trailer paint & logos badly weathered, suggestions

Woodfin · 06-08-2017, 09:11 PM

Racers.

our 38-foot trailer is 2007 model, thus, 10 years in our Texas sun. In addition, I added large, 12-foot long "Team Woodfin" and "NHRA" logos. Both trailer paint and our logos are badly weathered. The decals are basically melted into the trailer skin. In order to remove the logos, it will require heating and scraping and will remove the trailer skin paint with it. Because the decals are huge it is not practical to remove them.

One idea was to buy and install a new set of logos that are slightly larger and cover over the old logos.

Another idea was to re-skin the trailer. Replacing the outer skin holds another advantage because the trailer has some "buggers" here and there.

Any other ideas or suggestions? Anyone re-skinned a trailer?

SSDiv6 · 06-09-2017, 12:05 AM

Vinyl wrap.

http://www.imaginesignworks.com/prod...cle-wraps.aspx

Keith 944 · 06-09-2017, 09:35 AM

Don't re-skin it, wrap it or paint it. You can fix any imperfections. I hate the paint on the panels I believe it is a synthetic enamel I may be wrong but either way it is thin and it sucks. Any decent automotive urethane w/hardner would be 100% better. My trailer is only 4 years old and I had to repair and spray the back door. Much better gloss and way easier to clean.

Mike Pearson · 06-09-2017, 11:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Keith 944

Don't re-skin it, wrap it or paint it. You can fix any imperfections. I hate the paint on the panels I believe it is a synthetic enamel I may be wrong but either way it is thin and it sucks. Any decent automotive urethane w/hardner would be 100% better. My trailer is only 4 years old and I had to repair and spray the back door. Much better gloss and way easier to clean.

I agree.

Tim Kish · 06-12-2017, 08:48 AM

Paint it, the Texas sun will smoke a wrap way before it destroys paint.

06-08-2017, 09:11 PM	#1
Woodfin Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Kilgore TX Posts: 523 Likes: 8 Liked 243 Times in 94 Posts	trailer paint & logos badly weathered, suggestions Racers. our 38-foot trailer is 2007 model, thus, 10 years in our Texas sun. In addition, I added large, 12-foot long "Team Woodfin" and "NHRA" logos. Both trailer paint and our logos are badly weathered. The decals are basically melted into the trailer skin. In order to remove the logos, it will require heating and scraping and will remove the trailer skin paint with it. Because the decals are huge it is not practical to remove them. One idea was to buy and install a new set of logos that are slightly larger and cover over the old logos. Another idea was to re-skin the trailer. Replacing the outer skin holds another advantage because the trailer has some "buggers" here and there. Any other ideas or suggestions? Anyone re-skinned a trailer?

06-09-2017, 12:05 AM	#2
SSDiv6 VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Glendale, Arizona Posts: 3,036 Likes: 711 Liked 1,538 Times in 575 Posts	Re: trailer paint & logos badly weathered, suggestions Vinyl wrap. http://www.imaginesignworks.com/prod...cle-wraps.aspx

06-09-2017, 09:35 AM	#3
Keith 944 VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Dela-where? Posts: 2,192 Likes: 1,159 Liked 1,874 Times in 576 Posts	Re: trailer paint & logos badly weathered, suggestions Don't re-skin it, wrap it or paint it. You can fix any imperfections. I hate the paint on the panels I believe it is a synthetic enamel I may be wrong but either way it is thin and it sucks. Any decent automotive urethane w/hardner would be 100% better. My trailer is only 4 years old and I had to repair and spray the back door. Much better gloss and way easier to clean. __________________ KEITH MAYERS 2-1/2 X somebody Still many X nobody

06-12-2017, 08:48 AM	#5
Tim Kish Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Kalamazoo, MI Posts: 281 Likes: 2 Liked 11 Times in 4 Posts	Re: trailer paint & logos badly weathered, suggestions Paint it, the Texas sun will smoke a wrap way before it destroys paint. __________________ Tim Kish 3032 SS/GS