how to prepare panneled walls for painting?

Question

what type of primer to use after prepreration?

Answer 1

First wash your walls with TSP (found in the painting dept of Home Depot or Wal-Mart). It will remove any dirt, grease etc. Then when dry, really well, paint with Kilz primer. After you do this you will be ready to paint.

Answer 2

We had/have panneled walls in our place. When we painted the first room, we tried something called a deglosser, and it worked like a charm! Also, we used joint compound to fill in the vertical ridges in the panneling. The result is, our living room now looks as thought there was NEVER panneling in there at all. We did use a good quality primer followed by latex semigloss. Whichever way you finally decide on, one word to the wise, take your time!

Answer 3

It is called a sealer primer and will smooth out the paneling before painting. Let it dry and then paint.
Be sure and read the label and get the right kind of primer.

Answer 4

I had brown paneling in a room in my house, bought 'KILZ' brand primer and sealer.
Painted one coat of that on.
Bought white paint, may have been KILZ brand also, one coat of that.
It covered beautifully. You need to make sure it is sealed, or the color will just 'bleed' through.

Best thing is, I got both of them at Wal-mart.
Can't beat good, and cheap.

Answer 5

Wipe down the paneling with a deglosser before using any primer (regular oil based KILZ is good) and then apply whatever top coat you want.

Answer 6

I asked the same thing from my professional painter (just had my house painted). He said that Kilz is the best because it doesn't let any stains seep through the primer.

Answer 7

what type of prep ? skim coat lines for flat walls oil is always good scuff sand paneling for adhesion