Painting RV inside...

[buttetiful]

I want to paint the inside of my RV. I'm sick of the neutral colors that are brown, brown and more brown.

I've done the research, and was just told not to do it because it will turn out awful (dealership guys I work with). And god forbid the resale value!!!!!


The reason is that the paint will peel off the walls, blah, blah,blah.

I plan on keeping my RV for quite a while, and am not going "color crazy" mostly white and greys.

Anyway, I've done my research, I know that a good primer is key, but now I'm second guessing myself.

Anybody have experience? How is your paint holding up now if you've done it? Any regrets?

[coolmom42]

My office at work has the same type of vinyl stuff on the walls as RVs. Mine and several others have been successfully painted with regular latex paint, nothing done extra. The walls were washed down, let dry, and the paint rolled on. Looks great, and a HUGE improvement.

Use a de-glosser on the cabinetry and wash it all down with something like TSP.

If you are really really unsure, do a small area and wait to see how it works for a few months.

I'm with you, the browns are way too old-school.

[DownTheAvenue]

Just make sure you are painting over papered veneer. That will be a failure for sure.

[westend]

If you are painting plastic surfaces, use an adhesion promoter.

I don't ask a lot of questions at paint distributors, anymore (been at it awhile, I guess). Some of the counter guys at a paint store like Sherwin-Williams or Benjamin Moore are very knowledgeable. Don't believe any advice at a Home Depot or Lowes. In fact, don't buy paint there, at all.

[Bjcombs1989]

agesilaus wrote:
Surface preparation is the key.

Yes, I forgot to mention the 18 hours of cleaning we did before painting.

[agesilaus]

Surface preparation is the key. Nothing will stick if that surface isn't clean and oil free. Scrub it down with a degreaser (which smell awful leave the doors and windows open). If the surface is something like paneling I'd rough it up a bit too. I'm no pro painter tho but I've spoken a lot to the ones we had where I worked.

[Bjcombs1989]

I painted mine last week.. (1993 model, so not too worried about resale value).

Kilz2 & Glidden Essentials Paint went on great with the Wagner sprayer... I'll have to wait a few years to tell you how it holds up 🙂

Best of luck!