Aluminum Car Hauler Build

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I've never messed with aluminum, but would it have made any difference to have acid washed it?

the Trailer was cleaned prior to the building process
all the welds will be cleaned when i am done.
As for show quality i am not worried right now. I have found multiply welds from the original trailer manufacturer that have cracked. I have re-welded them since.
I have experienced with Acid was before and I was not impressed with the results I am unsure if it would remove the smut.
 

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So a fellow co-worker showed me a trick of lightly scorched the wood with a propane torch and so i had to try it
I must say the results were outstanding
i then sealed the floor with timber oil to make it hold the texture that it has now

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So a fellow co-worker showed me a trick of lightly scorched the wood with a propane torch and so i had to try it
I must say the results were outstanding
i then sealed the floor with timber oil to make it hold the texture that it has now

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That looks great!

I have saw where people have done that to wood flooring and it turned out amazing. My stepfather did it on the underside of a covered porch roof and it really makes it stand out.
 

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That looks great!

I have saw where people have done that to wood flooring and it turned out amazing. My stepfather did it on the underside of a covered porch roof and it really makes it stand out.

Thanks I plan on Doing my Back Deck around my Pool as well


I started to build a Headace rack to mount the toolbox on
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That looks awesome!

Thanks

So the Trailer came with these holes for chain tie downs
"Dad Says weld the up" "I say nah it will be cool"
Searched all over the internet to find only one time that looks similar to what would fit
order 10, realize later that i needed 12 and not to mention they don't line up at all
so modifications i made
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Had my first official test haul with it other than my lawnmower needless to say it pulls great on a long distance trip
and finally got 2 center caps need to find 2 more to match
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