DIY CAUTION: HOW TO PAINT RV WALLS & CABINETS. We Painted the Interior of our Fifth Wheel! Learn...

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[@rockn997]

Better off just wallpapering With a heavy wallpaper

[@brendasanderlin3863]

PM

[@e.a.c.226]

Hello Robin. Would you share which sheen you used for your walls and for your cabinets? Matte, Eggshell,Satin, or Semi-Gloss? Thanks so much. Also how has the paint held up after a year of use and cleaning?

[@b_uppy]

Quality materials make a difference.

[@b_uppy]

​@@rockn997 anaglypta is good.

[@set921]

I swear, the first manufacturer that switches to white cabinets and no window valances will corner the market. Why is rv design stuck in the early 80's??

[@tracyludke1281]

Most RV Manufacturers are listening to customers and started to build according to full time living

[@SamEmilio2]

I know, right? I keep thinking it's because the people buying new ones have typically been retirees. When you're close to your early 80's, you LOVE the early 80's

[@mjremy2605]

1950's designs. Built in the Midwest where people there are still stuck in 1950s. Horrible decor!!!! I rip out valances first thing! Ugh.

[@kellyanne7225]

@@mjremy2605 Yup! So did I! They’re awful and they really do take up room in your camper.

[@jesshothersall]

@@SamEmilio2 Nope, not so, we're 69 and 74 and the first thing we've done is cover the dated floral velour with cream linen. Curtain velvet pelmets are going to be replaced by brightly coloured cotton bunting (for a fun beachy look), they're velcro'd on, so we can't just take the pelmet down, it looks odd with the velcro strip on the curtain rail. The velvet curtains will be replaced by bright cotton with blackout lining. The carpet will be replaced by either wood effect vinyl or cork flooring, and I'm seriously considering painting all the 'woodwork' in a pale colour to brighten and modernise the interior, only thing stopping me is the work involved I've seen other people describing...

[@GirlsWithGuitars]

I am a interior house painter The silicone you took out is what seals you counter against water. It beads up when painting I caulk over it with paintable latex caulk. Tape does peel when you wait til it's dry to remove it. The best primer for wood is Bin shellac base by zinsser

[@jessejames7074]

All pros know that you must remove caulk before you lay new caulk. Read the directions on the tubes you are using.

[@GirlsWithGuitars]

Well @@jessejames7074Mr. PRO, if you had read & understood what I wrote you would grasp the concept! Her paint beaded up because it's not caulk it's silicone. Paint won't adhere to silicone. To allow paint to adhere, use painter's caulk over the silicone, then paint. Get it?

[@cassandraking7150]

@Girls With Guitars So there is something called "painters caulk" that will adhere to silicone, then I can paint over it?! If so, can you tell me what brand? I need it for inside my house. The builders used silicone on all the windows, and I need to paint the sills. Thank you

[@GirlsWithGuitars]

@@cassandraking7150 Dap brand painter's caulk. In the white tube green print. There is also Dap Alex which has a percentage of silicone in it and it is also paintable.

[@GirlsWithGuitars]

Use a wet finger to smooth it out after running your bead of caulk. I use a wet rag all the time when working & keep a pail of water at every job to rinse the rag. Good luck with your project 😁👍

[@MamaBaer54]

Rv manufacturers need to start paying attention to paint trends. People don't want the dark stuff these days. It looks great and thanks for sharing the pitfalls.

[@patriciaburke8729]

I have always wondered how r.v. design “pros” come up with the “lovely” choices in window treatments,flooring etc. It has gotten somewhat better in last decade or so but honestly! I always wanted to live and travel in a 1 star hotel room decor. Oh boy. I have a vintage m.h. That had the same treatments still from factory when we bought it. I ripped those styling valances out on drive home. Nothing like shag carpeting in a kitchen,bath,bedroom 40 sg. foot space . Now imagine it 20 years old. Or don’t.

[@cindycollins4040]

Trends will always xhangs

[@gooble69]

I came here to say the same thing. It's 2022 and RV companies are still using color schemes from the 80's and 90's, ie dark timbers and many shades of brown. Yuck. When will they make an RV with modern 'on-trend' colors?

[@deniseheupel8814]

Speak for yourself. The white and gray is a fad that's already on it's way out. I love color and wood.

[@peacelovehomestead8361]

My tips: No matter what you’re painting, you always take the tape off before the paint dries. That solves the stuck on tape problem. You can paint nonpaintable caulk if you first prime it with oil-based primer. Much faster than digging the caulk out and pulling off the paint.

[@AmyChappell]

I was just about to say the same thing

[@markgraves9429]

Tape has a time frame that it can be removed without all the trouble. The manufacturer usually has it on the label of you can google it. The yellow tape by 3m is like 3 days before it is hard to remove. Any moisture in the air will shorten the time as well. Take it from a 30 vet as a painter

[@rhino67]

Good tip right there!

[@fishhuntadventure]

Most of the time painting with tape is foolish. You can do a good job in the same time to tape and pull tape and not have a good looking job.

[@willthias]

I was thinking I would just buy a narrow trim and cover it up, lol

[@nephibahr7101]

We bought a 42' 5th wheel that had a fire inside. Most of the damage was smoke so we ended up painting all thr walls. Here are some tips. 1. Almost everything is just screwed to the walls. Don't tape around windows just unscrew and remove the interior trim. Paint and then reinstall. Same with lights and even some cabinets. 2. Instead of worrying about ceiling transition paint. Just install trim. Use construction adhesive and a finish nail gun. You can pre-paint it and then touch it up once installed. It really hides the transition gaps better and adds a decorative element. 3. They have lots of colored caulking that can be used instead of paint. If its a transition between a counter then the counter color looks good also. 4. Don't use tape. Spend the extra time working slowly so you do not need to tape. It will save you time overall. 5. Remember in painting it is the detail work that takes the most time.

[@d.trudeau]

Thank you very much. I appreciated that you pointed out all the pitfalls, and their solution. An informed woman is worth two!

[@ginabrytowski3564]

First, it came out beautiful! 💜 Second, can ANYONE please tell me how RV companies that manufacture these aren't being held accountable for the shotty work they charge obscene amounts of money for? I don't understand how they are charging so much for rolling death traps? Infuriating 😡 I love that Big Boy made it into quite a few shots. Handsome guy 💜🐾

[@ML-uk6lu]

That's why people are building-out their own vans, trucks, trailers. You build what you need and use only. That's what I'm doing!

[@carlh-thehermitwithwi-fi679]

welcome to 2021...lowered standards, excel spreadsheets, less input, max pay.

[@fenraven]

RVs are not regulated like houses. They are meant to be temporary recreational vehicles. They depreciate every year; longevity is estimated at twenty years, but only if you are rabid about taking care of them. I'm pretty sure RV makers don't consider how many people are currently living in them, nor would they care. Also, to protect their bottom line, makers often hire inexperienced people to assemble their products, and that means mistakes happen and things may not look great. Brown hides a multitude of sins, as Robin pointed out.

[@carlh-thehermitwithwi-fi679]

​@@ladikmk regulations are bad, on their face. i would hope RV companies would want to push out high quality items at the best price available, paying their employees a good wage for their efforts. maybe in some places, but the Excel spreadheet seems to be the real boss here . when we have artificial; supply chain issues, stuff like this happens

[@CCB249]

Supply and demand.

[@wareairaviationservicesllc4933]

Thanks for an HONEST video of how hard it was.

[@DoneRightReviews]

Regarding priming (I do this for a living), I'd be very careful using water-based primers on any wall covering. The reason is that the adhesive used to adhere the wallpaper to the substrate (typically 1/4" luan plywood) can be reactivated by water in the paint and then completely break the bond that holds the wallpaper to the substrate. Also, I'd recommend ALWAYS using a primer product and a separate finish product. You can get away with the products that are supposedly all in one, but the durability will never be as good. This is a great video showing successes and lessons learned.

[@haninajjar6927]

What's the best primer for rv wood cabinets?

[@ericgustin3386]

Best primer in the world is shellac alcohol based bu zinser. But my god is it STROOOONNGG. wear a mask. Lol. A good bonding primer is whats called for for ttailer walls. Dont use standard pva primer. Itll work, sort of. But like the psot said, its far too wet and wont hold anywhere near as well.

[@ericgustin3386]

Btw, alcohol base primer for cabinets is hard to work with. It has the cinsistency of water. So when brushing, go very slow and when rolling use a spong roller and go VERY slow.

[@kirkbauer1595]

old fashioned bottle opener - pointed end - works great for removing silicone

[@jeffbruehl1531]

Love the how too video. It contains a lot of necessary information with dos and don'ts for folks wanting to do a face lift inside their RV. It is interesting too that the cabinet work near and around the refrigerator is sealed air tight with silicone caulk. The reason for that is that the refrigerator burns propane... similar to what a home gas water heater does. So the cabinet work is actually part of the chimney to vent out the exhaust gas to the roof. Keep the factory caulk in place. If you remove it you must put it all back. Yes it's true paint don't stick to silicone caulk, but masking tape will stick to silicone caulk. Put masking tape over the silicone caulk. Ok to paint over the masking tape. To help hide the masking tape ok to use water based latex painter's caulk over the masking tape. Way less work than trying to dig out the factory caulk. Please leave that caulk where it was designed to be. If you do have to dig out any silicone caulk, get some new stuff and put it back where it was. Yes I am a professional painter. More importantly I'm an RV owner.

[@isapsa45]

I was in the renovation business for 40 years and that was always a thorn in my flesh. Then one day I had an aha moment and I tried using some siliconized latex Caulk over the top of that it’s stuck just fine and it painted just fine as well. Try it it will save you lots of work

[@carolynadams1249]

That helped me Immensely, I am going to learn to like the dark colours on the inside of my motorhome.

[@madamogee9041]

Lol! Ditto!

[@unapoligeticllyisrael2066]

I will just do it right the first time cause this 50 shades of brown is wearing me thin! I hate it

[@mjremy2605]

NO!!! Never settle for mediocrity. Paint it!! Its easy. Read my comment above. Its a lot of fun. She had a poor quality build that is why.

[@theresamcguire5501]

You can always purchase curtains or cover the furniture or add pillows for color. That is what I have done without altering any original colors in my Rialta. Although I am fortunate as they did do these light...just went so monochrome and really ugly upholstery!! But I have covered the bench seats with old quilts and have some pillows on there. I did take out the small upholstered chair near the stove because it was terribly uncomfortable and was not secure to the floor plus I have severe back problems and have to sleep in a recliner or as close to it as I can. So I have a recliner in thar area. Makes it crowded but I sleep good! Someday someone else may want to find an original seat if I ever sell this though.

[@lindajohnson1060]

I painted the inside of my RV and I used Fusion Mineral Paint. It has no VOC's and a built in primer and top coat. There were a few areas I had to use 3 coats. Also I used BIN shellac primer in white to cover the silicone chalking before painting.

[@durango8882]

I used primer/paint Rustoleum worked great.

[@janepipkin8139]

Lots of great info here; adding another tip from my house painters - he had a metal strip with a handle that was about 18 inches wide and 4 inches tall before the handle; he would hold that metal strip into the corner and parallel to the wall he wasn't painting; any overlaps from the brush went onto the metal strip. No need to tape, no need to paint very slowly on edges. Could buy/make those metal handheld paint guards in any size, and they would be easy to clean between or in the middle of paint jobs. Thanks for a great video and thanks all for the comments.

[@scoop2591]

Oh my gosh!!!! EVERYONE who RV's or are thinking about it should watch this! Can't thank you enough!!!

[@bettystevens5397]

After watching this I've decided I love my color!! 😁

[@tayloredtravels5271]

🙃

[@gweger6425]

Me too! No thanks. Love the results but what a royal pain. I will be happy with what I have and not make a bunch of work.

[@organogold8]

😂😂😂😂😂 I swear I was like maybe next year

[@BarefootAuthor]

We painted the walls in the first RV we renovated and hated it. We had tons of experience painting walls in houses; we did a good job and it looked great on film, but in person, it was flaws central. For our second rig reno, we used textured wallpaper throughout, and not only was it WAY less messy of a project but it came out A-MA-ZING and very classy. Highly recommend. Also, because you didn't use the oil-based primer on all cabinets, if you find that skin oils cause the paint to peel away on frequently used cabinets-especially during the summer heat-sponge roller a top coat of polycrylic and you'll be golden. ;)

[@reginagracecaeli5480]

What wallpaper did you use?

[@nursenasdaq]

Great idea!

[@doreenb4929]

Same I was going to paint and then I was thinking peel and stick tiles behind the stove love to see a video on this what type of wallpaper did you use did you use peel and stick or did you need glue

[@lauradurrer6468]

What kind of wall paper did you use?

[@BarefootAuthor]

@@doreenb4929 Every time I try to respond with a link KZbin deletes it...??

[@chrisreed26]

I have bought and sold RVs for over 20 years as well as worked for a few large dealers here in FL. I think you did a great job and yes I think it looks good but just let people know that it DOES effect resale/trade in value when you paint a newer RV interior. One dealer even had a questionnaire that asked if the interior had been painted or altered in any way such as removal of dinettes etc. Those rigs that had been altered were very hard to resale and we had to usually run through the auction. We just could not sell them. Sure there is a butt for every seat, it just takes longer to sell those that were altered. The thing that I personally when I was buying to resale hated to see was the factory furniture removed and two huge Big Lots recliners put in the place along with a cheap Wal-Mart plastic 3 drawer bin. The manufacturers choose to use brown and tans as it is timeless and neutral. They know what sells. Again I think your paint job looks great but as far as resale it could lower the trade in resale value. Seeing how you change Rvs like many change socks lol. I will say from what I can see that your paint job does look as close to a factory job that I have ever seen. The cabinets look like they came white. Just watch out for the walls staring to bubble and peel. The chemical in some/most paint will cause the wall covering which is not drywall to come lose and bubble. It’s like painting over gift wrap. Also the reason they use those window box/valances is to reduce damage from the window coverings rubbing the wall while under way. Plus it just looks nice in the opinion of some haha. Obviously that is not your opinion!! Haha safe travels and watch out for that bubbling on the walls!

[@nans969]

New RVers. Great to know this about resale. Got our 21ft trailer in 2019. Couldn't go anywhere last year. Mostly got it as a hurricane bug out. Enjoyed our short trips. It still has the new trailer smell.

[@gradyrobi]

Good info, thanks

[@VictoryAviation]

If the resale value drops so much, why are renovated RV’s selling for much higher than market value?

[@chrisreed26]

@@VictoryAviation This was almost a year ago..not that my statement has changed...Painting the inside of a NEWER model RV does lower resale value but in this market anything with wheels is selling for more than book value..I'm at the auction, both RV and Auto from here in FL to as far north as SC..I'm even having to go west as the market is soo tight now but I still won't buy an altered painted rig..too hard to bring a good dollar!!! If they are bringing more then why do us dealers give you way less, and I mean WAY less as a way of discouraging you from even trading it in! We don't want a heavily molested rigged up chalk painted play house!! We can't sell them! It took 6 months to get rid of the last rig that had been painted..No thanks! You can have all the painted ones you like! I'll even alert you to when I have a customer that wants to trade and YOU can flip it since you think they are such a gold mine!!! Cheers!

[@VictoryAviation]

@@chrisreed26 Yikes. Sounds like you’ve got some personal frustrations to deal with. Good luck with your angst.

[@wendybeiermann815]

Not sure pros would have put that extra work in the details. Beautiful.

[@thinkinoutloud.1]

I like how you honor the cow 🐮. Cows are the kindest animals, they do so much for us. If you reflect on all we get from them, it will surely melt your heart💔. Please people, understand that cows need to be treated well in their sad crowded pens. Please remember to have a place in your heart for them and see that the industries treat them humanely. Remember, cows have always been here and nurtured us as we grew. Please let's see to it that they have their pastures and are cared for as is natural to thier habitat. Really, it's the least we can do.🐂

[@presleyloves]

What a beautiful heart you have! I feel the same way too 💕

[@thinkinoutloud.1]

@@presleyloves So glad you like them too😌👍

[@paulascarpelos4089]

I totally agree I love cows🐄

[@freedomdove]

10:00 mark: If you take the tape off when the paint is still wet, that won't happen. I've had this happen to me no matter what I'm painting. Just do your painting and then remove the tape shortly thereafter. Don't wait until the paint dries. This isn't just a problem in RVs. It happens no matter what your project. If you wait too long and the paint is dry, run a blade along the edge of the tape before you remove it. You almost have to do this when doing multiple layers of primer and/or paint unless you want to re-tape every time in-between coats. That would get costly. Just do however many coats of paint you want and then make your score along the edge each time (and especially after the last one) and remove the tape before the last coat dries.

[@harrycontos3847]

Man thank you

[@igotit416]

Run the blade on the edge of the tape, to get it off?

[@freedomdove]

@@igotit416 Yes. It will cut a line through the paint. Just be careful not to cut into the tape or it will stay behind, too.

[@mostpeoplearebots]

@5:23 makes me miss my cats. i used to love when they tried to swat at me while i was working on something. at the time it could seem like nothing or even annoying...but now that they're gone, my life sucks. love and care for your pets no matter what you think... they will be gone one day, and you will be sad if you're a good person at all.

[@justvisiten]

Great video. I would add one caution, and I realize most people don't keep RV's for a long time and fewer seem to want to deal with older RV's. But having a late 90's Tiffin I can tell you that the wall covering can become unstuck from the substrate. I can't use Command Hooks, they just pull the wall covering loose. And I wouldn't paint over it for the same reason. I have found that gentle use of a heat gun will let you remove the stupid, glued on wall covering in my RV, with little trouble. Thanks Robin!

[@zanesutherland406]

I used Zinsser oil based primer in my camper to make sure that the paint would properly bond to any painted surface, especially because of the temperature fluctuations. Then just regular latex paint in eggshell from Home Depot. The one mistake I made was not leaving enough drying time in between coats on the first 3 half walls I painted. They took months to fully cure and dry. If you scratched it will your nail during the months it hadn’t fully hardened then it would scrap off. It wasn’t really and issue for me though since I had a bunch of other work to do on the trailer. The other painted areas in my camper turned out great. Proper cleaning (I just used some Dawn dish soap and water) and then lightly sanding it are critical. 4 years later and everything is holding up great!

[@ibrockinrobin67]

Thank you. There are so many videos of people saying they are pleased with results of certain products but some haven't even been through all 4 seasons yet. I'm happy you're has held up so well over years.

[@brentmcgillis]

The only reason that paint will NOT dry is because the paint was frozen at some point, likely before you ever purchased the paint. The retailer may have bought bad paint unknowingly from a failed competitor.

[@lynnfawcett4323]

I painted mine too. That “wallpaper was so wrinkled and loose that I pulled it down, leveled the edge, primed and painted. Then I put up some of those sticky tiles. They were okay the first year but when I opened up after winter storage they’d all come off the wall. So I stenciled a pattern on as the “backsplash.” I love it.

[@ceciliapetrowsky2572]

That sounds exhausting. It probably wasn’t all that comfortable living in it at the time. You have a lot of patience. I’m glad Doug was there to help. The tape must be removed pretty soon after painting. We stained the cabinets in our home kitchen and that was a nightmare due to improper preparation and had to be redone. I had a serious meltdown because I was so exhausted so I can imagine how you felt. Thank God after all that work it looks amazing. Another commenter mentioned resale value. In your case, I would pay more because the work is already done. Everyone complains about the brown. Congratulations on surviving that trial.

[@g.b.7086]

I feel your PAIN!!! I am currently painting the main cabin of a small 2004 (19ft) RV, and I think the bathroom will just be left as is! LOL. Four coats if you are not doing wall coverings like removable wall paper, is what we are looking at. Scrunching into tiny spaces, and horrid corners - I've done myself some injuries. It's a young persons game, LOL. I've been lucky that I decided not to use tape other than a couple of small weird spaces - saved time and aggravation that I've learned from painting inside a house. YES - RV walls are DIFFERENT, I just didn't know how different until this project. I never planned to paint the cabinets - THANK GOODNESS. It's been a much bigger challenge than I ever expected - but it's coming along nicely.

[@michelleeilers2434]

Thank you for the advice.. I just started painting a 1985 camper. I learned a lot. I already primed 1 room with the wrong primer. Ugggg!!

[@ibrockinrobin67]

Please share.... what is the wrong primer? I'm getting ready to do my 1979 camper.

[@gabriellapettit7655]

When I paint, I hate using the painter’s tape because it takes so much time (and it must be removed immediately after painting, you can’t let it stay on or it will take off the dry paint with removing). As a 40+ DIYer, I usually use this large scraping tool that I bought 35+ years ago when I put up wallpaper. It is long (approx. 24”) stainless steel rounded edge with a black handle. Since it is stainless, paint comes off easily after each use. I have a smaller version that I bought a few years ago (for a different type of project) and all I could find was all plastic. Still did what I needed it to do - keep the paint off the surface I didn’t want painted. Your all’s paint job looks AMAZING! I’m not sure a professional would have done that well a job.

[@rictech1325]

Great, great video… I laughed my ass off. I really enjoyed watching and great tips for painting …. For anyone getting ready to paint there RV ?? You gotta watch this video… perfect, perfect video…..

[@dawnvierra4063]

Talk about patience. You deserve an award

[@julianjohnson9850]

Hi Robin. Thanks for posting your experience with painting your RV. I recently painted mine. After doing a lot of research, I decided to use PPG Gripper primer and it worked very well. Just one coat covered the walls and ceilings. 2 coats for the cabinets. I did know to clean the walls before starting, but I didn't clean the first few wood parts after sanding. I just wiped them down and starting painting. once the paint dried, it pulled off completely. After that, I sanded, cleaned, primed, then painted and the results were great.

[@lupidiaz0204]

Do you use water or oil primer?

[@patriciauselton6460]

The upper window boxes may look dated, but they keep outside light from shining up onto the ceiling (annoying in some city locations -- think Las Vegas), make cleaning the cobwebs above the curtains easier, and make the layout neater and more uniform (covering a multitude of sins). And I prefer to mess up my own paint jobs, rather than deal with the same mistakes from a hired crew. It's a cruddy job? No excuses, no busy signals, no strangers tramping through my sock drawer. Thanks, Robin and Doug, for doing the heavy lifting for the rest of us before our own frustrating projects. Good job, there!

[@Lucy_Bayard_John]

From my expérience, I always buy the best quality tape, remove it even when the paint is still wet. When the tape remove what is underneat, warm the tape with an hairdryer!

[@Bess9779]

I really appreciate this real information as opposed to people making it seem like an afternoon job. A bad paint job just looks cheap. It is worth the work to have a professional-looking outcome like you guys do. Thank you.

[@tamo9520]

Ahh, I've got to look into the difference (or the ingredient list on both) between 'Krud Cutter' and T.S.P.? I LUV any KILZ products! This is all awesome information! And you did a "Fantabulous" job!! Even though it took you all that trouble, trial and tribulations, the pride you must have in the end result must be an absolutely amazing feeling! It looks "Fantabulous"!

[@dalatina911]

One tip I might add that has worked for me in my hybrid is using DAP Extreme Stretch Caulk in between gaps. It stays flexible even after drying and seals bigger gaps that are all too familiar in rvs (: thanks for the great video!

[@dorisshanks7295]

I used to use the blue painter's tape and put up with the bleeding. Then I discovered the green tape which is so much better. The secret to painter's tape is to remove it as soon as you finish painting while the paint is still wet. Then it comes off clean.

[@hipdogdsv]

I LOVE the bright, light look in there now. It looks so much bigger and brighter.

[@dawnhaskell3228]

I found when painting the interior of my motor home that after I scraped and cleaned and sanded and cleaned again before I put my paint on the wall I got out a cheap flexible metal compound knife and used it for an edger. And kept it cleaned off. It worked like a dream

[@aldridkg]

You should use paintable caulk to close up seams & all the edges. I’ve painted a lot of interiors, you can’t use a foam flat roller on rough or textured surfaces. The cabinet paint you used is excellent- I painted my daughter’s cabinets with that- no primer needed, just a thorough cleaning (including degreaser) and light sanding of the surface to add some texture for paint to adhere to. The tape will tend to stick if the paint layer is thick or if the tape is left there for some time to dry along with the paint. Tape should be carefully removed as soon as you’re done painting.

[@alicetulllyhall1]

Robin, I'm a big fan, have your books, etc; and I just want/need to tell you that you are the Godess of nomad living!! You are an authority on all things "nomad", like Bob Wells, only much better looking! The amount of work, research that you obviously put into your work is breathtaking in scope and depth! I wager you currently work harder, longer now than you ever did in corporate Colorado! (HP for me, soul destroying!) And I would further wager that you are enjoying life a whole lot more!! Thank you for all your hard work and for sharing it!! Cheers!!

[@CreativityRV]

Thank you!!!🥰🥰🥰

[@RealFIRSTONE]

Had to put your video on pause to take in the amazing work you guys did. I must say had you hired someone else you would not be able to look back at your hard work with the admiration of having accomplished such an amazing transformation yourselves. DYI's can be so satisfying.

[@Kecarter1]

Only thing I would add is to pull tape up while paint is STILL WET. When wet it does not screw up edges as badly. But a paint edger straight flat piece of metal on a handle is so much easier. Big fan of Kiltz product. One of my favs is Kiltz restoration paint will even cover smoke damage. TSP is what I use on walls to clean the. Kiltz it....the joys of 30 years of painting rentals....ugh.

[@karencurtis6141]

Darling thank you I was just about to paint 🤔after seeing how easy it was 😂🤣😂, using your tips I’m going to go slowly and cross my fingers x

[@GoodStuffForeverMore]

Oh my God!! You guys are super human. I would have seriously needed an Anger Management Class to make it through that project😳

[@HappyComfort]

😂👍

[@JasminTigert]

So happy to find you!!! My husband and I just bought our first RV and want to make it our own. My first thought was to paint it but we didn’t know if we could or what that looks like. You answered so many questions!!! This video was so helpful, thank you so much!

[@johnpagejr.7628]

Great advice! Having applied many gallons of paint I have to agree with you. I have only painted house's but after all you went through I am pretty sure I don't want to paint a RV.

[@danhoy8356]

I once bought non paintable caulk and did a lot of repairs in a house… I had to go back with paintable caulk and put a thin layer over the top of it. Painted and worked great.

[@Nivasi]

Just did some research on painting interior and exterior paint.. BEYOND PAINT - it bonds to EVERYTHING!

[@dianacrutchfield923]

You have to use a sealer after the paint dried for about 5 days

[@maximac222]

This incredible project (which was broken down to multiple projects) echoes what I say every time I have a good idea: Nothing is ever easy! It looks great! I know you're enjoying it!

[@michaelcowan7456]

So me and my family are full time RVers! And we just went through this with our mansion on wheels!! This lady hit all the same obstacles I ran into! I thought I was going to set the camper on fire and start over when I started dealing with the non paintable silicone!!!! I ended up taking a heat gun and a wire brush to remove most of it and went back over it with a white caulking.. enjoy the videos keep ‘em coming!

[@carolwhitten5235]

I want to paint but my husband who is a contractor - says - no you really don’t- maybe after watching this I will rethink what I want to do! Thanks for the information. Your looks nice!

[@elizabethu8275]

I'm sorry you had to go through all of that but THANK YOU for all of the great advice!!! I can't tell you how much I appreciate it and how much time this is going to save me. Your new home looks absolutely beautiful!

[@reconstructingleslie4597]

My husband lost his job after 15 years ( farm was sold to someone who’s son will run it) and our house was included so now we have to move. My brother in law is letting us stay in his camper and park it by his pond. It needs lots of work! Glad I found your channel!

[@ashlynevans3746]

I LOVE how you mentioned EVERYTHING

[@l.r1972]

Best RV painting info. EVER!!! Thanks!

[@allentowngal4769]

****Welp....**** no way I'm painting my rig. Just the insight I needed to decide. Yours looks great but I worry whether the paper coating will end up peeling from the wall. You are troopers!!

[@myfivestarrealty]

We had a 2004 RV38ft we remodeled and painted it. Now we are working on our 2018 touhauler 30ft. We also just picked up a 1985 Chevy Champing Van that need a total overhaul. We're going to use it for shorter trips. That one will work. But in the past we gutted out a 1985 class C totally had gutted it out. It turned out beautiful we had put a composting toilet in it. It was a beauty at the end. Do not know how to eddit vidios or I like to do vidios but the would have to be edited.... Thank you much for your vidios.

[@robertg3592]

Fyi. Your idea with the crushed tablets to sterilize the water system worked unbelievable. Use to pour Clorox in the hose. What a mess. Ruined clothes. Great idea. Send to Escapees and Forums. Thanks

[@tracyk.8306]

Beautiful transformation! We'd recommend a paintable water based caulk with elasticity (that will stretch a little after it dries) that you can apply to those open seams on the wall corners, ceilings, perhaps? Still, hard work and glad to see your kitty at least lift a paw, even if it wasn't entirely helpful except for comical relief! 🙂

[@carlh-thehermitwithwi-fi679]

7:45 - know what does? more silicone caulk and some very fine trim from the millwork dept. - pre-painted. Extra work, less headache.

[@unapoligeticllyisrael2066]

I thought about a thin crown molding as well just around top to hide the separation

[@kathymerner6402]

Your rig looks beautiful! Painter's tape is supposed to be removed as soon as you finish painting. If not, the problems you had with the paint coming off with the tape, is the result. So sorry you learned the hard way.

[@shawneeb3771]

I know you two must have worked yourselves crazy, but, it looks beautiful. I think it is just perfect like you said, light, clean and so bright. Thanks for sharing all the information.

[@mjp5129]

Yours is the first Reno, that I’ve liked. I don’t care for all the white, everyone is doing in RV’s now. I like warm colors and dark wood. Not white, sterile and plastic. Just my opinion. Yours looks expensive and professional. Very nice. The black accents are great. In my home I have black cabinets with a large white breakfast bar. Im older, so maybe that’s why. Great job.

[@raymondsoutherland86]

You did a great job. Looks amazing. For those using tape, remove while the paint is still wet. Even in a traditional home.

[@mhanks9492]

Thank you so much for sharing your tips. You have helped me and a bunch of other people, for sure!!

[@MQTAful]

Thank you, Robin and Doug. I'm sure you will have saved us time, money, and lots of frustration as we go through our 1993 Tiffin.

[@jeanwonnacott2718]

TSP works great. Used it before painting, many times. Works on all kinds of things that are grimy.

[@acoupleofoldfartsjusthavin1339]

I have painted 3 rv's. I removed all the wall coverings on all three, using adhesive remover. I luckily never ran into silicone - hallelujah! All three rv's turned out beautifully. One I did in a callidascope of color. It was bright and colorful. We loved it - but got an offer for that we couldn't refuse. Got more for it than we had in it. The other 2 we went for just making them light and bright. I would do it again. It is a lot of work but well worth it because it just makes living in that space so much more enjoyable. We love our current rv and plan to keep it for a very long time!

[@msnadine639]

GREAT tips!!!! I am entertaining painting too! The "less than new" RVs tended to be kinda dark... and although I DON'T like an all white interiors like the new RVs, I do like brighter interiors. My couch and chairs are the only thing "whitish". So painting is on the horizon. Thanks!

[@kawyniawilliams2147]

I am watching and learning but also thinking, Jesus Christ this woman is gorgeous! Thank you for the painting tips!!

[@averagealice8877]

I think your final colors look fantastic. I can only imagine how long this project took. My rv is constructed very differently but one approach that’s totally helped me on all my mods has been to test all the new materials I plan on using on scraps of wall, cabinet, etc from the rig before I go ahead with the project. This might have helped you find a caulk that might have adhered to the old caulk that then you could have painted over, instead of removing the old. But it might not have worked - 🤔

[@timgillman]

First, it looks great. Second, I think you can put paintable caulk over non-paintable silicon caulk and it would have been easier. Also might have covered the gaps you found later.

[@fishhuntadventure]

Silicone is a caulking you should NEVER use for anything anyway. But silicon is an element.

[@robinferree934]

Thank you thank you thank you, found this video right before I was about to start my renovations, I have found all kinds of unprofessional stuff the mfg'r had done and I hadn't even started yet. This will be a tremendous help, thanks!!

[@drsmiley1000]

I've found that with any type of caulking, if it won't come off easily, I clean it up as good as possible, gertting all the bigger chunks off, and run a brand new bead over the old stuff. It makes it super smooth. There is also a trick if you are painting house walls and want to do walls separate colors. Run a bead vertically down the corner of where the two walls meet. The caulking makes a super smooth line, so when cutting in for the second colored wall, makes it loook super professional.

[@TF856]

I have not liked the color schemes on RVs ever since they started putting the weird graffiti looking designs on the outside and the poop splatter look on the inside walls. Your new paint job looks fantastic and really improves the look of your home. Do you plan on redoing the outside also? Almost anything would look better than those slash marks on the outside of current RVs. I really miss my old travel trailer that had wood grain walls on the inside and a beautiful simple paint job on the outside. I don't know why they don't put simple outdoor country scenes like mountains or lakes or trees on RVs instead of that ugly vandalized look. Again I love your paint job!

[@janepipkin8139]

you are too funny "poop splatter look" - I guess it is a vague pattern designed to hide imperfections in the surfaces underneath

[@Cghodnett]

Thank you!! Started painting my 2013 RV. Thought I was doing all the right steps, including the cleaning and sanding and removing the caulk. Then the tape challenges began! Very good tip to not use the tape (i stopped using it pretty quickly except in areas like cabinet meets floor). Good tip on the driving around to see how the corners and joins clear up. Was trying to figure out how to address that.

[@dzymslizzy3641]

KILZ stain blocker primer....one coat and done! We've used it to cover poor paint and marked up walls in sticks & bricks... And yes, you need a nappy roller, as you'd use if you were trying to paint other rough surfaces, such as brick, concrete block, or weathered fence boards.

[@asaldanapr]

There is no better teacher than experience. Thanks for all you went through for everyone else to learn! You’re the best!

[@sandymichalski3515]

All that work. Really very thankful for your wisdom ❤️ you shared with us.

[@KimberlyFairchild58]

Thank you for these great tips. I know they will save many people a lot of time and frustration. Really useful!

[@daveh8405]

I’ve painted for years and I have ran into every problem you have talked about. Unpaintable Silicone is the worst! There is a reason professional painters use tape very little. Good video.

[@slister45]

You posted this in the nick of time for me, as I am just about to embark on painting my RV. I have watched every video and have read tons of articles about painting and renovating RVs. Yours is the only one that has mentioned the caulking, and has mentioned using Krud Kutter. You have just saved me a lot of work! Thank you, Robin and Doug!

[@Tatiacha]

pros won't likely have any RV painting experience either though and would have hit the same issues and go way over bid in time spent

[@judyhobday4760]

My brand new trailer, 12x40 feet, set in place was brown. brown and I hated it. Little did i know how much work it would take and all the mistakes I would make. That was twenty eight years ago. Now I live in a stick built, last 20 years and still remember that pain of all my mistakes. Your video is a great must watch for others.

[@clairebeane3455]

Whew. I feel great about my purchases today. I’m prepping my RV for an interior paint job and so far, I am on point!! Yay!! Thank you for this video!!! I am so glad you popped up in my suggestions today!! ❤️❤️

[@irlenemm]

It does look beautiful. I’m glad you were able to complete it with losing your mind. Thank you for the great information. I saved it!

[@nanaf3303]

Girl it’s beautiful

[@sandywalker6628]

Turned out and it's beautiful 😍!

[@jenshakti7230]

I am so glad you made this video and I found it before i get started! Your remodel turned out absolutely beautiful, it doesn’t even look like an RV its a plush modern home. Good work and thanks for the tips!

[@earnestbailey6573]

Looks beautiful thanks for the video here! Really helpful to us all 😅

[@twstvan93]

TSP works for washing walls then rinse when prepping the walls for paint. Using a primer with a bonding agent, then finish with a finishing paint. Using a paint sprayer will make the process go much faster. A paint sprayer can be rented at most hardware stores. Use youtube to learn how to use the spray painter for your RV..this will be quite helpful. Use a good quality paintable caulking for finishing/filling the inside corners of walls instead of a molding.

[@xback40verland38]

KILZ Original Interior/Exterior Primer!!! I once (and only once) made a mistake sealing the exterior of a shed with the wrong caulking (unpaintable, silicone) and this product saved my life

[@pattycooper4904]

Robin I just love you and your smarts!

[@AcmeRacing]

I've always used TSP and bleach before painting. Krud Kutter is a TSP substitute, but it's not quite the same. Open every window before using the TSP and bleach mixture, and you'll need to rinse, but it'll be _clean_ .

[@marcydobbs1653]

Wow! You deserve a vacation for all of that. Thanks for sharing your tips. Thinking about a remodel. Maybe not!

[@lynnweber3283]

OMG! Anxiety just listening to your explanation, and I don't have anxiety 😊. You are so good natured Robin, it does look amazing.❣️