Posted 2007-11-29 1:46 PM (#72056) Subject: attention all you w.e.r.m.s.
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Posts: 78 Location: tn
yippeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee,select trailer is now doing the werm flooring!!!! i have my appointment all set up for dec 19th, anyone else wanna join in on the fun?? i get to go shopping at all the tack stores too!!
Posted 2007-12-03 1:54 PM (#72342 - in reply to #72056) Subject: RE: attention all you w.e.r.m.s.
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Posts: 802 Location: Tenn/Ala.
WERM is priced like concrete, ie by the sq. foot. A typical 3 horse runs in the $1150 range, and a 4 horse in the $1450 range, installed here in TN. The caveat with any coating, and the first step to WERM, is to actually prime/paint the aluminum floor. So in order to get proper results, it is imperative that it be in pristine condition, ready for paint. We assume that a customer will want to minimize cost and do the cleaning themselves beforehand. Not trying to sell anything here- just provide factual data.
RTSmith
Select Trailer Co.
Shelbyville, TN.
Posted 2007-12-03 5:59 PM (#72353 - in reply to #72342) Subject: RE: attention all you w.e.r.m.s.
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Posts: 3853 Location: Vermont
Originally written by RTSmith on 2007-12-03 1:54 PM
WERM is priced like concrete, ie by the sq. foot. A typical 3 horse runs in the $1150 range, and a 4 horse in the $1450 range, installed here in TN. The caveat with any coating, and the first step to WERM, is to actually prime/paint the aluminum floor. So in order to get proper results, it is imperative that it be in pristine condition, ready for paint. We assume that a customer will want to minimize cost and do the cleaning themselves beforehand. Not trying to sell anything here- just provide factual data. RTSmith Select Trailer Co. Shelbyville, TN.
We'll tell you if you are trying to sell something...
Feel free to pump out the information...we are all ears...
Glad to see there is actually another installer of the product...now we just need to move you closer to the Northeast...
Posted 2007-12-03 11:21 PM (#72374 - in reply to #72056) Subject: RE: attention all you w.e.r.m.s.
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Posts: 57
I wish I had known there would be a WERM dealer nearby when I bought my trailer several months ago, as that would have opened up a lot more options for me. I really wanted WERM, and since there wasn't a dealer within a reasonable distance (I'm western KY), I just ordered a new trailer with it installed.
Posted 2008-10-10 8:32 AM (#92865 - in reply to #72056) Subject: RE: attention all you w.e.r.m.s.
Location: Central Arkansas
Just got my Bloomer floor done by Select in TN. They did a fantastic job! This is my 4th trailer to have the WERM floor ( 3 were 4 Stars and now this Bloomer). Hubby pulled the mats and cleaned the floor 2 weeks ago. He wouldn't let me put anything in the back of it until I got the WERM floor installed! So, off to TN to visit family and Select. Now hubby is just tickled that both of our horse trailers have WERM floors. He swears by it enough to spend HIS money on it during this economy crisis.
Posted 2008-10-10 10:26 AM (#92872 - in reply to #72056) Subject: RE: attention all you w.e.r.m.s.
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Posts: 802 Location: Tenn/Ala.
Thanks for the kind words Mindy. Good to see you again as always! Trust you had a great trip. I do need to get more details on that "juice" sometime!
RTSmith
Posted 2008-10-11 7:45 AM (#92896 - in reply to #72056) Subject: RE: attention all you w.e.r.m.s.
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Posts: 90 Location: louisiana
how does werm install on a 2 year old already used trailer floor? You can get these pretty clean but it is impossible to get ALL the gunk up like in the corners and such, plus some bacteria actually adhere to the aluminum. I am concerned about it bubbling up after some years have passed due to prior use before installation. Please email me at dwnsouth@cox.net with info. Seriously considering this and it will be a haul being as I am in Louisiana and there is NO ONE around here that does werm. Thanks
Posted 2008-10-11 8:43 AM (#92898 - in reply to #72056) Subject: RE: attention all you w.e.r.m.s.
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Posts: 25 Location: East Texas
My trailer had been used also. I pulled the mats, got some Dawn liquid soap and a brush and went to work. It will come clean but it takes elbow grease.
My husband took ours to Oklahoma City in June. They got him right in and was on his way home by 2:00 that afternoon. It's a six-hour haul from here, but this is the last trailer I'll ever own and I want it to last forever. He was very impressed with Chris and the job they did. He highly recommends them to do the job. And the price was good too.
Posted 2008-10-11 9:52 AM (#92900 - in reply to #72056) Subject: RE: attention all you w.e.r.m.s.
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Posts: 802 Location: Tenn/Ala.
Dwnsouth- As the last post said, it is possible. WERM actually goes down on top of a coat of "ordance wash primer" (sp?) paint. In the case of used trailers, surface prep is to be done carefully. We typically will use an aluminum (acid) wash that cleans & disinfects everything. It is not unusual for us to sand the floor also, particularly any real smooth spots or dirty/corroded spots. So yes- the "get ready" on a trailer that's been used is more detailed, but certainly do-able. We like to clean one late in the afternoon and let it dry overnight. Sand/grind and apply the primer early the next day. The primer dries fairly quickly. Then pour the WERM. Depending on temperature & humidity the WERM'd trailer may need to sit for a few hours before it is moved. Kind of like letting jello sit so that it can harden!
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