Can you paint over manufactured home walls? We're about to buy a used one w/ floral walls in kitchen/bath?

We're buying a 5 year old manufactured home on 8 acres, it's huge and beautiful... except the kitchen and bathroom walls.... the walls are in sections and i guess could be replaced, but if possible, I'd like to paint them, maybe the whole house, what's the best way to do this?

Can you paint over manufactured home walls? We're about to buy a used one w/ floral walls in kitchen/bath?
What material is used for the walls? In general, if the sheen of the wall is high (i.e. shiny), you will need to "knock down" the sheen. You can do this by using an abrasive, such as a light sand paper, sos pad, or dutch clensor.





Or, you can purchase "Liquid Sand Paper" or "TSP" -- Tri Sodium Phosphate to prepare the walls for paint.





Do a test with the paint on a hardly-visible portion of the wall (i.e. inside the closet) to see if the paint sticks well. If it does, you are golden. If it does not, try the suggestions above and then paint.





Regardless, always clean the surface with soap and water to get rid of all dirt and oil before painting -- the actual painting is easy -- it is the prep work before painting that is real work, but if you don't do the prep work, you will regret it.





Good luck.
Reply:Yes, they can be painted. Make sure the walls are clean before you paint.
Reply:Id try a small area with good quality wall Paint.(Benjamin Moore Aquavelvet) Let it dry for at least 4-6 hours and then see if you can scratch it off, If you cant then go ahead and Paint, if it comes off you need to prime with KILZ an oil base quick dry primer, then 2 coats of finish paint. Use throw away brushes and rollers with the kilz , and the odor is really strong.
Reply:Manufactured homes used vinyl covered drywall type material in Kitchens and Baths. Painting vinyl is do-able, but honestly, I'd recommend an overlay. Although hard to find, there is such a thing as 1/4" GWB (drywall). If you can locate it, overlay the walls with the 1/4" drywall secured with drywall screws. Tape, spackle and finish the drywall, then paint (or finish) the drywall as you want. If this doesn't sound do-able, you could try one or two coats of water-based "Kilz" primer-sealer on the vinyl areas (don't use the oil base Kilz, it has a terrible odor), then follow this up with 2 coats of a good low-lustre satin paint (DO NOT use a flat paint in these areas).
Reply:Make sure the walls are clean by washing down with a product called TSP (sold at most paint stores Walmart might have it in paint dept.) Then use good latex primer , primer is worth the cost to avoid lots of headaches such as bleed thru . With primer one coat of paint will do.instead of several without primer. Primer can be tinted the color of the paint . Then use Latex eggshell or satin paint. I recently painted the interior of my house with exterior latex satin finish KILZ brand it was a one coat paint and the exterior paint is very durable and washable. KILZ cost 87.00 for a5 gallon at Walmart and I am very happy with the end result.
Reply:I helped my buddy paint his interior walls that were manufactured and we primed it with a Wagner Sprayer then we used the Wagner to Paint them. It was faster,cleaner, and saves a lot of paint($) if doing the whole house. So PRIME then PAINT!!