Does anyone know the stuff you put on paneling before you paint it?

Question

We are buying a house and it has paneling for walls and we cant afford to put up sheet rock yet. I cant remember what it is you put up on it before you paint it. Help?!

Answer 1

My parent have a paneled wall in the family room. I grew up with it dark brown. They finally redid it a few years ago. They painted it with an oil primer, universal primer and painted with an oil paint on the paneled wall. You can also get a thick plain wallpaper that has no print on it and put that over it. Your best bet is to go to a wallpaper and paint store that specializes in just that and tell them what you're dealing with.

Answer 2

You can prime paneling, but you may not have to. All a primer is, is a sealer, with less pigment in it. Ceiling paint actually makes a better primer, because it has more pigment in it. Primers are flat, because they don't draw color up for surrounding area.

I am a landlord, and have to do jobs quick to get the next tenant in.

If you are not using white to paint the wall, just paint it. Let it dry completely, then do a second coat. Often, that is sufficient.

Occasionally, you will get bleed through. Get a spray can of Kiltz and spray the area affected, then use a brush to paint over the small area.

I often use an off-white color because it camouflages the bleed through, but darker colors will do the same.

Good Luck.

Answer 3

If you use a primer, you don't really have to sand it. Depending on the look you want, you don't really have to even use a primer. I know people say, it will chip and scratch off if you don't. And I suppose it does, but unless you're banging the furniture up against it, pulling chairs back into it, etc., just paint it. Now if it's a rough wood paneling, I guess I'd prime it unless you're going for the shabby chic look. If is has a gloss, you can sand it, but depending on how long you're planning on living with it, I wouldn't bother.
I painted a thin coat of sage latex paint on my cheap light oak paneling 5 years ago, in our family room. It looks like weathered painted wood. It's just as nice today as it was the day I painted it. I do have the cottage look going on in the house and that makes it a bit easier to deal with the possible chips and scratches, but honestly, it isn't a problem.
Good Luck

Answer 4

I would choose a good quality primer. If you are worried about the underfinish bleeding through then primer it with Kilz. Becuase the surface will be smooth make sure that you don't get the paint to run. Good luck.

Answer 5

Paint paneling with universal primer first, then you can use any paint on top of that.

Answer 6

First, make sure that the paneling does not have a finish. If it does, sand it. If it does not, use Kilz (you can get it at Wal-Mart or a hardware store). My paneling was dark, so I used two coats before I painted. Please have proper ventilation.

Answer 7

any type of bonding primer I use gripper that's an ICI product that can be bought at home depot

Answer 8

I think Kiltz