Painting This Converted Horse Trailer SIMPLE! (1997 Model)

[@marcusmaddox7809]

FANTASTIC!! Just answered all my questions on how to paint my daughters horse trailer. Really did not want to buy a sprayer! Thanks again. That trailer looks great!

[@carriagehousetrailers]

Glad I could help. Yeah, no need to buy a sprayer when a brush and roller work great and most of us know how to operate them.

[@tracydreelin1119]

Fantastic! you say it as it is, no BS, clever short cuts & direction...Lve ya !!! Best Reno Instruction on UTube!!"Regrds Australia....by far

[@carriagehousetrailers]

Glad you like it and hope it helps you out. G’day!

[@michaellane1316]

Excellent. Have a 1968 two horse I'm going to be slightly refurbishing, paint and then sell.

[@carriagehousetrailers]

Awesome! I bet it will turn out great!

[@stonehouseacres]

Question for you. I have a horse trailer with no rust. I would like to repaint it. Do I need to sand it or prep or can I paint right over the current color?

[@carriagehousetrailers]

The easiest thing would be to use a cup brush or flap disk on an angle grinder to rough up the surface first. Basically take away any glossiness that the paint has so that your new coat will stick. If you want perfection, then sand blast it to bare metal, however that’s not what it sounds like your goal is. Roughing it up and cleaning the paint to provide a good surface for new paint should work just fine. Hope that helps!

[@stonehouseacres]

Thanks. Would a 18-240 grit sanding and then clean the surface suffice too?@@carriagehousetrailers

[@algonz627]

Can you share what primer you used?

[@carriagehousetrailers]

I used a rustoleum oil based metal primer. Here’s a link to it on amazon. amzn.to/3tlsPhO

[@ocracokecateringcompany]

What kind of primer did you use?

[@carriagehousetrailers]

I’ve used aerosol cans of rustoleum automotive primer on previous trailers. On this trailer I used a roll-on brush-on rustoleum primer. I personally like the roll-on because it just seems like the spray cans done have much in them and take longer to cover.

[@lauraguy5438]

Link or picture of the primer?

[@carriagehousetrailers]

@@lauraguy5438 Here’s a link to a gallon of white primer. I prefer to use white primer since it has less of a tendency to bleed/show through any paint. I bet yours turns out great! amzn.to/45x3Rua

[@susanglasby5306]

What nap roller did you use? Looks great!

[@carriagehousetrailers]

I use 1/4” nap. Hope that helps!

[@nicolebivens-b3b]

How much paint did it take?

[@carriagehousetrailers]

I haven’t had any trailer take more than 2 gallons.

[@nunofyourbizness5975]

Does the roller leave lines?

[@carriagehousetrailers]

With the oil based enamel I use, not really. It’s not much different than painting a wall in your living room. The paint blends together and I don’t see any lines, just like there’s not any lines when I use a roller to paint the wall in my house. Good uniform coverage and extra coats if needed will make a good finish.

[@nunofyourbizness5975]

@Carriage House Trailers Thanks, im getting ready to paint our 2 horse trailer. It doesn't have rust but has very chalky feel to the old paint. Any tips before i prime? Your videos are awesome. Love that you dont have me buying "special" equipment! Cheers!

[@carriagehousetrailers]

@@nunofyourbizness5975 If you’re going to paint over the old paint, be sure and use like a 60 or 80 grit sand paper to roughen the surface some so the primer will stick well. That should also get rid of most of the chalkiness.

[@nunofyourbizness5975]

@Carriage House Trailers Thank you so much! Will do!

[@Oneklickmedia]

@@carriagehousetrailers good info. Helping friend restore trailer like this and current fading white paint. Was debating to just sand and paint but now decided to sand 120, primer, & paint with same paint you use.

[@jamiecarlson8195]

Hi- your vids are WONDERFUL! Just curious, how many cans of paint does 1 trailer take?

[@carriagehousetrailers]

Two gallons will easily do it.

[@karinahartortiz7017]

Thank you for the video.

[@carriagehousetrailers]

You’re very welcome! Thanks for watching and I hope it’s able to help!

[@brittanymccormick9684]

How can we contact you?

[@carriagehousetrailers]

The best way is email through my website. www.carriagehousetrailers.com on the contact page. Great question!