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Apadgett
Explorer
Jan 02, 2015

Painting Travel Trailer Bathroom Wallpaper

I need some more help. I painted the bathroom wallpaper in my 1985 Travel Trailer a couple months ago. I went in there to night to put up a new shower curtain my wife got for Christmas and I barely touched the wall and it scraped right off all the way down to the wallpaper. I did a ton of research on this and got a primer to cover the walls with that my paint supplier told me to use. (Sherwin Williams) Well it didn't work and now I'm going to have to scrape it all and start over. Any suggestions. My wife wants it painted and does not want new wallpaper up. Has anyone tried this project before?
  • Apadgett's avatar
    Apadgett
    Explorer
    Jan 02, 2015
    I used TSP and the primer I used is supposed to even stick to glass. That's why I'm really surprised by what happened.
  • ScottG's avatar
    ScottG
    Nomad
    Jan 02, 2015
    Since it's a vinyl surface, it's going to be very hard to get paint to stick.
    You could try going over it with TSP or even something stronger. You want to break the sheen of the surface and give the paint a tooth to hold onto.

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