More like three times the price…bare steel was $23.80 for 20’, Galvanized was $63.00 for 24’. I live in Florida, I live on an a barrier Island, I do all my boating in salt water, and if its not an Aluminum I beam trailer, or Hot dipped galvanized it won’t last anytime at all…
How many times will you have to replace bare steel in comparison to Galvanized steel? How about your time spent? For an extra $40 bucks I would rather do it right the first time…. Ends touched up with cold galvanize paint.
What is that they say?…Never can afford to do it right the first time…but always can afford to do it a second time…LOL
What you friend is suggesting sounds like some sort of Epoxy if it has to be top coated when exposed to the sun (Epoxy paints generally chalk badly in the sun). Remember when you are painting (coating) steel all you have to have is one little nick in the coating and its all over…think about vinyl coated steel car racks…thick rubberized plastic coating, but the moisture and salt find there way under the coating and the whole thing turns to crap. Galvanized is much more forgiving in a trailer environment.
