Posted 2010-08-25 5:36 PM (#124051) Subject: One more question. About color this time.
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Posts: 48 Location: Stanardsville, VA
Well I picked up the trailer yesterday. 1976 Cherokee stock trailer. The living quarters without question are getting ripped out along with all the homemade dividers that look terrible. Cosmetically it is unbelievably ugly, but structurally and mechanically the thing is built like a tank. It tows beautifully as well. Anyways the trailer originally was dark blue and then repainted white without priming, so the paint is almost all flaked off. Im planning on completely repainting inside and out. WHAT COLOR???? Are some colors more sellable then others? Obviously orange or purple are out. But realistically, would it sell better if painted a certain color? My sole intention for this trailer is to resell. I wanted to go burgany or a dark red but I wanted to ask the experts. Black is too hot and I just personally dont like white but I see 90% of the trailers on the road are white. Anyways, opinions would be greatly appreciated.
Posted 2010-08-25 5:57 PM (#124054 - in reply to #124051) Subject: RE: One more question. About color this time.
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Posts: 447 Location: cedar rapids iowa
Most are white for a reason. It is cooler. Dark colars like burgandy are heat absorbing like black. White is my vote and a medium gray maybe if it was a stock type trailer.
Posted 2010-08-25 10:44 PM (#124065 - in reply to #124051) Subject: RE: One more question. About color this time.
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Posts: 2453 Location: Northern Utah
If the white has all flaked off. I'd go with a darker color in the blue range. It'll be easier to hide the color underneath. If you go white, it'll take more paint to cover up the darker paint underneath.
Posted 2010-08-26 8:33 AM (#124078 - in reply to #124051) Subject: RE: One more question. About color this time.
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Posts: 330 Location: northeast Texas
Painting a stock trailer years ago we discovered red is one of the most expensive paints you can buy due to the mixture to make the color. Black is expensive too. I would go back with a blue hue, or a dark gray. White is hard to do well without buying really expensive paint like Sikkens. Hmmm we do have a brown/tan stock trailer and it matches with alot of the newer vehicle colors.
Posted 2010-08-26 9:58 AM (#124081 - in reply to #124051) Subject: RE: One more question. About color this time.
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Posts: 399 Location: Ottawa, Illinois 61350
Since you are in the eastern part of the country, I would avoid white for rust showing up easily. We sell a lot of stock trailers in neutral colors such as grey or champaign color. I would probably go with the latter, as their are a lot of pickups that color, and it kind of goes with anything.
Posted 2010-08-26 10:07 AM (#124082 - in reply to #124051) Subject: RE: One more question. About color this time.
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Posts: 1205 Location: Arkansas
Laughing here! Our HORSE trailers are white, but our stock trailer is brown, with Sikkens paint........cow manure does look a bit striking on a white paint job!!!
Posted 2010-08-26 7:17 PM (#124106 - in reply to #124051) Subject: RE: One more question. About color this time.
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Posts: 48 Location: Stanardsville, VA
Haha true with the white magnifying the manure. I always knew red was the most expensive and black always shows up inperfections. I hadn't thought of grey. Im kind of liking that option. My gf is screaming at me to paint it green. We painted our own personal trailer green. But the darker the color it might make the trailer look smaller too. I did hear a weird insight and Im not sure if I really buy it or not. Darker color trailers tend to rust less because they are hotter and dry up water quicker. Sort of makes sense but not sure if its that believable.
One more question. About color this time.
