First Sip Mobile Bar Demolition: Rusty Horse Trailer Renovation

[@LawrenceChavis-no9zp]

Man you are good with that welder I like the way you do things

[@charlotteniteman204]

Thanks I have been searching a video specifically of removing the manger wall, so this was helpful! Yours is the only one like that I have found.

[@jss3018]

I love the welding detail. I have a non-horse trailer I have to do the same with and I've never welded before. Great welding detail. I love it. Thanks. Can't wait for the rest of the build.

[@WetCoastWorkshop]

Thanks! I wish I would have splurged for a new welder before doing all of this, as I ended up needing to get a new one later anyway! Good luck with your welding, there are plenty of excellent welding tutorials on KZbin!!

[@moises-salazar]

dude this is amazing!!!!!!! just bought a horse trailer that def needs some TLC and watching you give a play by play is really encouraging. I was starting to feel overwhelmed! haha

[@robertoler3795]

great job

[@WetCoastWorkshop]

Thanks!

[@choppergirl]

I'm thinking of converting mine into a motorcycle trailer.

[@WetCoastWorkshop]

That's an awesome idea! I could use one as well, haha. The number of bikes I've had to haul around in pickup trucks....

[@choppergirl]

That rust converting primer only does the minimum amount of rust. You're putting to much faith in it like I did when I first started derusting trailers. Ideally, you would of wanted to do all your whizzer wheeling like you did to knock off the most, derust all those pieces with apple cider vinegar (or other methods... electrolysis, lasar, whatever), until you got all the rust off, then painted them with phosphoric acid to convert the last bit of pitted rust (I alternate between vinegar and phosophoric acid back and forth again until I'm satisifed), then painted with the rust converting primer, then enamel paint. Labor intensive. Rust converter such as Evaporust is expensive. Vinegar can be bought with FS, and phosophic acid (works faster than vinegar) but is still cheaper than Evaporust. If you have small parts to do quick like bolts etc, just throw them in a cup of phosophric acid. You can buy it at Lowes in the plumbing section as KleanStrip Concrete and Metal Prep (I think that's the name of it).

[@WetCoastWorkshop]

Thanks for the comment! Yeah, I don't put much faith in rust converters either! There's actually a great video on how "effective" they are by Project Farm. I will say though, it looks worse on video than it was in person, but there really was almost nothing left when I put it on, I mechanically removed about 99% of it and before welding I actually went over everything with a grinding wheel and 40grit flap disc before zinc primer and welding. I did try Evaporust (off camera) as I had some from cleaning motorcyle tanks, it really didn't make any difference as it's meant to be bathed in the solution, not just brushed on, so I just went with the rust converter. The rust converter that I used has phosphoric acid as the active ingredient, so, of the converters I've tried, it does seem to work very well. I'll be keeping a close eye on it, and maintaining the Por15 on the underside to prevent further rusting, but yes I agree that better methods are available. Laser would be nice, but not available to rent in my area, and too large for electrolysis to be effective, wire wheel was my only really feasible method for the project, but oooohhhhh man was it labour and time intensive! Good luck with your motorcycle trailer, that will be a fun project!

[@choppergirl]

@@WetCoastWorkshopYeah, I went through that whole journey when I got a free boat trailer off of Craigslist if I brought the boat home with it as well. That trailer was rusted through and through. I derusted it complete (all except inside the metal square tubing which I couldn't reach... fortunately most of the frame was U channel... took apart the leaf springs, took apart the wheels and bearings, everything... derusted it all, painted it with brown primer, painted it with silver propane tank, then built a 20 ft flat ultralight airplane trailer bed on top of it to bring home free ultralight airplanes on it. Extended it too about 6 feet with some Windmill Uchannel from our old windmill. Put a bolt through everything, locktighed them, welded it, a golden gate painted over every bolt. I took it on one 800 mile journey and 800 miles back to pick up one free airplane, then I got a job and parked it all in the shop to sit and 4 years later I had found a better way to fly (quadcopters) and lost all interest in my airplanes and aircraft trailer... which has been sitting in my shop ever since. I need to sell them all or something. I got a horse trailer sitting out in the field and a small flat bed trailer... one of them I need to make into a motorcycle recovery trailer as I got three sketchy old motorcycles I keep maintained. I've been borrowing a friends that I fixed up for them. Would also be nice to have my own light truck. Someday maybe the lasar derusting equipment will come down in price and I'll return to epic derusting and welding with 6013 all over again. I was blind back then and couldn't see a weld puddle under a helmet to save my life, but now that I've had eye surgery, maybe now I'll be able to weld like one is suppose to.. not guessing where a welding rod is in the pitch black dark lol

[@choppergirl]

@@WetCoastWorkshopg00gl3 "mato poorboy choppergirl" or "jenni poorgirl ultralight" for pics of the plane and my derusted and rebuilt flatbed boat trailer. If I had to do it all over again, I would of started with a way less rusty trailer for sure. That was a lot of time and life consuming work to do it close to right. I thought I'd be using it for the rest of my life, and then I only used it once... after all that work.

[@WetCoastWorkshop]

I'll check it out! Also, I agree, I would have started with a less rusty trailer too!

[@sheral5977]

What the size of the trailer

[@WetCoastWorkshop]

Inside its 5ft x 9ft