Trailer Floor Question

Purpdust · 07-18-2006, 11:46 AM

I will be picking up a trailer in August and wouldlike to know if this is posible/will it work.

I want to put Rhino Lining on the trailer floor as well as about 6" up the side wall.
Will it me a problem mounting the E-Track after?
Has anyone tried this? Is there a reason not to?

Thanks
Purp

phobiaphobe · 07-18-2006, 11:47 AM

That will make it harder to clean.

Red Rider · 07-18-2006, 11:57 AM

Is that the spray coating stuff? I believe the HondaGals put it in their trailer (and up the side walls). Try searching...I think they've posted pics previously.

sheepofblue · 07-18-2006, 12:19 PM

Yep HGs have it. I am not sure I would go up the walls but the floor and ramp door might be great for non-slip

Hammer · 07-18-2006, 1:08 PM

I have it in mine and it works great.ou can put the rhino lining in and install the tracks after with no problem. I used a product called HURCULINER that i got from the auto parts store and it is about $120 a gallon. I have a 6X12 and used a gallon if I were to do it again I would have gotten atleast a quart more for better coverage toward the back. I just coated the floor only and no rear door or side walls. As far a clean up goes, grass does not like to come out easily but a quick spray of compressed air does the job.

Purpdust · 07-18-2006, 1:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Hammer

I have it in mine and it works great.ou can put the rhino lining in and install the tracks after with no problem. I used a product called HURCULINER that i got from the auto parts store and it is about $120 a gallon. I have a 6X12 and used a gallon if I were to do it again I would have gotten atleast a quart more for better coverage toward the back. I just coated the floor only and no rear door or side walls. As far a clean up goes, grass does not like to come out easily but a quick spray of compressed air does the job.

Thanks, The reason I wanted to do like 6" strip up the wall was to hose it down. If the trailer I get has a checker plate ramp then there is no point in doing the ramp.

abtech · 07-18-2006, 3:07 PM

FYI, the stuff is very slippery when wet regardless of the texture. I have it on the flip down portion of my ramp and more than one person has crashed on the surface when wet.

Baketech · 07-18-2006, 3:28 PM

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FYI, the stuff is very slippery when wet regardless of the texture. I have it on the flip down portion of my ramp and more than one person has crashed on the surface when wet.

Sounds like just the ticket for keeping your trailer free of muddy footprints...

Pete · 07-18-2006, 3:48 PM

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FYI, the stuff is very slippery when wet regardless of the texture.

That's one area where the Line-X product has the others (Rhino, Herculiner, etc.) beat. It's not a DIY product, though.

Hammer · 07-18-2006, 3:55 PM

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Sounds like just the ticket for keeping your trailer free of muddy footprints...

Another way to keep thing clean is to hang you leathers up early and not ride.

Baketech · 07-18-2006, 3:58 PM

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Another way to keep thing clean is to hang you leathers up early and not ride.

Ummm...I still have a streetbike...

Red Rider · 07-18-2006, 3:59 PM

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Another way to keep thing clean is to hang you leathers up early and not ride.

Hammer · 07-18-2006, 4:36 PM

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Ummm...I still have a streetbike that I will not ride and keep in the garage all nice and neet. I will wash it once a week and have it serviced whether or not it needs it. I am in to posing more than riding these days you know.

Fixed it

abtech · 07-18-2006, 4:43 PM

2 belt sanders: No waiting

Baketech · 07-18-2006, 4:57 PM

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Fixed it

That should have been streetbikes...as in more than one....

gt702 · 07-18-2006, 5:05 PM

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That should have been streetbikes...as in more than one....

We don't count chromed cruisers

abtech · 07-18-2006, 5:53 PM

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We don't count chromed cruisers

and why not

Baketech · 07-18-2006, 5:57 PM

oWn3D...

HondaGalToo · 07-18-2006, 7:02 PM

We have it on our trailer floor and partway up the wall. It works fine. It does get a bit slippery when it's wet, but not nearly as bad as tiles. On the ramp, I added horizontal strips of grippy stuff, which helps. It's been on the floor for about 4 years and is holding up great. Easy to clean and keep looking nice, too. An unfinished floor can't be washed very well and will soak up everything spilled on it.

A friend of mine sprayed his own and was able to give it a really rough finish, so his seems less slippery than ours, although I haven't run around on it in the rain!

abtech · 07-18-2006, 7:11 PM

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We have it on our trailer floor and partway up the wall. It works fine. It does get a bit slippery when it's wet, but not nearly as bad as tiles. On the ramp, I added horizontal strips of grippy stuff, which helps. It's been on the floor for about 4 years and is holding up great. Easy to clean and keep looking nice, too. An unfinished floor can't be washed very well and will soak up everything spilled on it.

A friend of mine sprayed his own and was able to give it a really rough finish, so his seems less slippery than ours, although I haven't run around on it in the rain!

The stick on tiles I used on my ramp have proved to be a pita, so I will be removing them and going with the RhinoLiner mixed with silica chips. I walked on this concoction after having it hosed down and it wasn't slippery at all. I carpeted the main floor with HD outdoor rated tight burl and it has held up very well.

Having said that, I don't load anything that even looks like it might leak so the carpet works well. If you aren't as OCD as I am, then the "spillproof" treatments may be a better choice.

DreamRyder · 07-18-2006, 9:50 PM

anyone know how that stuff works with snowmobiles ?? I painted the surface of my new big trailer with that gray gritty paint... works well for grip when dry but crappy when wet... and doesn't seem to be all that good for sealing the floor either from moisture ... got rained on a lil bit when we went to a trackday at the Autobahn and my kids dirtbike fell over at the dragstrip and spilled gas everywhere... I would think this rhino stuff would be better but I plan to use it also for the snowmobiles.. so was wondering how it would hold up to them... I know they will eat up the wood as it is now with just the gray paint..

E.

HondaGalToo · 07-18-2006, 11:01 PM

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Having said that, I don't load anything that even looks like it might leak so the carpet works well. If you aren't as OCD as I am, then the "spillproof" treatments may be a better choice.

The Ducati pukes gas everytime I take it somewhere, and that's with the gas shut off!

I like the silica idea. Maybe someday I'll touch up the ramp. I have slid on it a few times. It's fun loading bikes in the rain just tiptoeing up there trying to only step on the grip strips.