Painting over paneling?

Pat
by Pat
Wanting to updae my country kitchen since my husband passed. Hought about just painting over the paneling but its a little shiney like or slick in areas of the design. Do you think it is painable and if so shuouldI have to prime it wih something like Kiltz?
Not yhe beat pic to see its surface
  8 answers
  • Pat Russell Pat Russell on Jun 30, 2018

    Hi, first i would wash the cabinets to remove oils, etc, and then paint with Kilz before the color you want. Kitchen cabinets get everything!!

  • Gk Gk on Jun 30, 2018

    It looks like this paneling has a coating of vinyl product over it-like a very thin wallpaper. It may or may not be able to be primed and painted. I am not sure how successful this will be but I am one who will try something first before I move on to Plan B. If you are willing to have a Plan B in case painting doesn't work you could start with priming it. I would give it 2 coats of primer and let it dry well before I painted. If this is one wall where it's not going to get bumped into with furniture or frequently washed it may just work. It would not be too hard to remove the paneling as it is probably just nailed on--so removing it could be an option. I would assume there is sheet rock underneath and you would just have to repair the nail holes and then you could go ahead and paint it. You would have to pull off the trim and may or may not need to put it back. If you are a good DIYer it can be done--otherwise ask around for some help. It looks like a minor issue of removing the paneling so you could just paint. Good Luck!

  • Joanne Costello Joanne Costello on Jun 30, 2018

    I'd sand first. It there's a vinyl coat, sand it off. If it's just wood with a finish, sanding still needed for paint primer to adhere well

  • Susan donovan Susan donovan on Jun 30, 2018

    Try the special paints made for kitchen cabinets and you may be able to paint right over the paneling without too much prep.

  • Carol Thomas Carol Thomas on Jun 30, 2018

    I would paint it after lightly sanding to give the paint a surface that it can bond to. Best wishes!

  • William William on Jun 30, 2018

    My daughter's modular home had similar panels with wood strips covering the grooves/seams. I just removed the strips and filled the seams with no shrink drywall patching compound. Used just enough to fill the gooves. Did not want to sand. Let it dry overnight. Next day I went over the grooves with a damp sponge to smooth them out. Then I primed with Kilz and painted will wall paint.

  • Pat Pat on Jun 30, 2018

    Thank you both!

  • Pat Pat on Jun 30, 2018

    Thankscto everyone wjo commented, I will certainly try your idea!