Paint Wood Paneling - best methods?

What you need to do is lightly sand to take gloss off. Then cover with primer. You can then paint the paneling. We did this in our kitchen. Everything was paneled...even cupboards. Good luck!

my kitchen cabnits are partical board? is there a way to redo them?

I would consider de-glossing them and doing a white wash effect.

I hate to sand, especially walls like that! Too much work. And deglosser can be messy and stinky. So here's what I do...

I've used this primer, and it is amazing!!! I've used it on formica kitchen cabinets, without deglossing or sanding. The paint held up excellent! I've painted unsealed brick with fantastic success.

It seriously sticks to anything. It is water clean-up and goes on really smooth and nice, unlike some primers that are so watery.

I highly recommend it!

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Hope that helps.

Liz from SimpleDecoratingTips.com

Thank you, Liz! I went to Home Depot yesterday and told the lady in the paint department I had 3 options presented, what should I do?! She had painted paneling in the past and recommended just washing the wall (it was WAY dirtier than I ever imagined!) and using Kilz and then paint...it had worked well for her. I'm going to try it today. BUT, I'm really interested in this product, as I have a built-in wall unit in a connecting room and I think at least parts of the surfaces are laminate. I would think this would be a great product for that. Thanks so much for your answer!

Prime with a bonding primer then 2 coats of paint. That easy! I've done a hundred walls like that.

Thanks, Candee. I'm glad I don't have 100 walls like this to do!

I'm renovating a 15' travel trailer to become my three-season micro home. I'll be painting it's 40-year-old, dull brown wood paneling (any hint of gloss is long gone) with a cream water-based paint. Will a good wash down suffice, or will I need primer first?

Susan, the washing really got a lot of old dirt off of mine, but because my paneling is the type that isn't actual wood-face, I think the primer is a must for good wear. This paneling is likely in the 30-40 year old range too. I can't wait to get Dona and see the difference! Hope your project goes just how you'd like it to!

I had the same paneling I did the sanding and priming, two coats of priming, then paint two coats. BUT in areas I could hardly reach, I cheated and didn't sand or prime. And it looked the same as the areas i spent so much time with!!!!

That sounds like something that would happen to me, Arlene! I did some priming yesterday and hope to finish that today, so I can get some paint on and see what it will look like. I hate painting, but I do love the transformation it brings!

I've got older wood paneling too. What I did was paint over the wood paneling with Kilz primer and let that dry, then I painted on my regular color. Done

That's what I have begun also. I'm going to put the "real" paint on today, so hoping it's going to work out well. I'm a very slow painter, I found, so my projects last longer than I want them to! :)

I filled in the grooves with spackle, lightly sanded the spackled lines only, then a coat of Kilz, then my paint color. Nobody knows it was paneling except me and hubby! I never thought to wash the walls, but it has held up for 6 years now! Your room will look so good with al those windows, can't wait to see your finished room!

I just whitewashed (actually grey washed) mine in our basement. I did wach board individually so that I could have some variation. Looks great