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Guys,
Some of you read my thread about my Dad giving me his car hauler trailer.
I think now I've got someone to sandblast it.
I will know for sure next week.

Last night at work, a guy was telling me he was going to paint his trailer with spray on truck bed liner.

Thoughts? My first thought was "Excellent idea"!
What would be the downside to doing this?
Wouldn't the "paint" last forever?
Thanks for taking time to read,
cc

Is this an open trailer?

The liner will be much heavier than traditional paint. Is weight an issue for your tow vehicle?

Maintenance may be a challenge. If something has to be repaired and you've put this bed liner material over it, you have a good time trying to get the the bolts and screws. (I had the sides of my 57 bed covered with Linex. Now I want to remove the rear fenders. Can't do it without destroying the liner.)

Positives may included durability and appearance. You may also gain some 'grip' since the material has a non-slip surface.

I used Herculiner on my beaver-tail flatbed trailer. There are no bolts to consider since everything is welded. The original paint was the standard black without any primer under it. Only thing I don't like about it is that it has faded with our high altitude UV status, but darm near everything does. One of these days I'm going to have the whole thing Linex'd.

Jerry, yes, it's an open trailer. No bolts, all welds.
I'm still giving this some thought.
cc

I looked into going with Linex but the cost was much higher than primer/topcoat. If I call it was about $750 for the whole trailer excluding the boards.

You have to remember when you spray the box liner in a truck box you are spraying it over a already painted box i sprayed my 18 foot car hauler with box liner after having it blasted and it rusted right away i had it redone and epoxy primed it and topcoated it with endura.

D, you painted the bare metal with bed liner and the trailer rusted?

Am I understanding that correctly?

cc