Airstream Painting Interior Vinyl Wall

Prep work makes the dream.

Airstream painting interior vinyl wall. For example i had four wires i couldn t figure out so i investigated the original interior walls and discovered those wires were originally attached to the thermostat. I had no doubt the only color i wanted to paint the interior was a fresh white. We ended up using a liquid sander. Floor insulation and the new floor have been the next steps.

Check out our article on how to paint the outside of your argosy vintage camper. Read more painting the interior of a vintage airstream. There is no short cut to painting your airstream or argosy walls. If you cant stand the vinyl or mouse fur on the interior skins of an airstream th.

When painting work in a small area at a time so you have a smooth finish. We ve received a lot of questions lately as to how what we painted the interior skins of the airstream with. Posted in before photos paint tagged 1974 31 airstream before photos paint renovation sovereign on august 17 2011 leave a comment after we ripped up the existing vinyl flooring and sanded the plywood we covered the floors and prepped all wall and ceiling surfaces for painting. It s a great question and we spent a lot of time visiting paint stores and doing our own research online.

Walls of most airstreams is going to be aluminum. Even then you can t just paint the exposed surface with house paint as it won t be smooth so you have to go back with a more stable and modern automotive or marine vinyl wall covering and adhesive or spray the interior with a textured finish such as a rhino finish an epoxy texture paint or even zolatone. Vinyl walls vintage airstream walls are a sad textured vinyl. How to remove airstream vinyl from interior walls airstream renovation.

We ended up using a liquid sander. The wiring diagrams from the airstream manual photos video i took during the demolition and the original fixtures were all great references. As noted earlier i used a quality eggshell finish latex paint for all interior walls. Here s the scoop for starters the interior skins ie.

Once the gripper has dried sufficiently you can begin painting with your small rollers or brushes. I think they look quite awesome now. Feb 16 2017 vinyl walls vintage airstream walls are a sad textured vinyl. Stir paint thoroughly and you re good to go.

And i mean all of it comes peeling off. I think they look quite awesome now. But strangely enough when painted white they kind of take on the effect of faux leather. A year or less later the paint comes peeling off.

I feel the need to put this out to the universe because well i have heard too many people paint the walls without proper prep.