Horsebox interior

[glamourpuss]

So my little Horsebox has been absolutely brilliant & I've no desire to get rid of it, but he is looking a bit tatty 😞
I've smartened up the little living space with a new floor & a lick of paint & it looks great.
The horse area is lined halfway up with black EVA & then a glossy white plastic coated lining board above it. In a few areas the white coating on the board has flaked away (due to a roof leak which is all fixed), it's not enough to warrent stripping it all out & replacing, if I cover just the flaky areas with new lining board it will look odd/uneven
I tried covering the damaged areas with a gloss, sticky backed plastic but...well that looked rubbish too as it was a slightly different colour to the rest of the boarding.
It's starting to annoy me now. I'm now considering just getting a little, smooth radiator roller & some high gloss paint & painting the whole lot. This will only cost me about £20, it will all be the same colour & will hide the flaked areas.
Husband thinks I'm mad & I should just leave well alone.
Has anyone done similar, did it turn out ok or will it turn into the nightmare job from hell!

 

[Toby_Zaphod]

Painting the "glossy white plastic coated lining board" could prove a nightmare & actually ruin the appearance of your horse box. The problem is that you would have to rough up the surface with fine emery cloth, wire wool, sandpaper to make a key for your paint. If you don't do this the paint will all flake off when it's dry & probably not go on very well anyway. You will probably end up with streaks & an uneven coat.

I think your husband has the right idea, leave it alone, some things are better left or totally replaced rather than patched up.

 

[glamourpuss]

Thank you! Certainly won't do it, although will obviously NOT tell husband he is right
He has suggested an alternative, the damage is mostly about 4 inches around the roof ventilation & a patch next to the ramp. He has suggested getting thin aluminium (to match edging strips between white & Eva) & creating an edging around the ventilation to cover & matching thick edges either side of the ramp which again should cover it.
I may let him have that one as a good idea

 

[Northern Hare]

If you do decide to paint it get a nice sound surface first then use a special primer such as "Zinsser B.I.N Primer" which is a shellac based primer and good for painting on shiny surfaces. Then topcoat over the top.