Seasoning and light surface rust on used camper trailer?

G'day Ash,

There's lots you can do to prevent the rocks/stones etc hitting the trailer in the first place but, to answer your question, I suggest to spray fish oil into the hard-to-access metal areas (the smell doesn't last long) and wipe Innox over the exposed surfaces whenever you return from a trip. It will, of course, get rock-sprayed each trip if you travel on gravel roads but this is unlikely to do anything other than superficial damage.

Mark

G'day Ash
Wife n I brought a cub supamatic hard floor camp trailer.. We are the third owners, has been repainted under, as well as the draw bar (Aframe)
After doing a few trips, we have the same stone chips again, have purchased some more paint and wire brushes to give it a fresh coat, then will spray inox through the frame work.. Also got new mesh for the stone guard, and stone flaps, which hang below the stone guard, think these will reduce stone chips quite a lot.. As for the canvas, was told by canvas mob, not to do anything to it, or put anything on it? We don't have any leaks, but have rubbed candle wax on the seams, just as a bit of a precaution... I'll be following this thread to see what others say, always helpful info on here.. Hope I helped a bit... Cheers Odog

G'day, have a look at Stone Stomper brand stone guards, very very good guard.

If it looks like a gal finish use a rotary brass brush in a drill to remove rust from each bare spot and then hit them with a can of Silver Zinc spray paint. Two coats if you're fussy.

If it's paint, prep in the same way and then touch up with a coat of etch primer and then a matching top coat.

For high wear areas consider putting on a protective alloy checkerplate panel cut to fit.