Whats the best thing to remove and treat the white powdery corrosion on gal trailers.
Whats the best thing to remove and treat the white powdery corrosion on gal trailers.
dont remove it that's what protects your trailer. oil over the top be it lanolin or diesel or whatever fancy product on the market . good old fish oil, is as good as any . i use one of those cheap pump up garden spray sets to apply saves the back.do it a couple of times a yearfor best results.
G'day
As above, It's the natural breakdown of the galvanizing. If anything, coat over with what's been mentioned, or coat with tectyl 506.
Dave
G'day,
Ditto the earlier comments with one reservation.
Salt water doesn't dissolve in cold water. You will move encrusted salt deposits but not all the salt. The oxidation you can see on the outside is nothing compared to what is going on inside.
Therefore wash with hot water and soap. A pressure sprayer with a detergent canister is best and easiest. I can't recommend a brand and model. Others might.
Do not coat your trailer with an oil that is not edible and even then use sparingly. Lubricating oils pollute waterways and make ramps slippery and dangerous for other users. I'm not sure about Tectyl. Don't know enough about it.
Regards,
White Pointer
tectyl 506 has been on my new trailer for 2 years now & no rust! also it dries so no need to worry about pollution.
buy it in a 4 liter tin & save some $$. i give it a good coat every 6 months.
ron.
reels screamin aboard Hyper- Active
I have used penetrol, it dries to a hard finish after it has soaked-in.
I flood the internal sections of the trailer with fisholene/diesel/sump oil.
Might get few more years out the trailer.
where did you source it from Croc...cheapest place to get it in bulk?
Boat: Seafarer Vagabond
Live: Great South East....love Moreton Bay fishing
I bought penetrol in a 1 litre tin from the hardware store, only used half to do the back half of a trailer for a 4.3m boat so that was OK.
I have nowhere to store drums anyway.
Try this http://www.floodaustralia.net/postcode.php they seem to be the distributors.
I just had my trailer done by a rust proofing place. He did it for a few beers because I got my car done at the same time. Best way to describe it is a browny waxy type of stuff. He said he has had success with it in the past. Anyone know what it could be???
I'm not sure how well it will work but for a small outlay of a couple of six packs I figure it was worth it if it slows the corrosion down even for a short time....
Shane
Can't see how this would make any difference when the runoff - carrying oil - from most streets goes into the stormwater.Originally Posted by White Pointer
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