Try a new floor coating in my enclosed trailer.

[bams50]

Just in case anyone might be interested, I just coated the floor in my enclosed trailer. It is now a year old, and the original cheapo paint was looking bad. I spent a lot of time trying to figure out what would stay looking good, protect the floor, and hold up to cars coming in.

I finally decided to try this new product called Restore. It is made for wood and concrete. It's seals down splinters in wood, and chips in concrete. It is a textured finish that dries hard as a rock. I've only had it done a little over a week and only had a car in twice, but so far so good. Here's a couple pictures:

It took two 3 gallon buckets to do two coats in the 8.5 x 24 trailer, including the ramp gate. Cost for the two buckets, special roller, and two rolls of masking tape was just under $200.

Just another option for those looking. If anyone is interested, I can answer any questions you might have about it.

 

[HOTFR8]

I've been wondering what to cover the floor of my enclosed car trailer with so I may have to look into that now.

 

[bams50]

We're bringing a race car in and out every week, and in the first picture you can see where the front tires have been landing. The big question is how that will hold up. This product is designed for decks and patios, and nobody could tell me how it would hold up under cars.

I figure, if it doesn't hold up where the tires track, I'll put down aluminum diamond plate runners.

Here's a link: http://rustoleum.com/en/product-catalog/consumer-brands/restore/deck-and-concrete-restore

 

[djjsr]

I figure, if it doesn't hold up where the tires track, I'll put down aluminum diamond plate runners.

I think this would be your best permanent solution. You probably don't need continuous runners. I used 1/8" aluminum, cut it into 2'x4' pieces and screwed it to the floor just where the tires sit.

 

[robin1731]

I think this would be your best permanent solution. You probably don't need continuous runners. I used 1/8" aluminum, cut it into 2'x4' pieces and screwed it to the floor just where the tires sit.

This is what I did on my enclosed race trailer. It's for bikes but the tires still leave marks if you don't do something. Counter sink the holes and use flat head screws. They've been in there for some time now.

 

[rv245]

I can't say about marks from tires, but I have used Sherwin Williams Tread Plex in my last 2 trailers with good results. It's held up great from the carbides on the ski's of snowmobiles going in and out of it all winter. Hold up good also from the melting snow and ice that comes along with it being winter.