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Bed Liner for Utility Trailer?

Slothin'02

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Hi All,

I have a 4x8x2 canoe/utility trailer. The sides and deck are all marine grade plywood...expensive to replace.

My question is: Has anyone ever used a spray on bed liner or something to protect the bed of their trailer? Does it work? Any recommendations?

Between hauling brush, wood, rocks, dirt, camping equiptment etc., I'm shortening the life of this plywood. Especially with the snowmobile now, and an ATV shortly, it's gonna get chewed up pretty good. Can anyone offer suggestions on how to protect the plywood so it doesn't have to be replaced every two years?

Thanks much!

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Jeremy airjer W Grand Master

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They are putting the spray in bed liner in or on just about anything now.

The only wood product I personally know off or have seen is Cornwell tools toolbox mats. They take a piece of MDF (If I remember right) and cover it with the spray on bed liner on all sides. According to the Cornwell guy they are extremely durable.

I give the guys a call that do this. You may be surprised that your not the first!

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A good marine plywood will last much longer than 2 years even if left untreated. My trailer is a 1994 Floe 8x12 snowmobile type. I just redecked it this year for the first time in 11 years. The wood is still not in that bad of shape except where the carbides from snowmobiles have scuffed it up. The trailer came painted when new and at about 6 years I repainted the deck. The sun baked that off in NO time! I was told by my neighbor when I redecked it to forget the paint and just put a coat of clear sealer on it and let it go. I did that and it looks like new still. If the new wood holds up even two thirds as long as the original did I'll be happy.

I found marine plywood locally for under 50 bucks a (4x8) sheet.

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I used marine plywood for a pontoon deck and coated it with fiberglass resin, I'm expecting to get 20 years out of it.

No reason it wouldn't work for a trailer bed too. Or, I don't see a problem using spray on bed liner if it will stick to the wood surface.

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