From a remodelor's perspective, the best answer is to pull the paneling and replace it with sheetrock. But I have also seen it primed & painted as is, skimmed to fill in the "grooves" and then painted, and covered with a wallpaper type material to level it out and then painted.
In my own family room, we had the dark paneling up to the chair rail and then sheetrock above
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that. We ended up painting the paneling and then applying a "faux" type finish to give it some antique character. That also meant painting over the original stained trim work. It turned out nice and was the least expensive option. Tim
are you wanting to "cover up" paneling by painting it? if so, the best product (after a light cleaning) is to use kilz paint on it to seal out any type of residue. once this is done, you can then paint it to whatever color that you are wanting. please be aware of the type of kilz products that you use. the oil base can have a strong vapor. follow directions on ventilation in the room and clean up.
From a remodelor's perspective, the best answer is to pull the paneling and replace it with sheetrock. But I have also seen it primed & painted as is, skimmed to fill in the "grooves" and then painted, and covered with a wallpaper type material to level it out and then painted.
In my own family room, we had the dark paneling up to the chair rail and then sheetrock above ...»