Paint for white fiberglass trailer top

[Senna Van den Bosch]

I got an older Anschau Komet trailer that needs some care and decided to repaint the entire top side, which is white painted fiberglass. What paint would you recommend for doing this? I'd like it to be a bit glossy and waterproof, as the trailer will stay outside in summer but hangared in winter. Thanks!

[WB]

On Sunday, June 21, 2020 at 10:00:06 AM UTC-5, Senna Van den Bosch wrote:
> I got an older Anschau Komet trailer that needs some care and decided to repaint the entire top side, which is white painted fiberglass. What paint would you recommend for doing this? I'd like it to be a bit glossy and waterproof, as the trailer will stay outside in summer but hangared in winter. Thanks!

I repainted one fiberglass trailer with Benjamin Moore gloss exterior latex house paint. Sprayed it with an HVLP sprayer. Looks fine, but has a little more "orange peel" texture than I would like due to not thinning the paint enough. Should have rolled it on. Note that it will blister if you trap moisture against it (like putting a tarp over it). Otherwise, it seems to be holding up very well.

Any of a number of quality "topside" boat paints are suitable. There are single part topside paints that are designed to be rolled on (or may be sprayed on). The advantage to roll on application is that you won't need expensive safety equipment and expensive spraying equipment. The single part paints have a big downside in that they don't sand out well like a two part paint. There are also good two part polyurethane topside boat paints that are designed for roll on application. They can be sanded smooth to take out any roller or brush marks. Jamestown Distributors is one popular vendor of many brands of boat paints and supplies. https://www.jamestowndistributors.com/userportal/main.do

[WB]

On Sunday, June 21, 2020 at 2:22:56 PM UTC-5, WB wrote:
> On Sunday, June 21, 2020 at 10:00:06 AM UTC-5, Senna Van den Bosch wrote:
> > I got an older Anschau Komet trailer that needs some care and decided to repaint the entire top side, which is white painted fiberglass. What paint would you recommend for doing this? I'd like it to be a bit glossy and waterproof, as the trailer will stay outside in summer but hangared in winter.. Thanks!
>
> I repainted one fiberglass trailer with Benjamin Moore gloss exterior latex house paint. Sprayed it with an HVLP sprayer. Looks fine, but has a little more "orange peel" texture than I would like due to not thinning the paint enough. Should have rolled it on. Note that it will blister if you trap moisture against it (like putting a tarp over it). Otherwise, it seems to be holding up very well.
>
> Any of a number of quality "topside" boat paints are suitable. There are single part topside paints that are designed to be rolled on (or may be sprayed on). The advantage to roll on application

Probably the best compromise of cost/quality is to sand/repair as necessary and then take it to an automotive paint shop and let them spray a polyurethane based paint. Seen that done a few times on glider trailers with excellent results.

[Dan Daly[_2_]]

On Sunday, June 21, 2020 at 11:00:06 AM UTC-4, Senna Van den Bosch wrote:
> I got an older Anschau Komet trailer that needs some care and decided to repaint the entire top side, which is white painted fiberglass. What paint would you recommend for doing this? I'd like it to be a bit glossy and waterproof, as the trailer will stay outside in summer but hangared in winter. Thanks!

Several at my club have used this: https://www.thechandleryonline.com/product_info.php?cPath=27_326&products_id=582 to refinish their trailers. I am doing mine this fall with the same product. Five year-old refinish jobs look amazing, and it is not hard to do.
I imagine a sailing supply shop will have this, or similar, in Europe.

[Tony[_5_]]

On my Komet I did a light sanding with a disc sander and then rolled on white house paint from Ace Hardware. It was a combo primer/paint, cant remember the brand. Still looks good a couple years later. I figured houses sit out in the sun all the time and the paint holds up pretty well

[David Laitinen]

We have used reflective roof coatings such as Kool Seal. Seals up any
minor leaks and also reduces the temperature inside the trailer.

On 6/22/2020 12:49 PM, Tony wrote:
> On my Komet I did a light sanding with a disc sander and then rolled on white house paint from Ace Hardware. It was a combo primer/paint, cant remember the brand. Still looks good a couple years later. I figured houses sit out in the sun all the time and the paint holds up pretty well
>

[Senna Van den Bosch]

Op zondag 21 juni 2020 21:25:35 UTC+2 schreef WB:
> On Sunday, June 21, 2020 at 2:22:56 PM UTC-5, WB wrote:
> > On Sunday, June 21, 2020 at 10:00:06 AM UTC-5, Senna Van den Bosch wrote:
> > > I got an older Anschau Komet trailer that needs some care and decided to repaint the entire top side, which is white painted fiberglass. What paint would you recommend for doing this? I'd like it to be a bit glossy and waterproof, as the trailer will stay outside in summer but hangared in winter. Thanks!
> >
> > I repainted one fiberglass trailer with Benjamin Moore gloss exterior latex house paint. Sprayed it with an HVLP sprayer. Looks fine, but has a little more "orange peel" texture than I would like due to not thinning the paint enough. Should have rolled it on. Note that it will blister if you trap moisture against it (like putting a tarp over it). Otherwise, it seems to be holding up very well.
> >
> > Any of a number of quality "topside" boat paints are suitable. There are single part topside paints that are designed to be rolled on (or may be sprayed on). The advantage to roll on application
>
> Probably the best compromise of cost/quality is to sand/repair as necessary and then take it to an automotive paint shop and let them spray a polyurethane based paint. Seen that done a few times on glider trailers with excellent results.

Well I was thinking this, but I would like to paint it myself, roller if possible, as it is much more cost effective and I don't like to outsource what I could potentially do myself :)

[Delta8]

I refinished a Komet trailer 3 yrs ago with Boat paint . Self leveled and didn't see any roller marks afterwards. Came out great, UV protection as well although about $50.00 a Qt. I sanded first with an orbital sander 150 and used 5 coats .
Very good coverage for a qt.
Also afterwards I used a white roofing silicone along the galvanized base .

https://www.jamestowndistributors.com/userportal/show_product.do?pid=1329&familyName=Pettit+EZ+Poxy+Topside+Boat+Paint

[Cookie]

I used this stuff from Jamestown distributors...one part polyurethane.


http://www.totalboat.com/product/wet-edge/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI8YKwus2W6gIVRpyzCh1BYw8xEAAYASA AEgKBqfD_BwE


Use their primer first...you can sand, and prime, sand and prime, lightly sand until really smooth. then the top coat...look for their videos on the "roller and tip" method....won't be like an automotive pro spray job...but you can make a trailer look really nice...


Cookie

[Ventus_a]

On Sunday, June 21, 2020 at 2:22:56 PM UTC-5, WB wrote:
On Sunday, June 21, 2020 at 10:00:06 AM UTC-5, Senna Van den Bosch wrote:
I got an older Anschau Komet trailer that needs some care and decided to repaint the entire top side, which is white painted fiberglass. What paint would you recommend for doing this? I'd like it to be a bit glossy and waterproof, as the trailer will stay outside in summer but hangared in winter.. Thanks!

I repainted one fiberglass trailer with Benjamin Moore gloss exterior latex house paint. Sprayed it with an HVLP sprayer. Looks fine, but has a little more "orange peel" texture than I would like due to not thinning the paint enough. Should have rolled it on. Note that it will blister if you trap moisture against it (like putting a tarp over it). Otherwise, it seems to be holding up very well.

Any of a number of quality "topside" boat paints are suitable. There are single part topside paints that are designed to be rolled on (or may be sprayed on). The advantage to roll on application

Probably the best compromise of cost/quality is to sand/repair as necessary and then take it to an automotive paint shop and let them spray a polyurethane based paint. Seen that done a few times on glider trailers with excellent results.

That seems to be a good way to go. I'm talking to one of the painters at my work and he has offered to help with my glider and trailers. The company allows and encourages 'homers'

We have a 70m long paint booth at work which is used for the CF masts and booms that we produce.

:-) Colin

[Senna Van den Bosch]

Op dinsdag 23 juni 2020 02:43:12 UTC+2 schreef Delta8:
> I refinished a Komet trailer 3 yrs ago with Boat paint . Self leveled
> and didn't see any roller marks afterwards. Came out great, UV
> protection as well although about $50.00 a Qt. I sanded first with an
> orbital sander 150 and used 5 coats .
> Very good coverage for a qt.
> Also afterwards I used a white roofing silicone along the galvanized
> base .
>
> http://tinyurl.com/yaudtp3z
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> Delta8

What's a Qt if I may ask? Or is that in liters? (I'm from EU)

[[email protected]]

I used Lesonal 540 2K primer. Great stuff, not cheap but the base coating is really good.
Available in Europe, from AKZO I believe.
Next step is to finish the final layer in gloss white.

Ronald de Vries

[Senna Van den Bosch]

Op dinsdag 23 juni 2020 09:36:46 UTC+2 schreef :
> I used Lesonal 540 2K primer. Great stuff, not cheap but the base coating is really good.
> Available in Europe, from AKZO I believe.
> Next step is to finish the final layer in gloss white.
>
> Ronald de Vries

Is it the 2K filler 540 white? I found this on a Dutch website, pricing seems about the same (€ 75 for 3 liters) as others for 0.75-1 liter.

What would you finish it with and how many layers of the 2K primer would you use?

[Delta8]

Op dinsdag 23 juni 2020 02:43:12 UTC+2 schreef Delta8:
I refinished a Komet trailer 3 yrs ago with Boat paint . Self leveled
and didn't see any roller marks afterwards. Came out great, UV
protection as well although about $50.00 a Qt. I sanded first with an
orbital sander 150 and used 5 coats .
Very good coverage for a qt.
Also afterwards I used a white roofing silicone along the galvanized
base .

http://tinyurl.com/yaudtp3z




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Delta8

What's a Qt if I may ask? Or is that in liters? (I'm from EU)

Quart

https://www.google.com/search?q=quart+&oq=&aqs=chrome.1.69i57j6j0l6.9885j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

[Dan Daly[_2_]]

On Tuesday, June 23, 2020 at 2:03:54 AM UTC-4, Senna Van den Bosch wrote:
> Op dinsdag 23 juni 2020 02:43:12 UTC+2 schreef Delta8:
> > I refinished a Komet trailer 3 yrs ago with Boat paint . Self leveled
> > and didn't see any roller marks afterwards. Came out great, UV
> > protection as well although about $50.00 a Qt. I sanded first with an
> > orbital sander 150 and used 5 coats .
> > Very good coverage for a qt.
> > Also afterwards I used a white roofing silicone along the galvanized
> > base .
> >
> > http://tinyurl.com/yaudtp3z
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Delta8
>
> What's a Qt if I may ask? Or is that in liters? (I'm from EU)

US Quart = .946 l

[[email protected]]

Lesonal 540 2k primer/filler is white with a yellowish tint, but not grey and not flashing white.
When you finish with a topcoat glossy white you will not see this.
I applied with a roller and did one coating, a bit thick. You can also do two coatings but more thin.

Regards,

Ronald de Vries

[Bret Hess]

I painted my trailer with HC-2500 Amerflint II polyurethane from Tamco paint. It's been in sun and snow year around for 3 years and still looks like it did the day I painted it. It's excellent...I'm painting my glider with it this month.

https://tamcopaint.com/products/duraflint-ii-single-stage-series?variant=30875014496336 . You have to wear a passive carbon filter mask that traps organics while spraying, but it's no big deal.

Excellent customer service, too.

[Bret Hess]

On Tuesday, June 23, 2020 at 9:08:16 PM UTC-6, Bret Hess wrote:
> I painted my trailer with HC-2500 Amerflint II polyurethane from Tamco paint.

For primer I used https://www.homedepot.com/p/Rust-Oleum-Stops-Rust-1-qt-Flat-White-Clean-Metal-Primer-7780502/100126115 . I thinned it with urethane thinner and it worked great. Very tough stuff. (On my glider I'll use a urethane 2K primer, but this is perfect for the trailer).

[Bret Hess]

The HC-2500 Amerflint II polyurethane is 2K. You mix in the hardener. It's called "Single stage" which means its gloss comes with a single application (no clearcoat needed).

[Giaco]

On Sunday, June 21, 2020 at 11:00:06 AM UTC-4, Senna Van den Bosch wrote:
> I got an older Anschau Komet trailer that needs some care and decided to repaint the entire top side, which is white painted fiberglass. What paint would you recommend for doing this? I'd like it to be a bit glossy and waterproof, as the trailer will stay outside in summer but hangared in winter. Thanks!

I just re-did my PIK-20 trailer by shooting a leveling coat of fiberglass boat "Topside" primer (from lowes), and then using rustoleum professional white gloss as a spray top coat. It was super cheap, and seems to have made a pretty nice and even covering. Not something you would see coming out of a professional shop, but i also didn't bother to block sand it or any of that.

[[email protected]]

On Monday, June 22, 2020 at 6:43:12 PM UTC-6, Delta8 wrote:
> I refinished a Komet trailer 3 yrs ago with Boat paint . Self leveled
> and didn't see any roller marks afterwards. Came out great, UV
> protection as well although about $50.00 a Qt. I sanded first with an
> orbital sander 150 and used 5 coats .
> Very good coverage for a qt.
> Also afterwards I used a white roofing silicone along the galvanized
> base .
>
> http://tinyurl.com/yaudtp3z
>
>
>
>
> --
> Delta8
Did you do the entire top with one quart?

[Delta8]

On Monday, June 22, 2020 at 6:43:12 PM UTC-6, Delta8 wrote:
I refinished a Komet trailer 3 yrs ago with Boat paint . Self leveled
and didn't see any roller marks afterwards. Came out great, UV
protection as well although about $50.00 a Qt. I sanded first with an
orbital sander 150 and used 5 coats .
Very good coverage for a qt.
Also afterwards I used a white roofing silicone along the galvanized
base .

http://tinyurl.com/yaudtp3z




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Delta8
Did you do the entire top with one quart?

I believe a little more than a quart . I washed the trailer last month and it still looks great .