cre8fun

I have a two year old Haulmark and was looking it over the other day. a few items raised the question of maintenance. Here are three items, wondering if anyone addresses these or just assumes that the trailer will die over time.




I noticed some surface rust from hanging safety chains on the front. do you grind, prime and paint? rustoleum? or leave it alone?





two things - I notice some light surface rust on beams. also, the underside of the floor is exposed plywood. is it worth undercoating this?




lastly, I noticed that one of my vertical seams in the screwless aluminum siding has opened about 1/8". what would you used to reseal/secure it?

jscott82

I would address any rust as soon as it's found....

As far as plywood (or any wood for that matter). It is a balanced product. If you finish one side you need to do the same to the other. If you undercoat the bottom, you need to seal the top.

cre8fun

Thanks for input.

inside is a black coin rubber floor, so that is essentially "sealed"

jscott82

Unless it's clogging the pores of the wood, I'm not sure I'd consider it sealed...

If hallmark built it unsealed on both sides, I would probably leave it that way.

sleder

the tongue is like that from the road stones and debries that hits that area, sand and respray simple and easy

pontifex4

For the siding, I would likely call Haulmark and see what they suggest as an adhesive for bonding it. You may have to pull off the plywood on the inside and push the insulation out of the way to access the back to put pressure on it.