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Anyone paint over the wallpaper in the bathroom?
Yahoo Message Number: 104962
My 1984 22ft LD has a small wallpapered bathroom.  Any tried painting over this to give it a fresh look?

Cathi
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Yahoo Message Number: 104963
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My 1984 22ft LD has a small wallpapered bathroom.  Any tried painting over this to give it a fresh look?
Yes, I painted over the wallpaper in my kitchen and bath about 4 years ago.  Prep is important: I washed and rinsed well, used one coat of  Kilz II primer (water-based), and then painted over with regular interior paint.  Accurate detailing is also important in those close spaces: Be prepared with a small brush for edging, and with a fine watercolor-type brush for the really tight corners and odd spaces.
 You'll probably need one coat of Kilz and two coats of the paint. Be careful with the Kilz; primer is designed to stick to anything and even though it's water-based it doesn't wash off of stuff (e.g., skin, countertops) as easily as regular paint. It was easier to remove and re-hang the medicine cabinet rather than to try to work around it.

Joanne in Boston NE-44 1994 TK
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Yahoo Message Number: 104965
Cathi,
 I don't own a Lazy Daze (yet) but I run the office for painting contractors in California.  Joanne is absolutely right about the importance of preparation before painting.  The paint job will only be as good as your prep.  Suggest using TSP (tri sodium phosphate) for the washing part and the Kilz primer that Joanne mentioned is a good product.  Both are standard paint prep materials available in hardware and paint stores.
 I would definitely not use flat paint in the bathroom due to the moisture and the possibility of mildew development.  You will have a better result with enamel.  Would suggest enamel for the kitchen as well, just because you can clean it.  Latex enamel would make the most sense as oil-based is a mess to clean up and you'd need a respirator to apply it due to the confined space.  You can now buy low- and no-VOC (volatile organic compounds) paint that will cut down on the smell/fumes during and after painting.
 Hope you will post before and after photos on your project.  I bet it will make a big difference.

Suzanne LD Wannabe
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Yahoo Message Number: 104967
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My 1984 22ft LD has a small wallpapered bathroom.  Any tried painting over this to give it a fresh look?

Cathi
Unless a PO has applied wallpaper, the surface print is actually a printed surface. Like any painted surface, surface prep is the key, but unlike wallpaper, you don't have to worry about old paper separating from the wall.

Steve
2004 FL
2013 Honda Fit
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Yahoo Message Number: 104971
Thanks Suzanne and Joanne too!

These are excellent tips.
 Now that I know how to save my post responses in an organized fashion, I will save this till December when we deliver our LD to Mesa AZ for the exterior paint job and my daughter, bless her soul has volunteered to do the interior painting in the bathroom and maybe the kitchen too!
 She does faux finishes on walls (leather look, marble, etc.) Do you think it will be possible to find the necessary paint materials and accomplish the faux finish - or am I going to be locked into  a simple one dimensional look?

Of course, before and after pics will posted.

Cathi
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Yahoo Message Number: 104972
Thanks Steve, It looks like wallpaper and just assumed it was.  I'll have to go out and check to see if I can find a corner that peels off then report back.

Cathi
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Yahoo Message Number: 104974
So you have decided to have the paint job done in AZ. Reasons?? Thanks John in the ol85' (Which needs paint!!!)
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Yahoo Message Number: 104975
"Suggest using TSP (tri sodium phosphate) for the washing part and the Kilz primer that Joanne mentioned... Latex enamel would make the most sense"
 Thanks, Suzanne--it's great to have advice from one who's in the know. :-)
 May I add a suggestion? In my first rig, I painted the kitchen with latex enamel, as you suggest, and that was pretty good, though it did accumulate a few scuffs and scrapes over the years. But in my current rig, I took a different tack: I applied self-stick vinyl tile.
 Application was easy, though I had to use additional cement (Goop or Liquid Nails) to get it to adhere to the textured paneling in my 2003 LD. The whole job took less than two hours, and cost $12 for the box of tiles plus a couple of bucks for a tube of glue.
 The slate-textured vinyl tile I chose looks much classier than a solid-colored paint job, and is much more durable--no scuffs or scrapes!--as well as being easy to wipe clean. Some people have asked whether the heat of the stove is a problem. Not at all--no more than with the vinyl-covered paneling Lazy Daze originally installed in the kitchen.
 It's worth considering this as an alternative to painting the kitchen. It's cheap, easy, and more durable than paint--a winning combination.

Andy Baird http://www.andybaird.com/travels/
Andy Baird
2021 Ford Ranger towing 2019 Airstream 19CB
Previously: 1985 LD Twin/King "Gertie"; 2003 LD Midbath "Skylark"
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Yahoo Message Number: 104982
Well you folks are just a wealth of helpful information.
 I can't wait until I am one of the ones who can actually offer a useful tip, from experience.
 But for now, I can certainly share my "mistakes" so others can learn! Stay tuned.  The work is just beginning this week.

Cathi
 
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....But in my current rig, I took a different tack: I applied self-stick vinyl tile.

 A much better solution, Andy.  Even though enamel paint is "cleanable" the finish may degrade with repeated cleanings, and you can't really give it a good scrubbing without removing some of the paint.  Glad to know the tiles have not been affected by heat from the stove. Hope you'll include your installation in Eureka 3!