Tank “Back in the Saddle Again”
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So, when we bought the boat it was beautiful, like over the top nice. So nice I didn’t even want to use it (joking, kinda). One thing that wasn’t so great was the trailer. It’s a 99 pacific steel trailer custom built for the boat. It’s never been in the salt so it’s actually structurally in good shape. I thought at first I wanted to have a myco or CTS or Evolution aluminum made but then nearly threw up when I saw the quotes. And the custom trailer place we use wanted nearly that much to fully restore the pacific. I put new disc brakes and tires in it for the tow out. I figure at this point I’ll just keep it without spending too much money on it, because it’s going in the ocean. Three weeks ago had a bunk break so I just had them put all
new bunks on. Figure with dunking in the salt I’ll get 4-5 years out of it like I did my last steel trailer I used in the ocean.
so, the point of this post. The paint was chalky and that bothered me. I deep dive into YouTube and discovered two ways to deal with it. One is a cutter type wax for single stage paints. The other is burnt linseed oil.
I did the cutter on one fender and I gotta say, it’s work. But came out pretty good.
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then I used linseed oil on the other fender. A lot easier but I’m guessing won’t last as long. But man it looked good so I just did the whole trailer in it. lol. We’ll see which fender lasts longer.
surprisingly the linseed oil
doesnt leave an oily residue. It dries which kinda surprised me.
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new bunks on. Figure with dunking in the salt I’ll get 4-5 years out of it like I did my last steel trailer I used in the ocean.
so, the point of this post. The paint was chalky and that bothered me. I deep dive into YouTube and discovered two ways to deal with it. One is a cutter type wax for single stage paints. The other is burnt linseed oil.
I did the cutter on one fender and I gotta say, it’s work. But came out pretty good.
![](https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.offshoreonly.com-vbulletin/2000x1504/img_6784_f8829cbf8ec9f783fa02a01cb14d106325d5573f.jpeg)
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then I used linseed oil on the other fender. A lot easier but I’m guessing won’t last as long. But man it looked good so I just did the whole trailer in it. lol. We’ll see which fender lasts longer.
surprisingly the linseed oil
doesnt leave an oily residue. It dries which kinda surprised me.
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Wow looks good!! You did the whole trailer in Linseed oil?
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Longer lasting version of what you did with the Linseed oil.
https://www.vicegripgarage.com/produ...tina-preserver
https://www.vicegripgarage.com/produ...tina-preserver
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Longer lasting version of what you did with the Linseed oil.
https://www.vicegripgarage.com/produ...tina-preserver
https://www.vicegripgarage.com/produ...tina-preserver
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Believe it or not the oil will help protect it from the salt water as well. Just reapply it after three or four dunks and with a fresh water rinse and you will be surprised.
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That’s kinda what I was thinking / hoping. Last steel trailer I had that started to chalk Up I used lithium spray grease to coat it. Worked good for extending the paint life a couple years.
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added a little bling to RWTD courtesy of Lip-Ship. Thanks Marissa and Phil.
always love the custom cigarette keys they sell. I’ve had them on all our cigs. The look and feel is fantastic. It’s the little things!!
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