Some people who have grown tired of having paneling, decide to paint their paneled walls. What they usually do is : sand the walls very good, and then fill the grooves with joint compound or spackle, and then paint. You would need to sand where you had applied the joint compound to level everything off, and then wipe everything down good to remove any dust from the sanding. PRIME and paint.
I had to do 2 coats of the sparkle when filling to grooves when I did mine. So wait a day or two after doing the 1st application to make sure it's nice and smooth before painting.
We painted the paneling in both our family room as well in the finished portion of our basement. We used a good primer first and then painted. It's held up very well for the past 28 years with no "bleed through" or peeling.
huh...I may be wrong, but that looks like actual wood veneer, not 'picture of wood' so it's actually rather nice paneling, as such things go.
there is a process called 'liming' where you scrub a pale paint into the grain of the wood (instead of using actual lime) that you might find enough of a change.
otherwise...well, we found plaster walls under our paneling, but our house is pretty old. If you choose to paint them, I have found that adding just a little 'flexible medium' to regular joint compound (spackle) helps it get into the joints and stay there, then you can just paint over it - a solid coat of primer will seal the grain, and then color coat as you choose.
What do you mean by 'flexible medium'? I just bought a mobile home and also want to paint the horrid paneling. It has been painted already but I hate the current color.
they are 'acrylic mediums' that you can get in the art store (or the 'drawing and painting' aisle of the craft store) and they add just a bit of flex, so that if the panel is leaned on and bows, it doesn't pop the spackle out.
and if it's already been painted? you may not even need it.
if you're trying to hide imperfections, using two paint finishes (eggshell and satin, or even those (to me) fancy washable flat paints and sponging one over the other gives what 'looks' like a very even surface no matter what shape the wall is in.
You can cover it with wallpaper liner and then either paper over it or paint the liner. You might also opt to sponge paint directly over the paneling, as this would disguise the vertical grooves, although it won't remove them.
We just painted ours with a latex paint, and then later I used a textured wallpaper over that. By using the textured paper that didn't have a shiny finish, it covered the grooves completely. No problems with it.
If the panelling has any give, the joint compound on its own will crack. I painted mine and just left the grooves. I remember shows on HGTV saying to use paintable caulking. I guess you just have to make sure that it isn't the shrinking kind. I was thinking of trying it on a bedroom wall this summer.
There is what is called " setting compound ".......it dries faster and shrinks less than regular joint compound or spackle; so it might be something to consider the next time you have a project similar to filling the grooves on paneling or drywall installation.
A good primer and two coats of paint applied by a sprayer worked on the very cheap paneling in my TV rm. when I purchased my home. It has stood the test of time because good quality primer and paints were used. I am very happy with the results.
A friend had the ugliest paneling I have ever seen in my 50 years of being alive...they left the grooves, sanded and white washed. With the wash still drying and nothing back in the room we all stood back and all thought the same exact thing...beach!!! Made for a very relaxing tv/game room. We always got together at their house especially in the winter when it was below 10 degrees...
I had paneling in a house I owned years ago. After living with it and hating it, I decided to paint it. I used regular latex paint, though now I would likely use a paint and primer in one. I painted the grooves first the rolled the paneling, all with a sort of pale beach glass or old Coke bottle glass color. Despite it being painted paneling, it actually came out quite nicely, really brightened up the space, and looked more like real painted wood than I would have imagined. If the paneling is shiny, you can either sand it or use a chemical deglosser (like liquid sandpaper) so the paint will stick.
I used gripper paint ans paint and primer to redo the paneling in my laundry room came out so pretty!
Some people who have grown tired of having paneling, decide to paint their paneled walls. What they usually do is : sand the walls very good, and then fill the grooves with joint compound or spackle, and then paint. You would need to sand where you had applied the joint compound to level everything off, and then wipe everything down good to remove any dust from the sanding. PRIME and paint.
We painted the paneling in both our family room as well in the finished portion of our basement. We used a good primer first and then painted. It's held up very well for the past 28 years with no "bleed through" or peeling.
I wallpapered over the ugly paneling in our first house. It required that I apply a thick lining paper first.
huh...I may be wrong, but that looks like actual wood veneer, not 'picture of wood' so it's actually rather nice paneling, as such things go.
there is a process called 'liming' where you scrub a pale paint into the grain of the wood (instead of using actual lime) that you might find enough of a change.
otherwise...well, we found plaster walls under our paneling, but our house is pretty old. If you choose to paint them, I have found that adding just a little 'flexible medium' to regular joint compound (spackle) helps it get into the joints and stay there, then you can just paint over it - a solid coat of primer will seal the grain, and then color coat as you choose.
You can cover it with wallpaper liner and then either paper over it or paint the liner. You might also opt to sponge paint directly over the paneling, as this would disguise the vertical grooves, although it won't remove them.
We just painted ours with a latex paint, and then later I used a textured wallpaper over that. By using the textured paper that didn't have a shiny finish, it covered the grooves completely. No problems with it.
If the panelling has any give, the joint compound on its own will crack. I painted mine and just left the grooves. I remember shows on HGTV saying to use paintable caulking. I guess you just have to make sure that it isn't the shrinking kind. I was thinking of trying it on a bedroom wall this summer.
There is what is called " setting compound ".......it dries faster and shrinks less than regular joint compound or spackle; so it might be something to consider the next time you have a project similar to filling the grooves on paneling or drywall installation.
A good primer and two coats of paint applied by a sprayer worked on the very cheap paneling in my TV rm. when I purchased my home. It has stood the test of time because good quality primer and paints were used. I am very happy with the results.
A friend had the ugliest paneling I have ever seen in my 50 years of being alive...they left the grooves, sanded and white washed. With the wash still drying and nothing back in the room we all stood back and all thought the same exact thing...beach!!! Made for a very relaxing tv/game room. We always got together at their house especially in the winter when it was below 10 degrees...
I had paneling in a house I owned years ago. After living with it and hating it, I decided to paint it. I used regular latex paint, though now I would likely use a paint and primer in one. I painted the grooves first the rolled the paneling, all with a sort of pale beach glass or old Coke bottle glass color. Despite it being painted paneling, it actually came out quite nicely, really brightened up the space, and looked more like real painted wood than I would have imagined. If the paneling is shiny, you can either sand it or use a chemical deglosser (like liquid sandpaper) so the paint will stick.