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Debating whehter to replace 30 yo paneling or paint it. Sprucing up mom's basement before selling the house.

 

Anybody paint paneling ? This is dark cheap stuff.

 

Thanks, wk

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Is it just over drywall ? I would remove it if I could but I have painted paneling that was glued to the sheetrock in my old house.

I primed it with KILZ and spackled the little lines that run the length of the panels. Then I just painted it white and my wife did some girly sponge paint over it.

When it was done it looked ok. Given the choice I would have removed it but it would have taken big chunks of drywall with it because it was glued.

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Fair warning, if the paneling was glued as well as nailed you could find yourself replacing all the rock behind it. There's no way to remove the hardened glue without peeling off the face of the sheetrock. Don't ask me how I know rolleyes.gif

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If its real wood paneling Just prime & top coat the primer almost has to seal the wood becaues it is very pourous

If its that particle bd with the film coating

be careful, that film finish when it gets wet can come off.

I have tried to spackle the grooves and it is tedious.

You could also lay 4 by 8 sheets of thin sheetrock 8 ft side to the floor and chair rail and floor moulding and bup up the sellin price of the house....

Some times the way out is thru.........

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Doug, You'll need a special primer available at any paint store. When we painted ours I used two shades of the same/similar color and alternated between each groved section. It give nice ribbon effect. You could also paint it all one color and darked the grove a little, just for effect.

 

The flat/smooth finish is easier. Our was rough sewn wood and I had to fill in the imperfections and holes with joint compound first.

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If you paint, wipe the paneling with "liquid sandpaper" this will clean and provide some "tooth" for the primer. Use Zinsser BIN shellac base primer (2 coats), then paint

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Thanks for the replies guys. The paneling is directly on studs. It is cheap paneling. Dark finish on paper-like backing.

 

I know that mom would never get a CO in NJ, but this is Pa and the town said its ok to have paneling on studs.

I love when we make way past the breakwater at first light and head out, there's nothing better, the whole rest of the world just melts away for me.

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  • 9 years later...

Looking to revive this old thread for current tips. The entire upstairs of the house I'm living in, dormered cape cod, is paneled, including the bathroom. Seemed like a good idea 30 years ago when I did it but it needs sprucing up with a plan to rent the house out in the future. Paneling is glued and nailed to sheetrock. Not going to rerock or over rock, prefer to paint. This is mostly cheap particle board with shiny paperface. So what are the latest priming/painting techniques? Thanks for replies.

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Probably have to scuff the gloss and I would look at B Moore "Fresh Start" oil primer. I would thin it...it's pretty thick out of the can. Topcoat with anything after that. 



I'm sure plenty of non-solvent based primers make claim of superior bonding, and I doubt they would totally fail, but oil is best IMO. Kilz oil could work if you can get it too, but it stinks.



The grooves in the paneling are probably porous and may stay dark if you paint light colors...the paint and primer may not bridge the voids that cause that effect. You can seal them up with caulk to avoid dark stripes. Run the caulk, smooth with your finger, keep a cleanish wet rag handy to clear up the excess. Caulking is best done after the prime coat has dried and been scuffed. Any areas needing caulk will be visible at that stage. 


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I've done it a few times. Prime it with KILS "red" label. The blue label is water based, you don't want that. Use Phenoseal caulk in the corners and tool it to a fillet with a wet finger. If you don't the breathing of the paneling with humidity changes will keep cracking the paint at the corners. As long as the paneling is not buckled the final product doesn't look too bad.    


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Make sure you use paintable caulk if you cover the grooves. Silicone will not hold paint.

 

I did this to a cape cod I owned years ago, sanded (scuffed) and primed the entire room. Second coated primer on the grooves which were porous. Rolled on the color after that. Presto changeo. Excellent results. Ben Moore.

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