What can i use to shine up galvanising?

[CPS]

As the title says,
What can i use to shine up galvanising? The trailer is looking abit dull, I was wondering if anyone has any way of shining it up abit?

Ideally something you spray on and walk away

 

[Lancs Lad]

As the title says,
What can i use to shine up galvanising? The trailer is looking abit dull, I was wondering if anyone has any way of shining it up abit?

Ideally something you spray on and walk away

Ditto...6 month old Ifor looks crap already.
Galvanizing is shocking but that's a other story

 

[V8Druid]

galvy only ever looks shiny out the tank and a few weeks after ... once it oxidises, that's how it'll stay ... 6-8 mths of oxidisation and it'll take paint well ... give it a coat of ali primer/top coat

 

[Hg2702]

Cat yellow’d look nice

 

[Powerfab]

As the title says,
What can i use to shine up galvanising? The trailer is looking abit dull, I was wondering if anyone has any way of shining it up abit?

Ideally something you spray on and walk away

You can't, as mentioned above it oxidises and theres no stopping it.
Some have tried to apply a clear laquer, but when new galv doesn't take paint well and it turns a blistering mess in 6mths. Nor can you polish it, a polisher only burnishes it and turns it near black.

 

[GazCro]

It is slightly less desirable when dull as a positive.

 

[6feetdown]

Etching primer and paint

 

[Lancs Lad]

It is slightly less desirable when dull as a positive.

That's my line salt seems to help the process

 

[Canal Navvy]

It is slightly less desirable when dull as a positive.

I was definitely relieved when my tipper stopped screaming "steal me" .
I'm pleased that I got mine a couple of springs ago and it got time to weather before it saw salted roads

 

[DaveDCB]

Don’t paint it, will look a bloody mess when it gets scratched up!
I came to my trailer the other day after it has been locked away for afew months, it was nearly white! Rain today soon washed it off

 

[Monkeybusiness]

I’m sure I read that monster energy drinks bring the shine back to galv! I’ve not tried it myself though…

 

[DaveDCB]

I’m sure I read that monster energy drinks bring the shine back to galv! I’ve not tried it myself though…

Any particular flavour?

 

[Monkeybusiness]

Any particular flavour?

Dog toffee and lime I think?

 

[T whiting]

Keep it clean for the first 6 months to stop crap sticking to the galv like concrete then it'll take on a dull grey that's not shiney like new but not off-putting

 

[DaveDCB]

 

[CPS]

I’m sure I read that monster energy drinks bring the shine back to galv! I’ve not tried it myself though…

I save those to get a days work out of the apprentice

 

[Left hooker]

Get it re dipped

 

[V8Druid]

Etching primer and paint

only needs to be etched when fresh .... oxidixed Galv has a good enough surface key to accept paint and once sealed the oxidisation stops

 

[Shovelhands]

I know someone who used a commercial type alloy wheel acid on a galv trailer. It certainly smartened it up when he sold it!

 

[V8Druid]

Get it re dipped

expensive process ... has to be pickled first