How to get started spray painting the interior of your rv jarrett and chelsea lived in their thirty five foot 1985 pace arrow motorhome nicknamed adventure for 6 months.
Painting interior of rv.
Painting the interior of an rv can be intimidating but don t worry you can handle the project.
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Painting the walls wasn t nearly as time consuming as painting the cabinets but they did require some extra prep.
Paining your rv interior is one of the easiest ways to personalize it and make it more homey.
Select which walls you want to paint some people want to go hog wild and paint all their interior walls while others only want to add a few accent walls like us.
To prevent this problem christina suggests scoring seams with a razor blade after the paint has dried and before the rv is moved.
1 5 and 2 high quality cutting brushes.
Plastic sheeting to protect furniture.
Paint is o ne of the easiest and cheapest ways to transform any space that s especially true when it comes to remodeling an rv.
I also go into more detail about what kinds of paints and primers are ideal for various surfaces in my e book the ultimate guide to painting your rv interior.
Many rvs have dark cabinets but by lightening the walls and adding pops up color you can truly transfer for motorhome fifth wheel or travel trailer.
Therefore unless you want to travel in an rv that is dotted with chipped paints you must give your vehicle a new paint job periodically.
A sanding sponge would be easiest.
8 paint color samples.
Today we re breaking down the exact process we used to paint our rv.
Primer is used to prepare a non ideal surface for paint.
How to paint the walls of your rv.
The first time her rv was moved after the cabinets were painted the paint covering some of the seams between cabinets and wood trim bubbled up as the rv shifted during transit.
4 rolls painter s tape.
She said that they had a hard time finding good information on spray painting the inside of an rv so they set out on a do it yourself mission.
Clean the walls my recommendation for this would be tsp.
Talk to a paint expert to determine what you need for your situation.
In fact i would say painting the rv walls ceiling vents and cabinets gave us the biggest bang for our buck being that it completely changed the overall feel of the space.
6 pack of 6 rough surface rollers.
It is a cleaner and degreaser made to use before painting does an amazing job and is dirt cheap.
Like everything else the exterior finish of ordinary recreational vehicles would inevitably age and wear down as time goes by.
How to paint rv walls.
3 gallons of behr marquee paint primer 2 in our main wall color 1 in our accent color.