We had been on the hunt for a motor home/trailer/pop up for over a year when just last weekend, this old 1983 24' Komfort Travel Trailer popped up on Craigslist.
Ugly right? Everything is pretty much original inside and out. So if it's gonna be on our street in front of our house I needed to paint it.
But how?
Remember I'm not a handy guy. So I took to Pinterest and YouTube and found hundreds of people have repainted their RVs using nothing more than their imagination, about $50 and some Rustoleum brand paint.
So that's what I did! And this...
Became this...
And eventually this... 
We (obviously) went with a Seahawks color scheme and with about 18 cans of paint, primer and topcoat (altogether, not each) she came out like this!
I still need to do some caulking and of course the interior, and the lines aren't perfect (there are several runs in the paint and areas where the lines don't cover the old color scheme) but all in all were happy!
If ya wanna know exactly what I used here it is: 
Along with the automotive grade topcoat also made by rustoleum. Any questions feel free to hit me up!
iamqdot@gmail.com
Did you use a paint roller or spray paint gun? I am about to start painting my trailer and I have completed prepping it so I am not researching the best way to paint it
ReplyDeleteRustoleum is a rattle can. I did my vintage trailer with Rustoleum spray cans too and it was so easy and looks great.
DeleteLooks amazing!
ReplyDeleteWhat preparation/technics was need on van before painting, our old van has alot of flaking paint.
ReplyDeleteDid you just use spray cans
ReplyDeleteThis gives me hope! I've got this
ReplyDeleteAll you need to paint a caravan is a couple of boxes of spongy rollers in a couple of days of paint and that's it
ReplyDeleteJust spray cans?
ReplyDeleteI'd like to know where to find the cover for the windows on the end of a camper. They're metal, and mines missing. If anyone knows...can you buy them brand new?
ReplyDeleteYou can get a welding shop to prefab the frame and then but the glass board shower walls at Lowe’s and install them in the frame. Then paint them with a good quality epoxy finish.
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