Painting the exterior and the interior of the camper’s shell should be done at the beginning of the remodeling project.
Exterior
Painting the camper was not an easy task and it is usually done by a professional for good reasons. We would not recommend to our friends to do it, however, you learn from your experiences, especially the hard ones. Eric did an amazing job, but this is the kind of thing you only do once in your life!
You can see in the pictures that we removed everything, inside and out. After applying the base coat, Eric applied the VW Sea Blue L360 on the bottom part and once it was dry, he took care of the white section. We covered the bottom section in order to spray paint the white upper section. We did all the painting work in our backyard. It would have been so much easier to do it in a space designed for such a project! One of the best recommendations we would give to somebody interested to update a vintage travel trailer would be to have a suitable space to work on the project. In the end, Eric applied a transparent film on the lower part of the camper to act as a rock guard.
Painting the Interior
We cleaned and removed traces of mold on the Ensolite insulation membrane with detergent and paint. We used Bulls Eye 123 from Zinsser for the primer and it worked really well to adhere to the membrane’s flexible and porous surface. We filled the seams and damages with paintable caulk and applied exterior paint to the interior walls.
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