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.
Best paint for painting rv walls.
Plan on multiple coats.
Depending on the size of your rv you can paint anywhere from 1 6 accent walls.
Painting the walls wasn t nearly as time consuming as painting the cabinets but they did require some extra prep.
Before painting the interior walls of your rv the prep work is just as important.
So here are the steps you should follow to properly paint the walls in your camper.
Second option paint all the walls.
Sand the walls you don t have to go crazy but scuffing up the walls a bit will help the primer to adhere.
Make sure your walls are clean free from dust and grease.
Clean the walls my recommendation for this would be tsp.
Here s a good article that talks about accent walls.
How to paint the walls of your rv.
How to paint the exterior of an rv.
12 painting mistakes made by rv owners and how to avoid them 7.
Eventually we decided to paint a few accent walls and go from there.
Rv paint use the right primer.
In many cases a high quality paint will have no trouble adhering to a clean dry wall without the use of an extra chemical.
With proper care and cleaning a quality paint brush can be used for multiple painting projects.
A sanding sponge would be easiest.
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.
The next day i started painting the walls with sherwin williams interior paint which took me maybe 2 3 hours.
How to paint rv walls.
It is a cleaner and degreaser.
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.
This step is super important.