[Rhodes22-list] Fwd: FW: Rhodes 22 trailer - rusting

[Roger Pihlaja]

Bruce,

Regarding the axles:  Your best bet is to 1st take the trailer to a quarter
car wash.  Spray down the axle with an engine degreaser like GUNK tm.  Then
blast the tarry coating off the axle.  Warning: Keep the degreaser & high
pressure spray away from the bearings & seals.  You might want to mask them
off beforehand.   After you've degreased the axle, then give it a good
solvent wipe with acetone to get rid of the last of the tarry coating.
Lightly wire brush the rust away, wipe away the dust, & then prime the rust
spots with a product made by the Duro Corp. called EXTEND tm.  This product
will react with the iron oxide & convert it to a tough paintable coating.
After that, you can paint the axle with your favorite anti rust paint.  I
like the Rust-O-Leum flat or gloss black paints.

Regarding the leak springs:  It's pretty tough to keep a galvanized coating
or any of the zinc-rich paints on a component like a leaf spring because of
the large degree of flexing.  I prefer to use a spray-on rubberized
undercoating.  I also like to blast the salt & crud off the springs
frequently, like after every use.  This would be particularly true if you
are using the trailer in salt water.

Roger Pihlaja
S/V Dynamic Equilibrium


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From: <bgreenwald@optonline.net>
To: <rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org>
Sent: Monday, March 03, 2003 6:05 PM
Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Fwd: FW: Rhodes 22 trailer - rusting


> Attached for the group's info is a reply I received from Michael Orro at
Triad to an inquiry I made regarding rust on the axles and springs of what
was then a year old  galvinized trailer.
>
> Bruce Greenwald
> S/V Ruach II
>


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