I just did a grand experiment. I have a Big Tex car hauler that, in it's previous life, was overloaded hauling a backhoe. Bits of concrete everywhere, rust, brown paint, red primer, new fenders starting to rust, etc. I didn't feel like putting too much work into it so I blew most of the loose stuff off with an air nozzle, ground off the cement on the flat pieces ( didn't even think about it on the diamond plate!) And went over the rest real quick with an orbital.
I replaced the ball receiver and other bent up pieces of steel. Blew everything off, ran laquer thinner over the new steel. Coated everything with Eastwoods Encapsulator except for 5 feet of rail 'cause I ran out of paint. I coated that with PPG's 2 part epoxy. The next day, I coated everything with a single stage PPG Olympic white to match my daily driver except for the diamond plate floor which will get a grip paint. I will be grip painting it tonight after work.
Then it will be time for the test of time. I'll let you know in a year or two or three how things are working out. The Suburban will be parked on top of it for a little while so I can move it around easier for working on it. The suburban, that is.
