Trailer Restoration - Repairing and Restoring My Old Trailer - With Time-Lapse!

[@gastonletourneau69]

I am confident enough to now be able to restore a small trailer I just got. Thank you for everything that you do.

[@cats400]

That dented shiny dust cap ruined my day, I swear to god

[@maxbarela413]

What a nice job. Before and after shot, night and day. Inspirational, ready to do my trailer, thanks again. MAXXIS

[@MikeAlleman-i5h]

Sara sighting!

[@gearhead4013]

Same

[@kellydiver]

I just bought an old Army trailer that needs some TLC, and you just gave me the know-how and confidence to tackle the job myself - and I’m an old lady. Thank you SO much for this video!

[@BaptistJoshua]

How did it go?

[@kellydiver]

@@BaptistJoshua So far, so good. I got it primed, the bed liner sprayed in, and changed out the hitch and some other hardware. Then I had to leave town for family reasons. It won’t take me long to finish up the final paint job when I get home.

[@BaptistJoshua]

@@kellydiver I saw your channel. You are no old lady. Are you Baptist? I produce Christian videos on my channel.

[@kellydiver]

@@BaptistJoshua I’m a 30-year-old woman trapped in a 60-year-old body, LOL! No, not Baptist. Cradle Episcopalian.

[@Tom-mu7zy]

To put the dust covers over the bearings, try a 1.5 or 2 inch PVC pipe cut about a foot+ long. It fits right on the rim of the cap, does not crush the cap and the foot long handle gives you better control to hold the cap perfectly aligned with the spindle as you tap it in.

[@herlysarmiento9863]

It is 2022... and after watching a dozen of similar videos , I can safely say yours was the best , most practical and detailed. With this video you have gained one new subscriber. I would only request a longer list of the items you have used(recommend) in addition to the ones in the description... like the disks to cut metal and clean up rust. paint used,etc.( this will be helpful for a newby like me). Thank you!!

[@steveburke3]

Excellent work my dude! Just two things I noticed, get some grease on the hinges for your drop gate, and get some wire loom tubing on your light wires! Those thin gauge wires need protection from abrasion.

[@fuzzy5868]

Nice job on the trailer. I had 5x10 TWF trailer a year ago, I rewired the trailer from front to back. I encased the harness in wire loom and used PVC from the tongue back so the harness was completely protected, only leaving a small section uncovered that plugged into the truck. I also used heat shrink tubing after the wires were spliced. Wish I had pictures of it but I sold the trailer

[@blastrestoration545]

Thanks for the tips!

[@kimberlyferrier1312]

Great job! Thank you for showing how to do the wheel bearings. I have a cute little utility trailer that can use a little fixing and now I don’t feel so intimidated by the project.

[@garyallen5297]

If you go to Home Depot or Lowe’s grab you a handful of those cards in the paint section with the different color choices those were great for sticking in around the rubber and the side of the rim. I did on lawnmower tires and worked great and then just throw away. Best part is there free!

[@johnpyle8027]

Very nice! I'm getting ready to do the same thing to a 16' tandem axle trailer, but I have to cut the gate off, straighten it and weld on new hinges. I'm going to put used oil on my boards. The most impressive thing in the video is that there is someone out there that still knows how to grease a bearing!

[@shapesgraphics]

wow, thank you for showing how to install the middle wood planks :) you're the best !

[@blastrestoration545]

Happy to help!

[@doctorsmith]

That was so satisfying to watch…👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 Right on. More of us guys need to man up on projects like this.

[@judge058]

Absolutely beautiful job!! The before and after pics really tell the story of your hard work. The only and I mean only thing I’d do differently is to make new pins for locking the tailgate in the up position and to weld short lengths of chain to them so when they’re removed they wouldn’t be lost.

[@megasheepshagger]

I like your taping method for the wheels. My brother suggested using a junk deck of playing cards and that worked well for me. Cheers

[@Auto-Minute]

Dude, well done! Watched every second :D

[@ghrohrs2025]

Way...way better! Nice job!

[@christiansethi938]

Hey mate, just curious on the painting process, I saw you used a flap disc. Beyond that, did you use a rust converter or anything similar? And what was the paint you used? Wanting to clean up my trailer and make it look semi-presentable. Just doing my research before diving in head first 😅 cheers.

[@epenaloza52]

I just my self a rusty old trailer what product did you used to restore yours?

[@justin3594]

Definitely awesome job. One thing for others watching is painting like that will send tons of atomized paint downwind.

[@geneyoung8023]

superb job! You did leave out one small detail, the red pinstripe on the rims.

[@ryan71100]

Great restoration! Starting my trailer restore pretty soon too! Hope it comes out half as good as this!!

[@blastrestoration545]

Im sure it will turn out great!

[@tombarlow6176]

Good restoration and replaced wheel hubs

[@danconlan8735]

What an incredible transformation, nice job and thanks for sharing that! Slainte, DC

[@MrTeamChevy]

wow just wow one of the best videos out there very talented.

[@troysgarage]

You know you've arrived when Super Clean sends a package out. Hahaha - I too got the Super Clean deal. It's awesome stuff and works on everything I've tried it on. Great work BTW!

[@SWAMPCRACKER17]

I'm getting ready to do the same thing. Just picked up an old 6x12 utility trailer. Gonna get it fixed up for the sxs I'm getting soon.

[@gregsappington9991]

Great job!!!!

[@fckurvtc]

Nicely done!

[@im58woody]

Looks great! I wish I knew that trick with installing the boards when I rehabilitated my trailer!

[@blastrestoration545]

It can be a helpful trick!! Thanks for watching!

[@user-eq8zd3dw5e]

Awesome work!

[@ludwigalvarezhouseofgroove7116]

Amazing transformation.. It's better than new.

[@blastrestoration545]

Thank you for watching!!

[@austink7483]

Very nice!! Algorithm must of sent this to me. Lol. Just prepped and painted 2 days ago (rims included of course) and picked up the wood yesterday. (Currently raining) Adding Thompson's water seal also when rain lets up. Just have to run my new electrical and reflective markers, get taillights installed and install the wood. Wasn't able to do all I wanted but it's gonna look similar to yours and that will be a badass result. 👍🏼. Rags to riches!!! Love doing renovations and seeing the results. Good job, bud!

[@trevallc]

That's incredible! Nice job!

[@PurplSugar]

Good job. Good video. Would like to see how paint held up to elements over yr

[@johnantonsenschulz7692]

Nice! This is the exact same trailer I have. I believe mine is a 97 big Tex. I’d have to look at the title. But it’s the same to a T.

[@blastrestoration545]

Thats what this one is!!

[@theponderosa3489]

Great job, the only thing I would say is to mask up when spraying paint. Even outside you still inhale that stuff.

[@colinsharp1314]

Fantastic job looks great 👍

[@blastrestoration545]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@Frank-ih9ew]

Looks great!!! Just missing the tounge jack lol. That folding one will honestly give you more clearances though, so not too much hate on that one. I like that trick of getting the last board installed, that’s clever!

[@rockcom7267]

I’m a rookie & wish you’d talk about what you’re doing. Looks really good.

[@leegoldeneagle9003]

Very. Sweet 😊. Nice 👍. Work. Looking. Very. Nice. Brother. Lee

[@blastrestoration545]

Thank you so much 😀

[@UGDEntertainment]

Absolutely amazing and motivating!

[@R1Brooklyn]

Nice job.

[@thewilhiteclan]

love your video! great job. i would love to know what paint you used for rims and trailer

[@caroleallen9398]

Great video! It turned out great. I saw Spike 3 times and the brown dog twice. 😁

[@Gladiatorguy1998]

Awesome job.

[@blastrestoration545]

Thanks!

[@handyhands6773]

Job well done my friend. I just bought a trailer for $100. And I'm going to bring it back to life with somw of your content.💪🏿 What type od paint did you use?

[@blastrestoration545]

Rustoleum!! No need to prime and good coverage! Thanks for watching!

[@TSCAU2011]

Nice job mate 😊👍

[@stuartwelsh5905]

The floor board replacement was interesting. My old bed was rotted enough that when I drove a load of junk to the dump I just tore the bed out right there. I don't have a welding rig or experience and I've been contemplating how I get the new planks in with both ends captured by steel. Thought I'd have to grind the front flat bar off and then bold a replacement with angle steel but the method you used has given me another option. How many boards did you have to flex to get into place?

[@blastrestoration545]

Thanks for watching!! I had to flex the last 3 boards! you can get the sides to go in without flexing them and finish in the middle!

[@cra2cra226]

I've seen this method a few times, but it's a little time consuming and risky. Instead of grinding the whole front flat bar off, just grind an 8" or 12" gap - whatever is the size of your widest board. Then simply push the boards into the steel "trap" at the other end of the trailer and set them down through that gap at this end of the trailer. Slide them left & right til you're down to the last board. After you set that one in, put a wide washer on it and drive a hole through the board and through the metal flap below. Then put a bolt through that hole and tighten it underneath. From then on, any time you wanna re-do the boards, you just reverse that bolt out and change all your boards, then punch a hole in the last board (up through the hole you left in the bottom flap). Re-do the bolt and you're done. If you are concerned about moisture getting into the hole of that one final board, you could put a sealant around the washer you added at the top & bottom of the board. Bottom line - you can reduce the work of changing out boards to tightening & loosening a single bolt. No more standing on 3 bent boards under pressure - which might be really hard if you're working on a shorter trailer with less length for the boards to flex. And no more knocking the post out of the way while they snap back into shape. (though, I've seen some do that with a jack from underneath so there's no snapping the board back into shape - you just lower the jack slowly and the board slides into place.)

[@Eltoni88]

Spike's the best!!

[@blastrestoration545]

I agree!! Thanks for watching!!

[@mack1609]

Nice work

[@blastrestoration545]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@mariocestra1156]

Excellent work.

[@saulsaucedo9286]

What kind of wheel did you use on the grinder ?

[@murphymmc]

Nice work. Goes to show that quality work can be done with the "not so expensive" tools. You'll probably want to put another coat or two of the Thompson's on the wood before winter and maybe another in the spring. The stuff works, just not for long. Easy to add coats though. Avoid polyurethanes and spar varnish, they'll check and flake when the UV beats them up.

[@blastrestoration545]

I agree and why i choose the Thompson's! Easy to apply and does the job! Thanks for watching!!

[@trevormathews6831]

No raised walls? Those are nice and would look nice too

[@Ali-yl7yz]

What kind of paint were you using

[@user-gi3xj8nz3s]

Great 👍 awesome job keep up the good worms

[@danielpadgett2831]

New subscriber and hey spike I forgot the other dogs name but hey to him or her too

[@blastrestoration545]

Spike and Sarah say hello!!

[@braydencarmichael5929]

this is awesome man. 2 questions. did you not have the need to screw the boards down? and 2 how much was the total cost of everything said and done

[@joeloxford7525]

Pretty Damn good man!

[@manulpz3091]

What a Great video! I have 1 question how did you register it without vin number?

[@mima4392]

The trailer came out wonderful. I don't think I could do all of that, being a 67 yr. old female with some disabilities. So I'm going to cheat a little. I still landscape, I can cut all day, but this is a little much for me. I'm thinking of getting black deck paint instead for the wood, boards are fine. The rest I'll spray paint and let the trailer guy do the wheel hubs. lol. Or maybe I can borrow you.lol Again great video, you are very talented.

[@jamessommer6077]

Nice project.

[@blastrestoration545]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@tejaysreviews]

Did you add any thing to the paint to make it thinner to spray or did you just use as is what paint did you use??

[@gofishgobig]

What type of paint and brand did you use? Nice work, enjoyed watching your vid.

[@josephknowles9015]

Massive Cool 😎

[@electroluxlad]

Trailer looks great. Only problem those side tongue jacks are horrible preference is middle bc I over loaded one and it twisted

[@RICHILIRA]

Excelente contenido! Muchas gracias por el video muy explicativo ❤

[@TravisInCanada1]

Just out of curiosity is there a reason you didn't use a Rust inhibitor and Primer?

[@jobsearch5871]

if you dont mind how big is the trailer , did you paint the bottom, and how much paint did it take?

[@bradh.9211]

Great video. What paint did you use? Did you use a primer or clear coat?

[@theincomechannel]

Nice!!

[@rheubengreen8612]

Good job...

[@ZukosGarden]

I absolutely love this video I got myself a small trailer to and I'm gonna completely redo the whole thing even though the guy I got it from said it only had 50 miles on it, which I don't believe him anyway.

[@misiuotipopoalii949]

Great job bud!

[@blastrestoration545]

Thanks!!

[@CoolRestorations]

Thats a big project!🛠🎬

[@rremo2076]

Nice

[@AkolytosCreations]

What are you using the grinder to clean off the rust/paint?

[@jordanlogsdon9926]

What paint did you go with for the trailer

[@crharris85]

I was wonder the same thing

[@blastrestoration545]

Rustoleum!

[@jordanlogsdon9926]

@@blastrestoration545 thanks a lot.Can’t go wrong with that. I used it on an old s10 frame and it held up great. Thanks god bless

[@hectorcortes8639]

Hey nice job how did u connect the side lights to which cables you know those lights comes with a red and black but im trying to figure to what cables any help please

[@davidstill754]

You did a great job on it and your video was enjoyable to watch. What did you use to bow your boards and trip it out so easily. Just a piece of scrap wood? Thank you for taking the time to record and post.

[@blastrestoration545]

A stack of scrap wood is correct!

[@genedees]

Great job and well edited video as well! I have a 5’x12’ trailer I’m gonna do in a couple weeks. It’s about 12 years old but maybe not as bad of shape as yours? We shall see once I get into it? Lol!!!

[@blastrestoration545]

You can do it!

[@Bekim8310]

Hi Great video! Did you use pressure treated lumber? Thx!

[@troyd-motorsport9933]

Good job! Its odd to see all these trailers in the states with Wood plank beds. Cant say I've seen any like that in Australia.

[@MightyModes]

Just curious, what do you have in Australia? Is it the mesh bottom?

[@ryanmcnare7673]

@@MightyModes I need tear mine out!! It’s all bowed in. I’m trying find confidence to tear it out

[@Boost_Addict]

Was the paint and primer? Look great , I just got same spray gun I wanna test it out soon !

[@ask8ernmdn8n8]

Looks good! Crazy how much work goes into a project this size! Good job 👍

[@blastrestoration545]

Thank you for your help kind sir! Now where to take it ridin lol!

[@anthony42376]

Great work! How coats of paint did you apply?

[@blastrestoration545]

2 coats on this one!

[@bee2333]

You didnt prime or etch bare metal? What paint?

[@JEAdventures]

Funny how you painted over the wheel weights

[@hfarms5779]

Nice. Did you use primer/rust stop before painting? Mine also has a center jack that hits the tailgate, good solution. Sticky shelf paper for masking tires?

[@trentharlan9884]

what did you wipe the metal down with after sanding on it? what chemical was on the rag?

[@handyhands6773]

Just curious, you didn't have to Prime it?

[@RANDALLOLOGY]

Looks better than brand new. I got one I need to redo

[@christoffferaxelsson1461]

Nice work! how many hours did the restoring take in total.

[@blastrestoration545]

I didn't keep track but easily 40+!

[@Jackaljr02]

Amazing job bud! Can't wait to see more,

[@herbertlevin3371]

What year and make of trailer. I have identical trailer, no markings.

[@martinramirez2574]

What kind of wood did you use?

[@crillyjp]

What wheel did you use on the grinder?

[@blastrestoration545]

Flapper disk!

[@ftroop211]

What is the paint you used? I'm getting the spray gun you used, great video

[@blastrestoration545]

Rustolem!

[@jaybaar1]

Man that looks awesome! I am doing the same thing to mine in a few weeks. What welder do you have?

[@toddautry6048]

Where did you buy the jack ?

[@blastrestoration545]

Harbor freight!

[@m.stewart2352]

Sick reveal man! Crazy transformation! What kind of paint did you use on it? And did that HF painter work okay?

[@blastrestoration545]

Thank you!! I used rustoleum and the gun worked amazing for the price! Would recommend!

[@m.stewart2352]

@@blastrestoration545 thanks dude! Got a 14ft landscrape trailer for the sxs and gonna redo it as well like that. Good vid

[@tommymitchell2935]

What size and type board used?

[@blastrestoration545]

I used 2x8's!! Thanks for watching!