Boy, this painting thing is hard. We’re continuing to paint our RV cabinets and begin a bit of demolition in our kitchen to prep for new sinks and an oven!
STUFF WE TALKED ABOUT
Cabinet Lighting Switches – We showed these in the above video in our bathroom, but we use these on several other cabinets which give us some additional light. We did try some other switches that didn’t seem as robust and bought these and they work quite well.
If you’re interested, we also chose to use these strip lights, but they do take some soldering skills to work – so not a “plug and play” option.
Froli Star System – Yeah, this system is pretty expensive. We purchased this before we went full-time, when we still had jobs. This system is pretty good and it helps keep airflow under your bed. There are other options that may be cheaper, though. The one benefit from other options is that it does make your bed more comfortable while improving airflow.
Karran Quartz Kitchen Sink – This is the kitchen sink we chose. So far, we *think* it will work but we’ll have a chance to final fit this one in the following week – fingers crossed!
Rec Pro 17″ Propane Oven – This is the smaller oven we’re trying to get into our kitchen. We believe it will fit, but still have a little way to verify I chose “wisely”.
Small Drawer Slide – This was the slide I chose for the small drawer I created above our garbage slide. This was a 16″ slide and seemed quite smooth so far. It was an easy install once I got the actual drawer built correctly!
PPG Seal Grip – This is the same paint we used on our RV walls. It seems to be a good paint to help adhere to hard-to-paint surfaces like wallpapered RV walls and laminate cabinets.
But do be prepared – 1 or even 2 coats don’t look that great, but they do seem to do the job helping adhere to our RV walls. I’ll have to give our cabinets a bit more time, but I’m hoping they will hold up as well as the walls!
I used 2 coats of the PPG primer before using the Sherwin Williams paint. Although I’m not 100% complete, I *think* I’ll be able to finish all of the cabinets in our RV with just this one gallon.
Emerald Urethane Trim Enamel – Pearly White
After doing a bit of research online, I decided on this paint. I was looking for a paint that would go on smoothly with just brushes. With all of the stuff still in our RV, we didn’t have the option to use sprayers.
I chose Pearly White as the color, in Satin. I chose satin since I prefer a more matte look on our cabinets.
This paint is certainly not cheap, but you can get it on sale regularly, so try to plan to pick some up on sale – I was able to get 25% off, which was a big price break.
Similar to the PPG paint, I’m not 100% completed, but I think I’ll be able to get through all of our cabinets with just one gallon.
Paint Bottles – Since I expect we’ll have periodic touch-ups, I thought these little bottles looked like a good way to keep a smaller amount of paint quickly available. We certainly won’t have the space to keep the 1-gallon paint cans, but I’ll at least have a little to bring along.
Purdy Nylox Cub 2″ Angled Brush (soft) – With all of the small nooks and crannies in a camper, these “shorty” brushes seem like the only reasonable solution. And this brush was supposed to minimize brush strokes. I’m not sure it did that, but I didn’t have another brush to compare.
Whizz Cabinets, Doors & More Flocked Foam Rollers – I know that’s a mouthful, and I had a hard time finding these at a decent price. Luckily, Lowes did have these and in a kit with the roller.
I read that you didn’t want to use foam rollers on cabinets since it leaves hard edges. These were well-regarded on several sites I was reading, so I thought I’d give them a try. They did a decent job in my opinion and I’d use them again if I ever had to repaint.
Since we’re still in the middle of the painting project, I am hoping to provide some of what we learned in our follow-up video.
Other Links
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Our Camping Locations
If you’re interested in seeing all of the places we’ve stayed, I’m keeping a (mostly) updated list on Google Maps by Month. Enjoy!
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