Gatorbyte trailer protection

Bayboater · **Joined:** Sun Jan 12, 2014 4:43 am **Posts:** 146

Hi all,
Just wondering what product is best to protect the Gatorbyte finish on my trailer?

Cheers, Craig

Bayboater · **Joined:** Sun Jan 12, 2014 4:43 am **Posts:** 146

Anyone??????

LouC · **Posted:** Wed Oct 22, 2014 5:07 pm

I've actually never seen one up close only on the F/W website. It is some kind of a coating on a galvanized trailer, is that right? I'd just give it a really good flushing with fresh water after you pull the boat out. That, and spraying all the fittings with corrosion inhibitor is all I have done and my old Load Rite looks very good for a trailer used in salt water 100% of the time....

Bayboater · **Joined:** Sun Jan 12, 2014 4:43 am **Posts:** 146

Thanks for your reply Lou.
Not totally sure as I haven't had the boat / trailer that long.
It appears to be some sort of spray on plastic type coating over the gal trailer.
I do wash the trailer off thoroughly after being in salt water, however it has dulled off.

Cheers, Craig

sachem29 · **Posted:** Thu Oct 23, 2014 6:11 am

So you are using a painted trailer in salt water? I would sell it and get a galvanized trailer if you plan on keeping her for a while to avoid the inevitable....rust!!
I have a painted trailer for my horizon and wouldn't dream of using it in salt, as I've seen others and it wasn't pretty.

LouC · **Posted:** Thu Oct 23, 2014 11:33 am

I think that is a galvy trailer with a spray on coating to make it look better.

rpengr · **Posted:** Thu Oct 23, 2014 12:54 pm

My trailer is mostly made out of iron-oxide. :cry:

Graham R · **Posted:** Thu Oct 23, 2014 5:13 pm

Bayboater wrote:

Thanks for your reply Lou.
Not totally sure as I haven't had the boat / trailer that long.
It appears to be some sort of spray on plastic type coating over the gal trailer.
I do wash the trailer off thoroughly after being in salt water, however it has dulled off.

Cheers, Craig

It's a PU coating; sticks like **** to a blanket, well, you know what I mean, even when UV degraded it's OK. The problem is the internal part of the box sections. For saltwater, galvanized steel or extruded aluminium I beams construction is he way to go.

ric · **Posted:** Thu Oct 23, 2014 5:50 pm

Sell it while it looks new and get a aluminum trailer. The plastic traps moisture and will rot the trailer from the inside out, without you knowing it.

LouC · **Posted:** Thu Oct 23, 2014 6:34 pm

Ric might be right here. I don't think that covering a galvanized costing with another coating is really necessary or desirable. Plain old galvanizing works great. 20+ years still going strong.

meinmelb · **Posted:** Thu Oct 23, 2014 8:28 pm

LouC wrote:

Plain old galvanizing works great. 20+ years still going strong.

I wish I could get my galvanised trailers to last 10 years never mind 20+. Half my boating is in Salt, the other fresh. All my previous boats and trailers get a complete wash down every trip regardless, and then parked in the garage, but usually die in about 8-10 years. I am now quite rehearsed in rebuilding boat trailers as I cant afford to buy new...

Bayboater · **Joined:** Sun Jan 12, 2014 4:43 am **Posts:** 146

Thanks for your reply guys.
Still not sure what to put on the trailer top help protect the gatorbyte finish.

The majority of my boating is in salt water. I do wash the boat....and trailer very thoroughly after each outing.

Time will tell re: the gatorbyte finish I suppose.

If I did have a choice originally, I would have gone for an aluminium trailer, however I didn't...it came with the boat.

Have a good weekend all...Craig

Aussie_Horizon_190 · **Posted:** Wed Nov 05, 2014 11:50 pm

I have the galvanized and gatorhyded trailer as most of my boating is salt water. Rinse it with fresh water after each use and it still looks fine after 8 years. Had to replace brakes, bearings etc. over the years but the frame still looks good...

Bayboater · **Joined:** Sun Jan 12, 2014 4:43 am **Posts:** 146

Aussie_Horizon_190 wrote:

I have the galvanized and gatorhyded trailer as most of my boating is salt water. Rinse it with fresh water after each use and it still looks fine after 8 years. Had to replace brakes, bearings etc. over the years but the frame still looks good...

Thanks for your positive feedback.
Do you use any sort of coating on the Gatorhyde?? I have noticed that mine has dulled off.

BTW: It is Gatorhyde, not Gatorbyte.

Cheers, Craig

deafwish · **Posted:** Thu Nov 06, 2014 6:40 am

Is this coating any different to the pickup truck tray liner - Rhino Lining?

http://www.rhinolinings.com.au/

www.iFourWinns.com

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