Enclosed trailer guys Need soem help
Enclosed trailer guys Need soem help i got a 24ft(box) enclsoed trailer when i got it the floor was kind shtty from being used as a landscaping trailer. I just finished yesterday puting a new floor in it. Took me 3 full days but i got a lil carryed away. wire wheels all the crossmebers and painted them and what not. Anyways im looking for something to protect the new floor. I was thinking some dimaond plate .030 4x8 sheets i figured it whould run me 800 but i fear it being like a ice ring if it where to get wet or spill somthing. I also thought about painting it but i dont want it to wear off and have to do it every year. my origal idea was a checkered floor but the slipry factor comes in and im kinda woried how it will last for a few years.
TECH Regular
Joined: Dec 2005
Posts: 437
Likes: 0
From: Northern Kentucky
Yeah, diamond plate adds plenty of weight (not sure if that's even concern) and you do have the slippery factor. I really prefer industrial type carpet. I dont' have any pics but thats what us and our buddies all run.
You can find durable paint, our old trailer we painted and after 2 years there was no need for repainting. Again you run into the slippery problem.
I don't know of any carpet to recommend but if someone else can chime in with some I'd say that's the way to go.
You can find durable paint, our old trailer we painted and after 2 years there was no need for repainting. Again you run into the slippery problem.
I don't know of any carpet to recommend but if someone else can chime in with some I'd say that's the way to go.
if your trailer is 102" wide, a 4x8 sheet wont be wide enough. youll have to go 4x10. I've done a lot of interior work in race car haulers and diamond plate is your best bet.
carpet gets nasty quick, and the weight of the car flattens it out.
from a money standpoint, you can vinyl the floor, and put in diamond plate runners where the car drives up, and do the first 8ft of the trailer in solid diamond plate due to it being a "high traffic" area.
Can diamond plate get slick when wet? Yea, but just use common sense if its wet. A good quality line x could be another option.
carpet gets nasty quick, and the weight of the car flattens it out.
from a money standpoint, you can vinyl the floor, and put in diamond plate runners where the car drives up, and do the first 8ft of the trailer in solid diamond plate due to it being a "high traffic" area.
Can diamond plate get slick when wet? Yea, but just use common sense if its wet. A good quality line x could be another option.
The diamond plate trucks we have at work get very slick when wet. If you use Line-X, it will probrably be hit or miss. We have a Line-Xed diamond plate floor in one of our cube vans and we can't keep the **** from chipping. Had the same issues with textured epoxy coatings also.
Now, in our big insulated cube we have an awesome alum. floor. It has very small serrated ridges in it. It is by far the best floor covering material I have seen. It can be alittle tough to clean but you can spill oil all over it and it won't be slick at all.
Now, in our big insulated cube we have an awesome alum. floor. It has very small serrated ridges in it. It is by far the best floor covering material I have seen. It can be alittle tough to clean but you can spill oil all over it and it won't be slick at all.
Trending Topics
6 & 8 Second Club
Joined: Aug 2006
Posts: 2,284
Likes: 0
From: Illinois, RT 66 dragway area
I have carpet with polished diamond plate on the ramp & runners for the car tires.
I keep 2 of the big drip trays from pep boys or ?? under the car and my carpet looks great. I have some spots where stuff was spilled, but a can of carpet spray usually gets most spots out. I've seen way too many vinyl floors tear up. As said, it gets frigging slippery. They have tons of cool looking office type carpet, pretty cheap, very strong.
I keep 2 of the big drip trays from pep boys or ?? under the car and my carpet looks great. I have some spots where stuff was spilled, but a can of carpet spray usually gets most spots out. I've seen way too many vinyl floors tear up. As said, it gets frigging slippery. They have tons of cool looking office type carpet, pretty cheap, very strong.
LS1 Tech Stories
The Best V8 Stories One Small Block at Time
Gas Monkey Built a 6-Wheel Ferrari Testarossa With a Corvette LT4 Engine
Verdad Gallardo
7 Most Reliable High-Performance Engines GM Has Ever Built
Verdad Gallardo
Amazing '71 Camaro Restomod Is Modern Muscle Car Under the Skin
Verdad Gallardo
6 Common C5 Corvette Failures and What's Involved In Repairing Them
Pouria Savadkouei
Retro Modern Bandit Pontiac Trans AM Comes With Burt Reynolds' Autograph
Verdad Gallardo
Top 10 Greatest Cadillac V Series Performance Models Ever, Ranked
Pouria Savadkouei
Top 10 Most Powerful Chevy Trucks Ever Made!
Hennessey's New Supercharged Silverado ZR2 Has 700 HP
Verdad Gallardo
Coachbuilt N2A Anteros Is an LS2-Powered C6 Corvette In Italian Clothes
Verdad Gallardo TECH Regular
Joined: Dec 2005
Posts: 437
Likes: 0
From: Northern Kentucky
Originally Posted by mrdragster1970
I have carpet with polished diamond plate on the ramp & runners for the car tires.
I keep 2 of the big drip trays from pep boys or ?? under the car and my carpet looks great. I have some spots where stuff was spilled, but a can of carpet spray usually gets most spots out. I've seen way too many vinyl floors tear up. As said, it gets frigging slippery. They have tons of cool looking office type carpet, pretty cheap, very strong.
I keep 2 of the big drip trays from pep boys or ?? under the car and my carpet looks great. I have some spots where stuff was spilled, but a can of carpet spray usually gets most spots out. I've seen way too many vinyl floors tear up. As said, it gets frigging slippery. They have tons of cool looking office type carpet, pretty cheap, very strong.
I like the look of diamond plate, the cost and added weight just aren't worth it to me though.
Originally Posted by mrdragster1970
I have carpet with polished diamond plate on the ramp & runners for the car tires.
I keep 2 of the big drip trays from pep boys or ?? under the car and my carpet looks great. I have some spots where stuff was spilled, but a can of carpet spray usually gets most spots out. I've seen way too many vinyl floors tear up. As said, it gets frigging slippery. They have tons of cool looking office type carpet, pretty cheap, very strong.
I keep 2 of the big drip trays from pep boys or ?? under the car and my carpet looks great. I have some spots where stuff was spilled, but a can of carpet spray usually gets most spots out. I've seen way too many vinyl floors tear up. As said, it gets frigging slippery. They have tons of cool looking office type carpet, pretty cheap, very strong.
