller or (groan) brush?

Serious question, actually. I'm intrigued at the ingenious solutions
revealed in this thread, the "shingles and roofing nails" contribution
notwithstanding. I'm afraid that I, too, occasionally fall victim to
the notion that if something for the glider rig doesn't cost a fortune
and/or involve exhorbitant amounts of effort and skill, it can't be
worth very much (see the ongoing "Quiet Vent" thread for further
discussion of this).

Chip Bearden
ASW 24 "JB"