Ice castle frame ?

[tut79]

I just bought an ice castle this year and it is brand new . My question is how many people get there fish house under coded . I have talk to some and they said it's not worth doing because it do last the season . They said just to sand and paint it every other year..looking for input

[Eelpout08]

Im not sure what they would charge you to do it but if it was me i probably wouldnt. Maybe some other people can chime in with there experiences and what has held up or not. I do know the spray paint on ours doesnt last though one season, escpecially in front where rocks and sant/salt hit it all the time. I have heard of people using the roll on bedliner but im not sure how long that lasts either.

Welcome to hso, btw.

[Green_Castle]

tut79 I have two ice castle fish houses and every year I sand and paint the frames. One of them is a 2010 and this year I had this one under coated. The reason I had one done is because I want to see how it holds up this winter. Zebart in St. Cloud did mine they said they do fish houses every year. I decided to get one under coated because getting under them and sanding and painting is a pain. Zebart said it depends on how much you us it on how it holds up. Some people bring theres in evey year and every other year. Zebart also said that when I bring it back next year for touch up that the price will not be as much as the fist spray. I decided to get it Zebarted because when I checked with line x and rhino liner they said there is no guarentee that it will hold up because of the salt and chemicals they use on the road. And the price was realy high and most places would not spray a bed liner on the frame with the house on the frame. Just my two cents hope this helps.

[BizzityB]

What if you had the frame sand blasted and then powder coated? Im not sure what the expense would be but the powder coat would probably hole a long time? Just a thought?

[bassNspear]

TUT....Welcome to FM. Glad your part of the Family.

I am looking hard at these house right now, so thank you for posting this!

[tut79]

Green castle.. how big of a fish house do you have? I called zebart in Hibbing mn they said they have done some in the past. They told me around 500 and another 150 - 200 to to have it touch up again. I know I want to protect my investment but that to me seems a little high . If you do mind what did zebart in st cloud charge

[slammer]

I bought a new cargo trailer 3 years ago and had it sprayed with rhino lining. So far its held up great. Cost me 400$ at the time but it should last a longtime. Trailer is 7x14.

[Green_Castle]

tut79 the house I had under coated is a 8x16 with a 3ft v-frount. It was about $600.00 for the fist spray.

[crappiekid]

i work with mild steel and taking in for under coating every year is not needed. Light sugar / surface rust will not hurt anything. Normally this is the paint and primer just flaking off. If you actually notice the base metal starting to flake away take action! this means cancer has begun and it will be a matter of time before it fails... 400.00 is a small price to pay to protect your fish house for 20 plus years. Zink base primer is the best protection in this climate! If you ever have the option up front; do it! This will cost you 200.00 up front but well worth it. Good luck