Painting paneling
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Trudy Nc
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I want to paint all the paneling in my mobile home but I don't want the depressed stripes to show through the paint. Suggestions?
24 answers
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I dont blame you a bit !! when we papered over our paneling my uncle a painter and wall paper hanger by trade insisted we fill in the indentions with putty,let dry and paper over it and it worked like a charm. Probably if i were doing it today "my way" I would get paintable caulking and put a small line of caulking on a line at a time and smooth to panel level with my finger or a putty knife,let dry well and paint ,hope it works for you. I would also clean it well to get off any grease or grime and use a water based primer then paint
Gloria Monroe
on Jun 18, 2015
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Can you take the paneling down? You could go over the indents with sheet rock mud I think...Should be easy to do that.
Terra Gazelle
on Jun 18, 2015
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You're going to need to fill the grooves if you don't want them to show. Wood filler or putty will do the job, but it'll be quite a job!
Nikki Wills
on Jun 18, 2015
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Just redid my Mothers moble home. Put up paintable textured wall paper. Filled all the groves with spackle. Cheap and worked real well. Used a sponge mop to mop the paneled walls with TSP. Then lightly sanded and moped again before priming the walls with Kilzs. Be sure to wipe spackeled grove with wet sponge to get it really smooth before it completely drys. Did the same in the kitchen except painted the walls. Came out beautiful. If putting up wall paper remember that pre pasted paper still needs to be pasted. Use the high humidity paste as it can be put on with a paint roller. Let your paper cure/dry for at least a week before painting. I learned the hard way and had 3 rooms of paper fall off. Had to scrape all the primer and paste of the walls and start over. Good luck.
Claudia Clare
on Jun 18, 2015
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I would just take the panels down and put up 1/4" drywall - better insullation and fire resistance. Will also decrease noise coming from outside. Lots more 'bang' for the work to "patch and paint" your entire walls.
Ken H
on Jun 19, 2015
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You can do any of the above. However, wood filler will be way too expensive. Use drywall mud. If your paneling is NOT covered with vinyl that is. #1 trick to mudding, you only have to sand the final coat. Just scrape smooth between coats ! Prime and paint!
Hope Williams
on Jun 19, 2015
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Paint the walls whatever color you want. Then come back and use some decorative tape to cover grooves. I have seen some nice designs. Other than that I painted all my paneling and didn't care about the grooves. Looked great.
Barbara Valenti
on Jun 19, 2015
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my brother in law just used drywall compound to put a skim coat on his trailer walls, filling the grooves and then putting a bit of texture on the walls....he used a wide skim coat blade so the job went quicker
Shelley
on Jun 19, 2015
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Paintable wall paper.
Chris Noel Hughes
on Jun 19, 2015
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Paintable wall paper.
Chris Noel Hughes
on Jun 19, 2015
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It is very in style to have painted paneling nowadays! Believe it or not, if you simply painted your existing paneling as is, you'd be very much in vogue. And the lines do not show that much when gone. Check out ideas on Houzz and maybe you will like what you see.
Gwen
on Jun 19, 2015
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I want to thank all of you for your great ideas! My "Jill of all Trades" neighbor and I are going to tackle this project in the coming weeks and your help has given us a lot of great options. Thanks so much!
Trudy Nc
on Jun 19, 2015
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my interior designer friend painted the paneling at her lake house and it looked fabulous. You don't need to fill in the stripes. They actually add interest with a nice neutral color. Go for it!!
Judy W
on Jun 19, 2015
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How about spakle or taping compound. A thin coat to fill in the crevices. Or a wallpaper.
Linda
on Jun 20, 2015
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I am in the same situation! Mobile home with paneling! I would love to paint! Can you post pictures of your finished walls so I could see how it turned out?
Shauna
on Jun 20, 2015
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Sheetrock mud is cheap and easy just time consuming. Do the lines or make swirls and such. It can be used with stencils too. Lots of cool things to do with it.
Janet
on Jun 20, 2015
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It is a simple fix if you chose to not make use of the decor provided by the seams. Simply mix a batch of drywall mud and fill the cracks as neatly as possible. Use a putty knife to smooth the edges. I would let it dry over night and make certain that as it dried it didin't shrink. If it did in some places you have the option to go back now to make repairs. On day three or two and a half if you are satisfied with the fill, crinkle up a heavy brown paper bag from the grocery and ---using a circular motion--smooth it all out--including any that ran over the lines. wipe with a lightly damp cloth. At this point you should be ready for paint. IF the paneling has a sheen to it? I would wipe it down with denatured alcohol before applying paint. GOOD LUCK!
Accentuations!
on Jun 20, 2015
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You are in for a major project if you decide to fill in the grooves. I have done it and would never do it again. If you do not get each groove filled and sanded perfectly, you will have uneven walls all around your room. The paneling looks completely different once it is painted. The grooves are so prominent in their original state because the grooves are usually darker than the rest of the paneling. Once you paint, that is not the case. By the time you put your furniture, curtains, shelves & artwork, etc. in place, very little of your walls actually shows and what is visible will just be what ever lovely color you have painted it. You might try priming & painting one section floor to ceiling. Especially if you have an area between a door & window or between 2 windows--just to give you an idea of what it would look like. Be sure and wipe all paneling with liquid sander/deglosser first & use a bonding primer. Best of luck which ever way you choose to go.
Debi53
on Jun 20, 2015
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Oh well, good luck!
Barbara Valenti
on Jun 24, 2015
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Here is what I did before attempting to paint paneling I bought a wall liner and I papered it on the walls then I proceeded to buy the wall paper that is textured which is white and fill in some of the joints with joint compound before starting than paint the textured paper any color you would paint the room anyway and it turned out perfect I got my supplies at Lowes. I did this in 08' still looks very nice
Patricia Swinford
on Jun 24, 2015
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Years ago I ran into this problem with knotty pine. I found an article about wallpaper that goes over paneling that can be painted and no grooves will show. However now I would let the tongue and grooves show. It adds interest and another element as a background which plain walls lack.
Pam
on Jun 26, 2015
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I think if you like the farmhouse or cottage styles..the grooves would be nice.
Terra Gazelle
on Jun 27, 2015
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Hey, I understand. Wish I had a better alternative.
Barbara Valenti
on Jul 05, 2015
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I've seen the paneling painted in mobile homes, it looks alright. But I would suggest a little wall mud and a flat trowel. Fill in the paneling lines. Sand lightly and paint.
MaryLynn
on Jul 07, 2015
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