Professionally Repainting a Trailer? Ocala, FL recommendations too.

[Justmyluck]

I have a 30 year old 2 horse straight load TB height steel Snoop trailer that is in fantastic condition. I just converted all of the surface rust and wire brushed it and the metal looks brand new. I was going to paint it myself but am beginning to think that due to my lack of time and the fact that with school my time is ridiculously valuable that I may just pay to have it sandblasted and professionally painted. Anyone ever have their trailer redone and what did it it cost you?

For those in central, FL any recommendations as to who to use?

[Beverley]

I’ve never had trouble finding a decent place (Virginia/MD and Utah). The last paint job here in Utah, I found a Maaco that had a bay big enough to accommodate a trailer. I took it to them scrupulously clean and they so enjoyed doing it (two tone) that they actually decided to individually paint the little escape door hinges in the two tone pattern, just for fun. This was probably 10 years ago now, and I paid something like $400-500 if memory serves.

[clanter]

Out of curiosity I had contacted the manufacturer of our trailer, talked with them some and arranged a “quality control” experiment.

It was about this time of the year so they were slow, no orders and it was decided they would run the trailer through the plant backwards starting at the finish, disassemble the trailer, sand blast the steel to bare, the run it back through the plant replacing worn parts as needed… $1,500… trailer was painted in the latest paint scheme, could not tell the difference between the seven year old trailer and the new trailers

[Inese]

Years ago, I had a 12 foot steel stock trailer repainted. It was done by a guy who paints tractors, and it was their first horse trailer job.

Painting was done well, with some prep on rust spots. My only complaint was that the oil-based equipment paint smelled for weeks and weeks after I got the trailer back.

I think the paint smell took 6 months to finally go away, even though the trailer was parked outside in the rain/sleet/snow that fall…

[Inese]

Years ago, I had a 12 foot steel stock trailer repainted. It was done by a guy who paints tractors, and it was their first horse trailer job.

Painting was done well, with some prep on rust spots. My only complaint was that the oil-based equipment paint smelled for weeks and weeks after I got the trailer back.

I think the paint smell took 6 months to finally go away, even though the trailer was parked outside in the rain/sleet/snow that fall…