Our camper is pretty small 18 ft but it has a lot of small wall spaces especially in the bathroom.
Best paint for painting rv walls.
Before painting the interior walls of your rv the prep work is just as important.
In many cases a high quality paint will have no trouble adhering to a clean dry wall without the use of an extra chemical.
Make sure your walls are clean free from dust and grease.
12 painting mistakes made by rv owners and how to avoid them 7.
How to paint the walls of your rv.
Eventually we decided to paint a few accent walls and go from there.
Like i mentioned in the previous step rv walls aren t made of sheetrock like in a normal house so you need to use a specific type of primer to prep the walls for paint.
For months we debated about painting all the vinyl walls in our rv.
With proper care and cleaning a quality paint brush can be used for multiple painting projects.
A sanding sponge would be easiest.
Second option paint all the walls.
This step is super important.
It is a cleaner and degreaser.
Sand the walls you don t have to go crazy but scuffing up the walls a bit will help the primer to adhere.
Rv paint use the right primer.
Although this isn t specifically labeled as rv paint it s perfect for the job.
How to paint the exterior of an rv.
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.
Here s a good article that talks about accent walls.
So here are the steps you should follow to properly paint the walls in your camper.
Painting the walls wasn t nearly as time consuming as painting the cabinets but they did require some extra prep.
How to paint rv walls.
Some paints are advertised as only requiring a single coat but i never allow myself to get my hopes up that this will actually be the case.
Clean the walls my recommendation for this would be tsp.