Re: RC: corrosion

[Merryben@aol.com]

In a message dated 2/10/01 9:30:34 AM Pacific Standard Time, 
guest@endurance.net writes:


> elayne hnic452@AOL.COM



I had one of the original Feathlites that I bought new in 1986.  The floor 
started looking whitish and had a couple of tiny pinholes in it.  I panicked 
and was going to have the whole floor replaced with a wood floor.  My trailer 
guy wanted to try some coating that they had used on the space ships and made 
me a deal that if it did not work he would replace the floor for the costs of 
the supplies only.  He did not want to take the whole floor out because he 
said it was still the strongest floor he had seen in years.  The problem is 
that the urine tends to react with the aluminum.  My mats were so heavy I 
could not move them and since the trailer had not drainage, it did not help.  
I used shavings all the time in the trailer.  He also drilled a couple of 
small drainage holes in the floor.  I sold the trailer when it was 13 1/2 
years old for only $1500 less than I paid for it originally and it is still 
out there.  maryben