wdigby
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Hi
We have a Prowler 1998 fifth wheel and the inside doors (toilet door, cupboard door) need painting. What would be the best paint to use? Latex or Oil based?
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pulsar
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imgoin4it
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I would use a good quality latex semi gloss paint, the same as I would in the kitchen, bath, and base boards in a stick built house. Prepare the surface GOOD before applying the paint.
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RVnRobin
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People are so reluctant to use oil based paint due to special cleanup and odors. However, a top quality oil based paint is much durable, less prone to peeling, and less prone to discoloration. Oil based is the best choice by far.
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robatthelake
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Depending on Your Local Regulations you may no longer be able to purchase Oil based Paint! Any Good Acrylic Latex Kitchen&Bath ( Contains Mold and Mildew Inhibitors)Paint will do! For those Doors that are skinned with that Rotary Mahogany or Prefinished Pressed Panel Board, be sure to sand and Prime with some thing like Kilz Indoor!
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JoeChiOhki
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Don't think I've ever come across a hardware store in the US where I haven't been able to buy oil base enamel paint. Perhaps in Canada where the regs are even more nutty than here...
Anyway, I've used both. I just used Acrylic/Laytex when I replaced the wall panel next to my dinette. I used oil based enamel on the outside. Out of the two, the oil based coats better with less paint, and holds up better. You also "seal" the surface better with a good oil based primer and top coat. The question becomes, how much work do you want to put in, and how long do you want it to last? The oil base will take a great deal longer to cure than its acrylic counter part, and will smell for a while till all the fumes are evacuated. But, once its hardened, it'll take quite a bit to screw it up again.
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D & M
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Agree that the oil base is better for durability and latex is easier to use. But no matter what you use, surface prep is the key to a long lasting job.
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Same thing you use in your house (latex most likely). When we remodeled our 5er, we painted the interior doors and cielings, along with wallpapering all the walls. It is gorgeous and still looks like new six years later. Like was previously stated, prep work is the key. Rough up the old finish and use GOOD primer and GOOD paint.
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HeresLucy
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I would put a coat of B.I.N. on it then use a top quality latex semi-gloss from Benjamin Moore or Sherwin Williams. This is what our professional painter used in our home in NC. He says the good quality latex paint nowdays is as durable as oil based.
B.I.N. will prevent any bleed thru you might get from the current finish.
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