Great video! Use a thicker nap roller and it'll take less coats of paint. Plus it'll hide little imperfections. You'll use the same amount of paint, just less work with less coats.
I'm repainting my interior RV also. Other rv'ers are saying they use a acetone to clean walls before painting. I am doing that then wiping down with water rag. I have found the acetone takes off the pattern in the vinyl covering on the walls. Sweet! They say even after a year the paint job has held up beautifully.
Your work is one of conviction and patience; I know I lack. I'm in the process of painting our new-old RV Interior, and have run in to those hideous (previously hidden) cracks along the walls and ceilings,, as I've painted; and, with the exceptions of the corner trim in the RV; which do need to be caulked, as you've shown. You've inspired me to replace all the horizontal trim with 11/16th PVC Quarter Round along ceilings and use 11/16 in. x 2-1/4 in. PVC Finger-Jointed Casing Molding for baseboards. Thanks for the heads up! I'll tack and glue the trim work instead. Phew!!
This entire video is worth it JUST for the caulking hack omg !! We’ve remodeled 2 houses and now doing our camper and I’ve never ever seen anyone talk about this!
THANK YOU! Your instructions are sooo well expressed; not to mention your thoroughness. God's blessings to you n yours for explaining exactly what I need!!!
For the inner trim (or other small spaces), I get leftover nail sanding pads from the local nail lady.... 3 sides of sanding fun, and small to get in tight spaces... Reuse, recycle
planning to paint walls of a beautiful second hand fifth wheel and i want to do it the right way. Thanks for your honesty and your need to make it look good even on close inspection.
You're right about cleaning. I've watched several videos where that step is not mentioned. In one video you could see a box of TSP in the background, but using it wasn't mentioned. Great video!
I have been repairing my motorhome which has the same type paper, I found peeling the wall paper off then using eggshell trade paint covers the walls very well!
Great video. I like the sanding idea. Like you, I'm pretty anal when it comes to clean lines and stuff like that. Which is why I don't use anything but Frog Tape for painting. I use the cheap stuff for caulking though. I'm curious if that corner trim still moves on move days and you end up with cracked paint anyways? Again, thanks for the detailed video.
I’ve seen the frog tape, but never used it. Big difference? The corner I used for reference in the video is still doing well after a year and a half. There are some seams in the rig that I will need to recaulk due to cracking though.
What would happen if I paint over that? (the drips) Me: Awesome idea effect! 🤣 Not bad tutorial, pro tip on removing tape: pull off closer to the wall 1-2" length, reduces 'bump' tape lines. Subscribed!
@@ProjectTrek whenever the creator takes time to respond, I have to add that you were entertaining, your family and home look wonderful, and thank you for teaching me because this information will definitely be used.
Hey Gary, I believe we used semi-gloss. It’s been a while though. We did paint the cabinetry on the kitchen island. I didn’t do a video on that though. The cabinetry was a lot of sanding, priming, and painting, but it’s held up very well.
We’re almost 1.5 years since the caulking was finished. Not sure how many miles we’ve covered, but we’ve traveled from S. Florida to S. Dakota, and there is some minimal cracks showing now, but not enough yet that I’d even consider fixing it yet.
Ice heard on the spots where there is a line on the wall from other sheets next to it or the corners not to paint or score it when your done because when moving the rv will move around and the paint will start to peel?
What about the flat seems? Did you caulk them to make them appear to be flat or remove them altogether? I am getting ready to paint the bedroom and wanted to be sure that I caulk in all the right places.
I chose not to caulk the flat seams. While the taped seams DO show up after paint, they seem to be fairly clean and uniform in our rig. You could, but I don’t know that I’d produce a better result than what the seam tape already does.
Tried in once in our first 5th wheel and it was not pretty. There’s a sheen to the wallpaper that leaves a weird streaky texture. The sanding I do is just a light sanding.
Thank you for posting! We will be painting our RV soon and this was so helpful. When you remove the tape, is the paint still wet? I know some people have tried to remove the tape and it peels the paint off. Some say remove it wet, others say use a razor blade after it’s dry.
RV walls are typically made out of a material called Luan. Which is some kind of wood/fiber material. I’m not sure how wet you’re talking about, but it’s not a good idea for them to be saturated with any kind of liquid. It is happens and is caught immediately you can of course rapidly dry it with fans/dehumidifiers and maybe only have some issues with swelling, but water can easily damage walls.
LOL I'm OCD about painting also. Wife always tries to help with taping but uses 4-6 inch strips and can overlap the ends cleanly to save her life 😂🤣😂 Out of curiosity is there any particular reason you didn't remove the trim pieces and refinish them separately or even just replaced them? Seems like it would have been much easier 🤷♂️ Glad to hear you have and are happy with the Ryobi tools. I just bought their big combo kit because Home Depot had it on sale for $199.
Got it, and yep I’m also just a guy who needs to do the occasional minor renovation done the best that I can. Once we get our fifth wheel, hopefully by the end of August, after we are settled in for a while, we know we will be renovating ours too.
Awesome video. By far the best and most thorough explanation of how to paint RV interior walls. Thank you! Have you noticed the paint cracking in any corners due to vibration caused by driving your rig down the highway?
I guess that in the 3 years since this video was posted, you've learned that you can apply paint over silicone caulking but it flakes off and looks terrible very quickly.
@@ProjectTrek My family's Michigan accent is VERY Minnesota. lol! Apparently, there are like four regional dialects and the one I know (Michigan farmer) is most close to what you had. My best friend laughs at me when she talks to me right after I got off the phone with my aunt. "You've been talking to your family, haven't you!" That's okay. She goes all Southern after a talk with her mom. ;-)
Wow! Talk about being detailed oriented. Caulking was nightmare for me the last time I did it, but had I seen this video about taping first. Thanks for the tips! Any suggestions on what to do with wrapped wallpapers on corners before painting?
@@ProjectTrek Sorry for the typo, but what I meant to say was "warped" old wallpaper from the manufacturer. How can go about smoothing those out before painting over it.
Gotcha. We’ve had spots where the wallpaper was a little rippled/bunched-up. Sanding it down and then applying a thin coat of spackle, and then sanding that down to match the rest of the wall as best as possible. It won’t be perfect, but it’ll do.
I have an idea/question. Couldn't you just remove that cheap crap corner trim completely since your painting and just caulk the corner and paint over without that corner trim?
You are likely to find some rather large gaps where the two walls meet, or don't, as the case may be. Possibly too large to caulk successfully, and, if caulked, more likely to come apart when the rig is moved.
I could have caulked that bathroom in 5 minutes! None of that needed to be taped because it was going to be painted over anyway. A small hole with a v cut in a tube of caulk with a caulk gun and just caulk it...no taping necessary! I only tape caulk when the caulk line will be visible like on a countertop edge or something.
Ok. I bite. I need to know why. I haven t started yet but im trying to pearn as much as I can. I live full time off grid in an 30ft 5th wheel. It needs to be less 5th wheelie (lol) ive been debating even just getting like a tag board type thin wood and just covering it all and painting over it. But I have 2 walls I need to replace first. I know im rambling. Im very intrigued
Hey Corey, we did end up replacing some of the trim. At the time I wasn’t sure which route I wanted to take, since some of the trim I wouldn’t match from HD or Lowe’s. Certainly an easier route.
This was my question also. What makes the difference of silicone vs latex caulk? Would it need to be the same base as the paint? If I used latex paint do i need to use latex caulk?
Great job. But let me make this a little easier for everyone. No sanding necessary. Good paint will adhere direct without sanding. Also, no primer necessary. Use a self priming paint like HGTV Showtime from Lowe’s. Use two coats.
@@ProjectTrek Wow, no one has ever noticed before. Nothing against y'all. I still love you guy's. I just have a hard time keeping up lately. I'll try better to keep in touch. Thank you for noticing. Love you!😘💓
First, stop saying 'silicone' because you CAN NOT paint over silicone. Second, you can clearly see the crack in your finished caulk line. You shouldn't be taping off caulk if your going to be painting it. As you learned, caulking will shrink as it dries and if you don't have feathered edges it will pull away from the surfaces..
Thanks Andre. I agree. I think when I said it, I was referring to COVID in general just being bullshit. I wholeheartedly agree. I’m just too lazy to go back and edit it out. You’re not the first person to bring that double meaning to my attention.
Great video! Use a thicker nap roller and it'll take less coats of paint. Plus it'll hide little imperfections. You'll use the same amount of paint, just less work with less coats.
Thanks for this tip
I'm repainting my interior RV also. Other rv'ers are saying they use a acetone to clean walls before painting. I am doing that then wiping down with water rag. I have found the acetone takes off the pattern in the vinyl covering on the walls. Sweet! They say even after a year the paint job has held up beautifully.
Your work is one of conviction and patience; I know I lack. I'm in the process of painting our new-old RV Interior, and have run in to those hideous (previously hidden) cracks along the walls and ceilings,, as I've painted; and, with the exceptions of the corner trim in the RV; which do need to be caulked, as you've shown. You've inspired me to replace all the horizontal trim with 11/16th PVC Quarter Round along ceilings and use 11/16 in. x 2-1/4 in. PVC Finger-Jointed Casing Molding for baseboards. Thanks for the heads up! I'll tack and glue the trim work instead. Phew!!
This entire video is worth it JUST for the caulking hack omg !! We’ve remodeled 2 houses and now doing our camper and I’ve never ever seen anyone talk about this!
THANK YOU! Your instructions are sooo well expressed; not to mention your thoroughness.
God's blessings to you n yours for explaining exactly what I need!!!
So glad you found it helpful!
Im so glad I found this video ,we just brought our camper two days ago , and now I feel more confident, ,great video !
Great! Best of luck on your renovations!
For the inner trim (or other small spaces), I get leftover nail sanding pads from the local nail lady.... 3 sides of sanding fun, and small to get in tight spaces... Reuse, recycle
planning to paint walls of a beautiful second hand fifth wheel and i want to do it the right way. Thanks for your honesty and your need to make it look good even on close inspection.
You’re very welcome. I’m glad it helped you. I’ve just seen so many hack jobs when it comes to painting RVs - including my previous attempts.
Excellent video, spot on with everything, looks Perfect
Thanks Kathleen!
You're right about cleaning. I've watched several videos where that step is not mentioned. In one video you could see a box of TSP in the background, but using it wasn't mentioned. Great video!
This was a awesome video! prep work pays off...Looks great!
I have been repairing my motorhome which has the same type paper, I found peeling the wall paper off then using eggshell trade paint covers the walls very well!
Its also good for future repairs as you can mach trade paint very easy :)
Wow, this was a great help!
Fantastic!
Love the use of tape for your caulk lines. Makes a difference. Nice video, thanks.
Glad you found it useful!
Great video. I like the sanding idea. Like you, I'm pretty anal when it comes to clean lines and stuff like that. Which is why I don't use anything but Frog Tape for painting. I use the cheap stuff for caulking though. I'm curious if that corner trim still moves on move days and you end up with cracked paint anyways? Again, thanks for the detailed video.
I’ve seen the frog tape, but never used it. Big difference?
The corner I used for reference in the video is still doing well after a year and a half. There are some seams in the rig that I will need to recaulk due to cracking though.
I applaud your attitude and ethic.
What would happen if I paint over that? (the drips) Me: Awesome idea effect! 🤣
Not bad tutorial, pro tip on removing tape: pull off closer to the wall 1-2" length, reduces 'bump' tape lines. Subscribed!
Great Video and love your sayings. Haven"t heard those in a long time. Keep them up.
Great video! Very helpful. Gotta go tackle the fifth wheel in the yard now with an update.
Well done!
Wowww. You are awesomely detailed. LOVE Itttt.
So detailed that it drives his wife crazy. -his wife 😀
Any issues with the caulk separating over time with extreme temp/humidity changes?
Love it! Thank you for the tips!
Glad it helped!
I liked this video as soon as you said "because of this B.S. Coronavirus stuff"
Beautiful job. ❤ your perfectionism!
😉
Thank you!
yeah i'm buying the tape and the silicone,do it once,then i can sponge clean it,brilliant project trek
Great job, Nate! Thanks for the tips!
Best video on this that I have seen.
Well thank you Teri! Glad you found some value from it.
Thanks for this info. Great recording. With the background music and the angle sanding it looked therapeutic (I might be crazy)
Tedious stuff let’s me tune out.
@@ProjectTrek whenever the creator takes time to respond, I have to add that you were entertaining, your family and home look wonderful, and thank you for teaching me because this information will definitely be used.
Thanks for tuning in! We’re thankful ❤️
Looking great! My twin and I are researching on how to prep best for the rv interior. Great to have seen this one before we get started on it.
Thanks for sharing ! I plan on starting ours in the next month-this really helped !
Great video, did you paint ceiling and what prep needed - I have open range 2017 model thanks
Thanks! I did not paint the ceilings though.
Good luck on your remodel.
Did you use gloss or Semi-Gloss paint on the walls? Did you paint your cabinets, I couldn't find a video on that.
Hey Gary, I believe we used semi-gloss. It’s been a while though. We did paint the cabinetry on the kitchen island. I didn’t do a video on that though.
The cabinetry was a lot of sanding, priming, and painting, but it’s held up very well.
The moment you said Lowe’s and Home Depot was out of masks because of the BS corona stuff, I instantly gave you a thumbs up! 😂🙌🏼
fk sanding.......KILLZ PRIMER worked for me! an i took off the molding strips,did my paint,reglued with vertical lap seal......
Has your caulk failed in anyway after traveling?
Not in that bathroom that I was demonstrating in. Where it has failed was due to structural issues, rather than caulking technique.
Please share how it holds up after moving. I worry the corners will crack when I travel😬
We’re almost 1.5 years since the caulking was finished. Not sure how many miles we’ve covered, but we’ve traveled from S. Florida to S. Dakota, and there is some minimal cracks showing now, but not enough yet that I’d even consider fixing it yet.
Awesome info!
Ice heard on the spots where there is a line on the wall from other sheets next to it or the corners not to paint or score it when your done because when moving the rv will move around and the paint will start to peel?
Yes, if you use the right caulk you can paint it and it will flex with the RV. As far as managing expectations - there will be a lot of touching-up.
Great tips! I appreciate your attention to detail. Have you found that the caulk has not separated from the walls after travel?
No separation so far! Glad you found it helpful Carla.
@@ProjectTrek That's great! Now to get the nerve up to start such a project on my 5th wheel...
What about the flat seems? Did you caulk them to make them appear to be flat or remove them altogether? I am getting ready to paint the bedroom and wanted to be sure that I caulk in all the right places.
I chose not to caulk the flat seams. While the taped seams DO show up after paint, they seem to be fairly clean and uniform in our rig. You could, but I don’t know that I’d produce a better result than what the seam tape already does.
Can you get away without sanding and still have decent coverage? Thanks!
Tried in once in our first 5th wheel and it was not pretty. There’s a sheen to the wallpaper that leaves a weird streaky texture. The sanding I do is just a light sanding.
@@ProjectTrek Appreciate the response! I'm not lazy or anything. Just asking for a friend. ;) Cheers
Thanks for the video, will be doing my soon.
What paint finish did you use? Gloss, Semi-gloss, Eggshell....etc?
I believe we used semi-gloss for most everything. There’s too many greasy kid fingers to be using any low sheen paint around here.
Nice
would a vent pipe have poo in it that high up?
If you filled your tank up maybe, more than likely though you’ll just have sewer gases stinking up the place.
Good job!
Thank you for posting! We will be painting our RV soon and this was so helpful. When you remove the tape, is the paint still wet? I know some people have tried to remove the tape and it peels the paint off. Some say remove it wet, others say use a razor blade after it’s dry.
Thanks Amber! Be sure to take the tape off while the paint is still wet. If you forget and the paint dries, then use a razor.
Great tips.
Thanks Eliza!
Really helpful. Thank you.
You’re very welcome!
Did you consider skim coating the walls to smooth out the texture?
I didn’t. There wasn’t much texture to begin with. The sanding was primarily to rough up the surface somewhat to prep for primer.
Question ate those walls ok to get wet? I have the same wooden walls
RV walls are typically made out of a material called Luan. Which is some kind of wood/fiber material. I’m not sure how wet you’re talking about, but it’s not a good idea for them to be saturated with any kind of liquid.
It is happens and is caught immediately you can of course rapidly dry it with fans/dehumidifiers and maybe only have some issues with swelling, but water can easily damage walls.
@@ProjectTrek i mean wet from taking a shower thats all. I want to put vinyl flooring tile
Oh if they occasionally get sprayed with water from the shower it’s no big deal, but if it’s consistently getting soaked that’s not good.
Awesome job 👍♥️😘
Thanks Bambi! Glad you found it useful.
LOL I'm OCD about painting also. Wife always tries to help with taping but uses 4-6 inch strips and can overlap the ends cleanly to save her life 😂🤣😂
Out of curiosity is there any particular reason you didn't remove the trim pieces and refinish them separately or even just replaced them? Seems like it would have been much easier 🤷♂️
Glad to hear you have and are happy with the Ryobi tools. I just bought their big combo kit because Home Depot had it on sale for $199.
I did remove and replace some trim, but a lot of trim has RV components behind it, so I wanted to limit the odds of stapling into them.
I’m still a newbie with some construction so still all a learning process.
Got it, and yep I’m also just a guy who needs to do the occasional minor renovation done the best that I can. Once we get our fifth wheel, hopefully by the end of August, after we are settled in for a while, we know we will be renovating ours too.
Can you not just wipe away excess caulk, since your painting over it?
It’s been a while since I’ve filmed this, so I’m not sure what alternative you’re referring to. You can absolutely wipe away excess caulk though.
The "B.S Corona Crap!" Lol😂..Love your channel.
Why do you use a orbital sander instead of a sheet one?
That’s just the sander I carry around with us while we’re traveling.
Awesome video. By far the best and most thorough explanation of how to paint RV interior walls. Thank you!
Have you noticed the paint cracking in any corners due to vibration caused by driving your rig down the highway?
Yes, unsurprisingly, there are a few spots where the shifting has created new gaps.
Yes, unsurprisingly, there are a few spots where the shifting has created new gaps.
If there is poo water in the vent stack above the water level of the throne you have a problem already!
5:33 TRUTH!
I guess that in the 3 years since this video was posted, you've learned that you can apply paint over silicone caulking but it flakes off and looks terrible very quickly.
This guy has the most Michigander accent ever. lol! Sounds like I'm home at a family reunion.
Haha, no one has ever told me that before. I was born in Minnesota...
@@ProjectTrek My family's Michigan accent is VERY Minnesota. lol! Apparently, there are like four regional dialects and the one I know (Michigan farmer) is most close to what you had.
My best friend laughs at me when she talks to me right after I got off the phone with my aunt. "You've been talking to your family, haven't you!"
That's okay. She goes all Southern after a talk with her mom. ;-)
How funny! My brother-in-law just informed me that my Dad has a thick northern accent.
@@ProjectTrek Now I want a video of THAT! lol!
If you do a video of your dad talking be sure to tag me in it!
What accent??? 😊
Thanks man
You’re welcome, my dude.
Wow! Talk about being detailed oriented. Caulking was nightmare for me the last time I did it, but had I seen this video about taping first. Thanks for the tips! Any suggestions on what to do with wrapped wallpapers on corners before painting?
Are you able to send me a picture of what you’re asking about? Nateaxness@gmail.com
@@ProjectTrek Sorry for the typo, but what I meant to say was "warped" old wallpaper from the manufacturer. How can go about smoothing those out before painting over it.
Gotcha. We’ve had spots where the wallpaper was a little rippled/bunched-up. Sanding it down and then applying a thin coat of spackle, and then sanding that down to match the rest of the wall as best as possible.
It won’t be perfect, but it’ll do.
@@ProjectTrek Gotcha! Thanks. I will try that.
“BS coronavirus stuff”🤣
Love it!!
That was my favourite part of the video hahaha
Damn right it's bs, 3 years later and it's even more bs than I could have imagined
I have an idea/question. Couldn't you just remove that cheap crap corner trim completely since your painting and just caulk the corner and paint over without that corner trim?
You are likely to find some rather large gaps where the two walls meet, or don't, as the case may be. Possibly too large to caulk successfully, and, if caulked, more likely to come apart when the rig is moved.
I could have caulked that bathroom in 5 minutes! None of that needed to be taped because it was going to be painted over anyway. A small hole with a v cut in a tube of caulk with a caulk gun and just caulk it...no taping necessary! I only tape caulk when the caulk line will be visible like on a countertop edge or something.
No to silicone caulk. Latex is a go
Ok. I bite. I need to know why. I haven t started yet but im trying to pearn as much as I can. I live full time off grid in an 30ft 5th wheel. It needs to be less 5th wheelie (lol) ive been debating even just getting like a tag board type thin wood and just covering it all and painting over it. But I have 2 walls I need to replace first. I know im rambling. Im very intrigued
@@TinasCrazyLife you can't paint over silicone. It won't stick
“So awesome” lol I hate sanding too
Have you ever just removed those trim pieces in the bathroom/rooms ? instead of hand sanding them ? then use silicone just in those grooves
Hey Corey, we did end up replacing some of the trim. At the time I wasn’t sure which route I wanted to take, since some of the trim I wouldn’t match from HD or Lowe’s.
Certainly an easier route.
This was my question also. What makes the difference of silicone vs latex caulk? Would it need to be the same base as the paint? If I used latex paint do i need to use latex caulk?
A legitimate use for a mask, I agree, and you cannot find one because of what is now paranoia :-(. Good job done right.
Thanks James
"Bs C 19" :)) i love it !!!
Yesss. I just had the issue of seeing all the seams on my wall after I painted my wall like an off white. Pls check my video out if u have a moment
Great job. But let me make this a little easier for everyone. No sanding necessary. Good paint will adhere direct without sanding. Also, no primer necessary. Use a self priming paint like HGTV Showtime from Lowe’s. Use two coats.
I wonder if you have tried Beyond Paint?
Nice!😊👍 Now time for 🚣.😁💖👦💖👧💖🐾💖😷
Hey just auditing the channel, and realized we haven't seen you in a while!
@@ProjectTrek Wow, no one has ever noticed before. Nothing against y'all. I still love you guy's. I just have a hard time keeping up lately. I'll try better to keep in touch. Thank you for noticing. Love you!😘💓
No worries, just making sure everything’s okay! There’s a lot of content out there.
Buy a Walabot.
First, stop saying 'silicone' because you CAN NOT paint over silicone. Second, you can clearly see the crack in your finished caulk line. You shouldn't be taping off caulk if your going to be painting it. As you learned, caulking will shrink as it dries and if you don't have feathered edges it will pull away from the surfaces..
Covid is not BS sir!
Thanks Andre. I agree. I think when I said it, I was referring to COVID in general just being bullshit. I wholeheartedly agree. I’m just too lazy to go back and edit it out. You’re not the first person to bring that double meaning to my attention.
BS corona virus stuff 💯🤙
Not at all what I meant. Jesus, that off-hand comment keeps coming back to bite.
BS caronavirus stuff? You lost me right there. Tell that to people who lost loved ones.