Endurance.Net Ridecamp Archives

Right... I noticed he mentioned metal in his reply... but poly and metal is 
a combination with which I'm not familiar.  :-)


Mike
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Sharon Levasseur" <sharon1359@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Mike Lewis" <mikelewis@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: "Smith, Dave" <dsmith@xxxxxxxxxxxx>; "ridecamp" <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, April 06, 2007 1:07 PM
Subject: Re: [RC] Trailer Floor Help Needed


> Mike, I think you and Dave are starting out with a fundamental difference.
> Sounds like you've got aluminum floors and he's got wood.
> -Sharon L.
>
>
> Quoting Mike Lewis <mikelewis@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
>
> > Thank you, Dave.  I'm drawing a blank on the polyethylene... does it 
> > apply to
> > the floor as if it were paint?
> >
> > Mike
> >   ----- Original Message -----
> >   From: Smith, Dave
> >   To: Mike Lewis ; ridecamp
> >   Sent: Friday, April 06, 2007 12:33 PM
> >   Subject: RE: [RC] Trailer Floor Help Needed
> >
> >
> >   Mike:  I routinely pull the mats and wash off the floor boards if the
> > horses had urinated.  If not, I don't.  So I probably do wash the floor
> > boards about once every month or so.  Once a year, just before winter, I
> > apply a coat of polyethylene to the floor boards in hopes it will help 
> > water
> > proof them.  Haven't yet actually pulled the boards up to inspect the 
> > metal.
> > Probably a good idea, though.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> >
> >   From: ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > [mailto:ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Mike Lewis
> >   Sent: Friday, April 06, 2007 9:21 AM
> >   To: ridecamp
> >   Subject: [RC] Trailer Floor Help Needed
> >
> >
> >
> >   I have a 2002 Silver Star trailer and have noticed that the floor 
> > (beneath
> > the heavy rubber mats) has some discoloration due to urine that has 
> > seeped
> > beneath the mats and been held against the metal.  Is there anything I 
> > can
> > use to clean this or to prevent further damage?
> >
> >
> >
> >   There are exposed bolt heads at the floor, by the mats.  They are 
> > nicely
> > rusted due to salt/urine.  Any fixes for this?
> >
> >
> >
> >   Does everyone actually pull the mats and rinse out the trailer after 
> > each
> > use?  (Answer honestly!!)  My owner's manual says to pull mats and clean 
> > the
> > trailer every 60 days.
> >
> >
> >
> >   There is no place nearby that offers an acid wash... is there anything 
> > that
> > is almost as good that can be done at home?
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >   Thank you,
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >   Mike Lewis, M19916
> >   Administrator, www.usendurance.net
>
> =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
>
> Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net.
> Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp
> Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp
>
> Ride Long and Ride Safe!!
>
> =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=



=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=

Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net.
Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp
Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp

Ride Long and Ride Safe!!

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=