| Vinyl Clad Aluminum
Airstream used vinly clad aluminum sheet, where the inner vinyl surface was permanently bonded by the supplier.. It won't come off, and paint doesn't hold real well without a lot of prep work.. Because of compound curvature of end caps (round like a ball, not just curved..) getting some other material to stick well is also very tricky. There may be some stronger forms of cleaner suggested here, as Future Floor polish has been declared a success at removing sticky filmy surface.. Don't know about tobacco..
You will at least face screw holes and lines where cabinets attached to walls, as well as possible faded/unfaded color differences. Search for "painting inner walls" to see previous stories about attempts to paint interior surfaces... You can buy replacement tambor, but if you don't like it, that is that...
John McG
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