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Re: Re;Is this thing on/Trailers

To: Jon Wennerberg <jon@infodestruction.com>
Subject: Re: Re;Is this thing on/Trailers
From: Jon Wennerberg <jon@infodestruction.com>
Date: Sat, 9 Jul 2005 10:50:26 -0400
On Saturday, July 9, 2005, at 10:32 AM, Jon Wennerberg wrote:

> On Thursday, July 7, 2005, at 07:06 PM, Doug Odom wrote:
>
>> Ed, I was thinking the same thing, but around here they get $500 to 
>> do a pickup bed. Now I figure its about 3 to 4 times more area in the 
>> trailer floor so it might get a bit pricey. Let us know if you do and 
>> how much it costs.
>> Doug Odom in big ditch
>> Ed Van Scoy wrote:
>>
>>> I'm gonna get another trailer soon and I am thinking
>>> about having the floor sprayed with Rhino Liner -
>>> Non-slip and you can hose it out.
>>> Vette Ed
>>> --- The Weldons <2weldons@earthlink.net> wrote:
>
> When I got my new pickup a year ago I had Rhino liner sprayed in -- by 
> the local guys, UP Off-Road and Performance.  I mention their name -- 
> 'cause they race stuff, and fell for my begging about giving me a 
> "racer discount".  I think I paid about $350 instead of the $500 list 
> price.  Beg and maybe you can get a better price.
>
> The stuff has worked fine -- I've slid full pallets and other scratchy 
> items in and out and haven't yet got my first scratch in the liner.  
> Some discoloration hasn't washed off -- but the liner still works.  
> There's one local guy that had his Ford pickup 100% "painted" with 
> Rhino liner.  It's been on there for a couple of years and I don't see 
> flaws yet.  Probably cost him a good handfull of bucks, but he's a 
> doctor -- can afford it.


Oh, yeah, and another part of the cost is the "prep" they gotta do 
before spraying a painted pickup bed.  Most likely there wouldn't be so 
much prep required on a plywood floor, maybe, perhaps.  That'd lower 
the cost, too.


                 Jon Wennerberg
Seldom Seen Slim Land Speed Racing
              Marquette, Michigan
              (that's 'way up north)






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