What steps do I take to clean and paint old paneling ?
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Wash it down - Undercoat then -Topcoat
A light sanding and then wipe with a damp cloth before priming. I used a swiffer type mop and attached a sheet of sandpaper to it to sand larger areas.
Wipe it down with soap and water, dry, prime, paint. If there is any staining or you fear that the color may seep through, use KILZ as your primer.
Use a good wood cleaner then paint with a primer then paint with your color. Should you not want the wood look you will need to putty the lines like with sheet rock before any paint.
tsp or simple green 50% and 50% water in a spray bottle. let dry. Then paint with Behr Ultra paint and primer or Marquee.
Clean with TSP - it does not leave behind any residue, lightly sand to degloss, wipe down with damp sponge, use a good Bonding primer (Val spar Bonding primer sold at Lowe's is awesome)Val spar Reserve paint has great adhesion and the stain resistance is unbelievable.
Thaks for the answers,i've got the list now to the work.
Thanks to everyone for the help,I think I've got this,only doing 1 wall for now,the whole house is covered with the same paneling,hopefully this will not take to long and I can move on to other solid walls, they whould be easy,no windows to tape. Catch you later,off to get supplies, wish me luck.