Tips on painting wood paneling?
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What's the best way to prepare wood paneling before painting?
It's a large room with three walls of nice varnished wood which we want to keep and paint light where we can still see the wood details.
Does anyone know what this is? We are painting the wood paneling and wood trim and molding in our house.
We have painted Latex Kilz primer on the all the areas and two coats of latex paint and these spots started coming through.
Lightly sand to remove any shine and roughen the surface for paint. Prime with a good stain blocking primer like Zinsser 123. Then paint with your color. If the paneling has grooves you can fill them with drywall patching compound.
Aww, that's what I was gonna say. One more thought though, make sure it's securely fastened to the wall. I didn't and I had to go back and add a few nails.
Thanks - didnt think about sanding it first!