Painting interior of brand new camper
We just purchased a Coleman 1805RB and the first modification we are doing is to paint the interior cabinets and walls white. First, I would love advise on everything from technique to supplies to th...
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I'd let the unit gas off before painting....maybe a month after purchase.
As for colour of white paint that's pretty subjective. There are whites with shades of yellow, blue, red, etc. Look at a feature you are NOT changing such as the flooring to decide what color to pickup on. Also look at the colour of the sunlight in the room at different times of the day. It's nice that so many paint manufacturers are giving larger paper samples nowadays as well as small paint samplers.
A semi or high gloss paint is more durable than most satin finishes and might just be the answer for the cabinets. Personally, I would opt for a satin or eggshell finish for the walls to give contrast with satin giving more scrub-ability. I would use the floors finish in sheen to better decide what to use since you'll be close to having a vanilla box that needs vibrant coloured textiles to bring it back to life IMHO.
I'm a personal fan of these paint companies in term of durability, pigment and color selections: Benjamin Moore; Pratt-Lambert and Old World Dutch paint(might have the last company's name off but they make excellent door paints).
HTH.
Edit: Went into my notes and realised it's called Fine Paints of Europe NOT Old World Dutch paint. It's $$$ up front but will save you in labor costs as long as you don't change your paint colours every year or so. Intensely perfect for high traffic usage like doors and IMO worth ever penny spent on it. I specified it for painted elevator and front doors of multiple dwellings I managed and it held up, on average, for 6.6 years. It might be applied to my kitchen and bathroom cabinets and interior (exterior side is the buildings' concern) entrance doors in my new residence; still mulling.
At a lower cost there is also Sherwin Williams Duration line w/ similar attributes. Unfortunately, there are not many stand alone SW stores in my area.
As for colour of white paint that's pretty subjective. There are whites with shades of yellow, blue, red, etc. Look at a feature you are NOT changing such as the flooring to decide what color to pickup on. Also look at the colour of the sunlight in the room at different times of the day. It's nice that so many paint manufacturers are giving larger paper samples nowadays as well as small paint samplers.
A semi or high gloss paint is more durable than most satin finishes and might just be the answer for the cabinets. Personally, I would opt for a satin or eggshell finish for the walls to give contrast with satin giving more scrub-ability. I would use the floors finish in sheen to better decide what to use since you'll be close to having a vanilla box that needs vibrant coloured textiles to bring it back to life IMHO.
I'm a personal fan of these paint companies in term of durability, pigment and color selections: Benjamin Moore; Pratt-Lambert and Old World Dutch paint(might have the last company's name off but they make excellent door paints).
HTH.
Edit: Went into my notes and realised it's called Fine Paints of Europe NOT Old World Dutch paint. It's $$$ up front but will save you in labor costs as long as you don't change your paint colours every year or so. Intensely perfect for high traffic usage like doors and IMO worth ever penny spent on it. I specified it for painted elevator and front doors of multiple dwellings I managed and it held up, on average, for 6.6 years. It might be applied to my kitchen and bathroom cabinets and interior (exterior side is the buildings' concern) entrance doors in my new residence; still mulling.
At a lower cost there is also Sherwin Williams Duration line w/ similar attributes. Unfortunately, there are not many stand alone SW stores in my area.
