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I have a white Boatmate trailer under my G23. It seems that I have a lot of rocks on the road, and I may not have realized what my larger tires were kicking up until it is too late. My trailer looks like it spent a week in the desert with a 10 year old kid taking potshots at it with a BB gun. Lots of tiny flecks of white paint missing. A lot. My boat is pretty well pristine, but the trailer looks 3 times the age of the boat. Rock Tamers are on the Christmas wish list, so I hope that will decrease risk of problems in the future.
I can repaint the whole thing, but I think I might end up with the same result, even with Rock Tamers. I read somewhere that some companies are making their white trailers with a Rhino Liner type of coating because white is so problematic in this fashion. (It doesn't ding any easier, but the dings are easier to see). I know Ram-Lin trailers are pretty much all coated with the stuff, which looks pretty awesome.
I spoke to a local Line-X company and they have a product that would work perfectly that is not quite as heavy as Rhino-liner and it goes on smoothly, looking just like paint, but is thicker and more durable. Rough estimate is $1500 and it would never chip again. Biggest downside is that I would need to have the boat off the trailer for a week to get that done. I do not know if my dealer has a spare trailer I could use. I could possibly 'borrow' a new customer's trailer if it comes before his boat does, but I am not sure anyone involved would be cool with that. Or could wait for the crane to come in and have them lift the boat and put it on blocks, but then I am at the mercy of when they have the crane back to get the boat back on the trailer.
What would you guys do? Any additional ideas?
I can repaint the whole thing, but I think I might end up with the same result, even with Rock Tamers. I read somewhere that some companies are making their white trailers with a Rhino Liner type of coating because white is so problematic in this fashion. (It doesn't ding any easier, but the dings are easier to see). I know Ram-Lin trailers are pretty much all coated with the stuff, which looks pretty awesome.
I spoke to a local Line-X company and they have a product that would work perfectly that is not quite as heavy as Rhino-liner and it goes on smoothly, looking just like paint, but is thicker and more durable. Rough estimate is $1500 and it would never chip again. Biggest downside is that I would need to have the boat off the trailer for a week to get that done. I do not know if my dealer has a spare trailer I could use. I could possibly 'borrow' a new customer's trailer if it comes before his boat does, but I am not sure anyone involved would be cool with that. Or could wait for the crane to come in and have them lift the boat and put it on blocks, but then I am at the mercy of when they have the crane back to get the boat back on the trailer.
What would you guys do? Any additional ideas?
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