Will picking up paint brush recommended. How did you paint the cabinets, roller, brush, or spray? Not enough room for roller. Any suggestion would be appreciated. Linda Cross [email protected]. I saw on your previous post that you used eggshelf finish for the walls. Did you use the same finish on the cabinets? Ashley, Thanks for the tips.
Your RV. Looks so bright and cheery. Did you ever paint the walls? That sounds great! This is a perfect way to make up for my cabinet so I have no reason to not try it. I will complete it before starting my new trip next month and I am very expecting about it. Thanks for sharing! I tried your way with Nuvo paint 10 days ago and the result I received over my expectation.
I love this paint, it goes on smooth and drys with a beautiful shiny smooth finish. I first bought the kit but needed a bit more for everything I needed to do. It does scratch if you drag something over it pretty roughly. But that is typical. So happy with my purchase. Hi, I am attempting to paint my motorhome cabinets and used the primer you suggested.
I painted everything! Today I went out and it is scratching off! It is not sticking! I am so upset! What the heck! It did NOT work for me! Now what???? I am also not able to move the furnature so more taping is necessary.
Your pictures and explanations will help motivate me. Your camper looks great!!! You can even find portable paint tents for this purpose. Removing the cabinet doors will also make it easier to clean and paint the base of the cabinets. This will remove dirt, grime, or grease and provide a better surface for the paint to adhere to.
TSP is a popular option and is what we used to clean our RV walls before painting them. However, as we moved forward with other paint projects, we used Simple Green cleaner, a more eco-friendly option.
Lightly sand any surface you plan to paint. The point of sanding is to create a smooth surface, remove shine, and give the paint something to grab on to.
And yes, you can even do this on non-wood surfaces. Bonding or gripper primer will be your best bet, especially if painting faux wood cabinets. The consistency is thicker than your average can of primer, so it can be slightly more challenging to work with, but the coverage is much better. This can also help smooth out any texture imperfections in the surface you paint. Read the instructions on your primer before you use it.
The instructions give you essential information, such as dry time, cure time, and recommended temperature guidelines. Otherwise, the paint could eventually come off in strips, which is the last thing you want after spending so much time prepping and painting your cabinets. In most cases, one coat of bonding primer is all you need, with two max.
Pro Tip: Water-based primer is recommended when using a water-based topcoat such as Latex, although an oil-based primer could work check your product instructions first. Since white replacement trim was hard to come by, painting was our best option. We just touch it up every so often. The second type of plastic trim we had in our camper was flexible t-molding.
This trim did not hold paint well, as you can see in the pictures. It looked great for the first few months, but after our first trip out, it started to chip. The chipping got so bad that we eventually replaced it with white t-molding we purchased off Amazon.
You can read all about that in our original painting post here. In our Rockwood camper, we rebuilt the cabinets from scratch. It holds paint really well. Just make sure you prep and prime it properly, and it will blend right into your cabinetry.
You can see more on how we rebuilt our cabinets for the Rockwood here. Answer: We used some pretty brushed nickel pulls that we found at Lowes. We just put some wood filler in the old holes and drilled new ones. Once we painted the drawer fronts and installed the new pulls, you could hardly tell. If you want to avoid that issue, you can always paint the original hardware. We painted the hinges on our Rockwood, and before we broke out the spray paint, we used a Scotch Brite pad and some acetone to scrub them down.
Then we used a metal etching spray primer to coat the hinges. Once the primer was dry, we gave them two good coats of gold spray paint. Make sure you let the spray paint cure for several days—we gave them a week—before you install and use the hardware. Answer: I really love our white cabinets. If the paint chips at all, it is much more noticeable on a dark cabinet. Yes, we have kids, and yes, they have abused our camper a bit.
We have traveled over 10, miles in this little PUP. We have accidentally packed our dirty dutch oven next to a white cabinet door. We do have to do an occasional wipe-down with a Magic Eraser to remove smudges, but I feel like we would have done that regardless of the color. Once a year, we do our annual spring cleaning, and I really give the cabinets a good scrub down. You can see a before and after picture I snapped during spring cleaning. I would not hesitate to paint my cabinets white again.
And I know there are quite a few readers who feel the same. It really opens up the already small camper and makes it feel so much larger. Need some inspiration?
Check out these reader features with white cabinets. Everyone is different, though, so if you feel like white is a risky color for your family, there are so many other great colors to choose from. Check out this post we wrote on colorful camper cabinet makeovers. Answer: Beautifully! I snapped a picture during spring cleaning to give you an idea of just how great they look after three years. Yes, Mr. TypeTwoFun gave me a whole lot of grief for the bowl of willow balls, but it was totally worth it.
Now, the jury is still out on the Rockwood cabinets. Painting the cabinets was a lot of work, but I feel like it made such an impact in the remodel, that it was totally worth it. I would do it all over again in an instant. I can assure you that if you do it right, it will look amazing. I think that answers most of the questions I get asked on a regular basis. And keep those reader makeovers coming. This is great! One of the other things i am always leery about with the makeovers i see here is the stick down flooring.
With the extreme temperatures campers are exposed to, i worry about the adhesives failing in a few years. This is the main reason we went with vinyl flooring on a roll. As far as painting Hardware, Rust-Oleum makes some really durable paint in a quart size cans that you can spray on with paint sprayer or brush on by hand.
I use Rust-Oleum hammered effect at a nursing home. It has held up extremely well. It does take at least a couple of days to cure before becomes really durable. I am just finishing up our cabinets and hardware. I have done two coats so far and it looks great.
Loving your blog as a guide! It has been so helpful as we just bought a Coleman Niagara in January. I want to paint so badly but the slide makes it impossible to reach everything. Has anyone painted their Bayside? We have a Niagara. I just finished painting the cabinets. One day, it might bother me, but not now at all. If it does, I have read on the comments here that you can use a tiny roller to get in the two tight areas.
Chances are you might have to in the long run. I do have a couple of painting questions. I have a similar era Coleman. I want to paint the walls, is there any special prep work for that? I used Glidden Gripper on the walls to prime them, Jessica. Then I used plain latex paint to give them some color.
I did not paint the swing galley bar. I saw on one post they only used about a fourth of their gallon. They recently gave us ownership of the camper and I started planning all the renovations I wanted to do.
I was wondering if you had any advise for painting the cabinets while at camp? I figure the flooring will be easy enough to do but to paint the cabinets while we are using the trailer might be a bit difficult. Any suggestions would be appreciated please! Hmmm… that might be difficult, Serena. I mentioned your situation to Mr. TypeTwoFun, and he remarked that he would be very angry if he pulled our PUP out to a campground and set up camp next to someone who was renovating their camper.
Most everyone goes out to camp to get away from the bustle of daily life. The smell of paint or constant noise of a camper remodel can be very off-putting. Additionally, there are probably rules against rinsing paint out in campground sinks or spigots, and you definitely should not dispose of paint rinse water on the ground. Is there any possibility that your uncle would let you paint the cabinets at his place? That seems like a far better option.
Its not a campground we camp in actually middle of nowhere without any people for miles around us and its usually with my uncle and extended family who are all eager to help.
There are no sinks or facilities where we camp so rinsing things out is into buckets which are hauled out of the woods for disposal later. Oil vs latex vs alkyd? Wondering if you or Mr. TypeTwoFun have any experience with preventing the cupboards from sealing shut while in the camper or if its pretty much best to leave the cupboards off and reinstall them on the next trip?
More of a facelift than a complete reno. And we live in BC Canada so the rain keeps us limited we have to weatherproof our canvas while at camp too….. We bought a used jayco popup. The kitchen sink doesnt work we prefer to use an outside sink anyway the stove is missing and doesnt have a place for a fridge. We have a not so mini fridge that we use the ac unit doesnt work either, so we use a portable unit that we vent out one of the windows.
We are starting a remodel of this camper this week. I was telling hubby my ideas. One of the things i would lile to do is lose the sink and cut a cabinet to allow the fridge to stay in the camper we currently have to remove it to close the camper since the fridge will be inclosed in a cabinet do i need to have a vent somehow in that cabinet? What type of fridge is it, Tammy? You might want to ask that question on the Pop Up Portal , as someone there could likely give you an experienced answer.
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