My trailer is 5 years old. The springs are looking very rusty. I am talking large flakes. There appears to be plenty of metal remaining, but I am not sure how long I should trust them.
How long should they last? Is there any kind of treatment … rust prevention, oil or paint that I should be using?
hit them with a heavy hammer and knock off all the rust, then paint them with rustoleum and get a few more years out of them.
it doesn’t take much trailer to hold a 14 stinger.
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I replaces mine 2 years ago and before I installed them, I sprayed them with rubber undercoating. They still look really good.
Mine are 8 years old, original, and I fish 95% salt. Garage kept. I’ll probably replace them this winter. They look horrible too. I like Bad Habit’s suggestion if hitting with hammer. I’d also put a long-bristled wire brush on them before painting.
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