Detail 24' White Enclosed Car Trailer

[Gary Sword]

Detail - 2005 Featherlite 24' White Aluminum Enclosed Car Trailer

Wash - Poorboy's SS&S

White Paint:
1 Coat - XMT #1 with White Pad
2 Coats - Klasse AIO with Grey Pad
2 Coats - Poorboy's EX-P Sealant with Grey Pad
1 Coat - Natty's Blue by Hand

Bare Aluminum:
Wash - P21S Polishing Soap
1 Coat - Klasse AIO

Wheels:
1 Coat - Klasse AIO
1 Coat - Poorboy's EX-P
1 Cost - Natty's Blue

Tires
Clean with Lacquer Thinner
Wolfgang Black Diamond Tire Gel

Comments:
It's a large trailer and was a lot of work. I have had the trailler for a couple of years. Before this excessive detail the only thing I had done to it was put some sealant on it. The white paint on the trailer does not compare to paint on a car. I did not want to use anything more aggressive then XMT #1 to get out some of the scraches. It really does not have much clear coat on it. It was the first detail I did with Pooboy's Natty's Blue and EX-P Sealant. I can't say enough about it. Natty's Blue is a great wax for the price.

 

[dengood1]

Gary, just curious.....where do you haul your cars? Shows?

Trailer looks great.....nice and glossy.

 

[Kelso]

wow , that must be an all day affair! looks wonderful and glad i didnt have to do it , that would not be fun times in my book

 

[abrcrombe]

Nice.. never seen a Ferarri brand trailer.

Good work, the reflections look pretty good, especially with me imagining how bad the paint is compared to a car's paint!

 

[Nuke33]

Great work look good!

 

[FloridaNative]

I love EX-P on white. It always makes it look like milk. Great job, Gary! :applause:

 

[Surfer]

Whats up with the Ballerina Horse go slap on a Raging Bull sticker before I don't let you borrow my Gallardo anymore

Agree, I love EX-P and Natty's Blue, great combo together.

 

[P1et]

Fantastic work Gary, that is one BIIIIIIIIIIG space to polish, seal and wax! Looks great.

And I agree with you on the EX-P and Natty's Blue. On the tub it says "easy on / easy off" and I thought it was a gimick. NOPE! That stuff goes on and off SO easy, makes taking off Zaino feel like rubbing paper over a stone.

 

[Nica]

Wow why do you have a big mirror outside your house? People could run into it ya know hahahaha

Seriously though, it's hard to tell if it's a mirror or if you have a really big yard

Hey your cheating on your Lambo aren't you???

Looks like that baby took you some time....looks really good though.

Good work :applause:

 

[ehuth1]

very Very Nice Write Up and Work Gary !! I offer this service but I've always wondered about using a machine to spice up the shine on those thin metal sides. You have answered my questions and educated me on trailer detailing !! Thanks for the post.

Eric

 

[supercharged]

Very nice job, Gary!:applause: I love that reflection shot! :righton:
I know how hard it is to get on white, I had a white car before.

Only one question, - why would you want to use Lacquer Thinner on tires?
Isn't it acid based? I know it cleans well, but scares the heck out of me to use it on tires.

 

[Gary Sword]

Thanks for all the complements guys. It was a lot of work doing something so big. I did a little bit everyday over about a week in a half's time.

dengood1, I have another house in Georgia and I use it to haul stuff including cars back and forth from FL to GA. I also get my Lambo serviced in Orlando and I take in up there in the trailer.

Surfer, When I posted the pictures I new you would have something to say about the Ferrari stickers on the side. They were just some stickers I had and thought I would put them on. I have some nice self stick Alumium Plates with Lamborghini written in script I have been meaning to put on it. If you have some bull stickers I will be happy to put them on.

ehuth1, The PC works find on the trailer and really saves you a lot of time on something so big. The paint on trailers is very thin compared to a car. I would be scared to use a rotary on it. I would also not use anything to abbrasive on it. The paint had a lot of embeded dirt in it. The AIO did a nice job cleaning up the paint before I applied sealant and wax.

supercharged, I have been using Lacquer thinner on tires for years without any problems. It does a great job getting the tires really clean. It also works great on white lettering. You will be amazed at how much dirt and stuff is still on you tires after scrubing them very well with only soap. I first wash the tires with soap and water, clean them with laquer thinner and them wash them right away with soap and water again. After that the tires look good without even applying a tire dressing.

Thanks to all the forum members who have sugguested using Poorboy's Natty Blue and EX-P. I really like the Natty's Blue. I usually use Wolfgand DGPS and do think I like it better then the EX-P. It leaves the paint a lot more slick and is acutally cheaper if you get a 128oz bottle.

 

[justin_murphy]

You have to be kidding me! That thing looks awesome!

You need an awesome custom paint job or vinyl graphics on it now to stand out with your cars!

 

[JSR]

Very nice! Now, about the interior........

Put some v-bunks in there and I could haul my boat in style

 

[Gary Sword]

Thanks for you complement Justin. I have thought about having it custom painted. Right now I usually keep it on some commercial property I have. I worry about making it look to good so someone might want to break into it thinking there's valuable stuff inside.

JSR, I thing you would have trouble getting your boat inside of the trailer. I have put my Jet Ski with trailer in the trailer and pulled it up to Georgia along with a bunch of other stuff. That's currently my Jet Ski Trailer you see in it now. The jet ski and trailer is easy to pull into the trailer by hand. I think a boat could give you a problem.

 

[Nica]

I have put my Jet Ski with trailer in the trailer and pulled it up to Georgia along with a bunch of other stuff.

Dude you are loaded...this did it to me "...trailer in the trailer..." wasup with that hahahahahaha your to much Gary....that's awesome buddy

 

[Truls]

Great work Gary. Thats one BIG job.

And the trailer in the trailer looks kinda funny.

im impressed......

 

[JSR]

Thanks for you complement Justin. I have thought about having it custom painted. Right now I usually keep it on some commercial property I have. I worry about making it look to good so someone might want to break into it thinking there's valuable stuff inside.

JSR, I thing you would have trouble getting your boat inside of the trailer. I have put my Jet Ski with trailer in the trailer and pulled it up to Georgia along with a bunch of other stuff. That's currently my Jet Ski Trailer you see in it now. The jet ski and trailer is easy to pull into the trailer by hand. I think a boat could give you a problem.

Nah! back it down a launch ramp and drive the boat in. That thing is so shiny and slick the water won't dare touch it Might have to do a reverse cadillac roof on it though. Just needs to be 8'6" wide at the doors.
Awesome job on that thing