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  "name": "Can you remove mobile home wall batten strips and tape the seams smooth?",
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      "name": "Can you remove mobile home wall batten strips and tape the seams smooth?",
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        "text": "Yes, you can remove the batten strips and tape the seams for a smooth look, but it requires specific preparation. Standard drywall mud applied directly over the vinyl coating often peels or cracks because mobile home wall panels are slick and flex with seasonal movement. To ensure a lasting finish, panels must be secured with additional drywall screws into the studs, joints covered with fiberglass mesh tape, and treated with setting-type joint compound. Alternatively, many homeowners opt to install 1/4-inch or 1/2-inch drywall directly over old panels to achieve a clean, modern finish that holds interior paint evenly.",
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        "description": "Yes, but the panels must be fastened securely to framing and prepped with fiberglass mesh tape and setting compound, or overlaid with thin drywall, to prevent seams from cracking."
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  "description": "Yes, but the panels must be fastened securely to framing and prepped with fiberglass mesh tape and setting compound, or overlaid with thin drywall, to prevent s"
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