Durable enclosed trailer flooring under $900

[retroworldseries]

Hey everyone, first time poster.

I know there are a few postings like this, but considering they were a couple years ago, I wanted to see if opinions had changed. I've got an enclosed trailer (8.5'x28' with 2 ramps or ~305 sq ft) and I've owned it for 2 years. I run 600 lb carts with solid rubber casters in and out of it about 30 times a year, currently on the bare plywood. No oil or liquid stains, but the plywood has gotten really dirty with some gouges.

Also, heat is a major issue being in Texas and driving through New Mexico, Arizona, Louisiana, etc.

Do you have a recommended product for these floors? I've seen recommendations for Line-X, Armor Poxy, G Flooring, Armor Seal, 3/4" rubber stall mats, Durabak, Nudo, Herculiner, etc etc without much general consensus. My situation is slightly different since I don't use it for cars or ATVs or bobsleds, and my carts with their casters are going to dig in a lot more. This means I need something a bit more durable. My budget is no more than $700. Also, curious how much prep work would be needed with the current flooring.

Thanks in advance.

 

[Shea]

I would recommend contacting Justin at Garage Flooring LLC. He has quite a bit of experience with trailer flooring and would be good person to gather some information from.

You can find his info here: https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/member.php?u=82828

 

[Garage Flooring]

Hey everyone, first time poster.

I know there are a few postings like this, but considering they were a couple years ago, I wanted to see if opinions had changed. I've got an enclosed trailer (8.5'x28' with 3 ramps or ~305 sq ft) and I've owned it for 2 years. I run 600 lb carts with solid rubber casters in and out of it about 30 times a year, currently on the bare plywood. No oil or liquid stains, but the plywood has gotten really dirty with some gouges.

Also, heat is a major issue being in Texas and driving through New Mexico, Arizona, Louisiana, etc.

Do you have a recommended product for these floors? I've seen recommendations for Line-X, Armor Poxy, G Flooring, Armor Seal, 3/4" rubber stall mats, Durabak, Nudo, Herculiner, etc etc without much general consensus. My situation is slightly different since I don't use it for cars or ATVs or bobsleds, and my carts with their casters are going to dig in a lot more. This means I need something a bit more durable. My budget is no more than $700. Also, curious how much prep work would be needed with the current flooring.

Thanks in advance.

I would recommend contacting Justin at Garage Flooring LLC. He has quite a bit of experience with trailer flooring and would be good person to gather some information from.

You can find his info here: https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/member.php?u=82828

I believe we spoke yesterday.

8.5x28 small coin trailer flooring
2 gallons of adhesive
GJ7 coupon code

This would put you at $859.06 delivered.

We collect sales tax is about 13 states based on recent SCOTUS decision

 

[retroworldseries]

I believe we spoke yesterday.

8.5x28 small coin trailer flooring
2 gallons of adhesive
GJ7 coupon code

This would put you at $859.06 delivered.

We collect sales tax is about 13 states based on recent SCOTUS decision

Not exactly. its roughly 42 feet with the 2 ramps, so far outside my budget. Well over $1,100 w/tax. Thanks though

 

[theoldwizard1]

Sacrificial rough sawn red oak over where the casters have chewed up the floor. Yes, you will have a lip to go over with the carts.

 

[Dick in Wisconsin]

When I bought my new 26' Bravo enclosed race trailer a year after I finished the shop and put Rust Bullet on the floor of the shop ... I was so happy with the Rust Bullet I put Rust Bullet on the floor of the trailer.

Because the size of the trailer is small, it was easy for my to put coat after coat on it. I think I put five coats of Rust Bullet on the plywood (marine I think) floor.

Prep was pretty each because the trailer was brand new. I think I swept it two or three times, pulled off any large slivers, and then vacuumed it twice with a shop vac.

With your deal, talk to Justin at Garage Flooring, LLC about prep of plywood.

I'm really happy with the results. I think I've had the trailer for five years now. My race car has a tendency to leak gear lube from the transmission and rear hubs. Very, very easy clean up with brake cleaner (which doesn't seem to do anything to the Rust Bullet in the trailer or the race shop floor).

One thing I really, really like about Rust Bullet is that it apparently cures with a very slight amount of texture to it. When there is water on it, whether in the trailer or the shop, the surface is not slippery. The aluminum diamond plate on the ramp door is much more slippery when wet than the Rust Bullet on the plywood or the concrete.

If you're going to "drag" stuff across the trailer floor, don't be afraid to put four, five, or six coats of RB on the plywood. I think I put five coats on my trailer floor. I would have put more on but I ran out of product. The RB floor is very durable. The race car tires get hot at the track and "pick up" gravel of various sized and bring that into and out of the trailer and into the shop. I'll see a cut once in a while in the top coat of RB once in a while, but very rarely do I see a gouge or cut. I don't think I have more than a handful of chips out of RB in the trailer and those might have happened when someone dropped or tossed something heavy into the trailer.

Justin took very good care of me. Don't hesitate to reach out to my via PM to talk about what you need to do to put it down right. Rust Bullet is not difficult to work with, but it isn't like putting down water based latex paint. RB doesn't dry, it cures. And you need to fully understand what "cures" RB.

 

[CJseven]

Do you happen to have pics of the trailer floor with the rust bullet ?

 

[Showkey]

Smaller trailer 7x14 ATV and motorcycle .........but..........I did DIY spray bed liner purchased in gallons applied with under coat gun. Over 10 years of service.....

I would not apply with brush or roller. About $80 per gallon. Coverage is 60sqft per gallon very dependent on technique and final mill thickness. I did two coats, I also did the under side of the trailer wood and metal. There are several brands of DIY and of course professional application brands.

On tight Budget.......high quality floor and deck paint or “garage epoxy” with slight grit and call it done.

 

[Marctrees]

Keep in mind anykinda thick rubber such as stall mats will make carts a bit harder to pull.

How much more work?

I dunno, but definately something more.

Just would not want to install w/o testing like loose on a concrete slab first.

Marc

 

[Specracer]

I personally would use aluminum diamond plate I have that is one of our trailers. I however dont know what it costs. After that, I would consider a roll rubber laminate flooring, called "coin" floor.