Started on my second trailer this weekend (1 Viewer)

[ouroutdoorfamily]

So about 4 years ago we bought a used 416 trailer, it was heavily rusted so it ended up just being a work/play trailer. Now my wife would like to have a nicer looking trailer for camping or travel, so I bought some sheet metal from work and attempted to copy the design. The current trailer is the same size of our 416, but the next one will be a little larger.

So far I have the tub together, (minus the floor), and the tubing for the frame is on order.
I am fully welding the sheet to the tubing at the top, but tacking the bottoms and then filling in the open seam with JB weld, then sanding flush, this will keep the moister out of the seam and avoid me having to weld the complete side lengths twice. The paint is temp, to keep it from flash rusting.

(old trailer)

 

[titanpat57]

If in fact that is an American flag...see page 3

http://www.va.gov/opa/publications/celebrate/flagdisplay.pdf

 

[myquestoyota]

That trailer is coming along nicely, keep us posted. Might have saved a little work if you had a shop bend the side panels.

 

[ouroutdoorfamily]

yeah, that would have been nice to have the panels bent, but I have a plasma cutter and saved some money doing it myself, although it took some time to do the welds, I will most likely try to have it bent next time.

 

[myquestoyota]

When we build conveyors and such here at work we have some fairly heavy steel bent to form, I don't think it's very spendy and makes for a smoother build. I will most likely go that route if I decide to make a trailer.

 

[ntsqd]

There are dedicated seam sealers made for auto body repair shops that will be much easier to apply than JB Weld. Find a local vendor of auto body supplies and they'll have it.

 

[LFD2037]

There are dedicated seam sealers made for auto body repair shops that will be much easier to apply than JB Weld. Find a local vendor of auto body supplies and they'll have it.

From my research, as I'll be using some on my trailer build, the best is 3M 08500:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000PEY52U/ref=ox_sc_act_title_2?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER

 

[ouroutdoorfamily]

does that body filler set up hard or is it pliable?

 

[ntsqd]

does that body filler set up hard or is it pliable?

Seam sealer, not filler. Sounds like it is flexible.
http://3mcollision.com/3m-all-around-autobody-sealant-08500.html

 

[LAMBCRUSHER]

semi flexible- the same stuff in the seams of the rain gutter on the cruisers...it does skin somewhat hardy...some reading...http://www.usflag.org/uscode36.html#36