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My house was built in early 60,s and has (for the time)very good oak paneling on den and kitchen walls.Now is way out of style and finish is realy looking bad.Would like to paint with a good grade of paint to upgrade it.Some say to use a paint with KILZ in it and it will stick to paneling,but others say to sand the panel good so paint won.t peal off.Only want to do it once.What do you recomend.Iknow there are experts out there.(HELP)
 
I painted my oak paneling with KILZ and then two coats of a good quality paint. That was several years ago and it still looks great. Sanding it would sure be a mess and you would probably still need to use KILZ or some kind of sealer. Unless the paneling had been damaged I don"t think I would consider sanding.
 
Use a product call deglosser. Use rubber gloves and plenty off ventalation. wipe it on with a rag.
It wouldn't hurt to put a primer on it because you probably need 2 coats anyway. Kilz is not necessary.
 
Our kitchen has wood paneling that was installed probably 20 years ago. We painted over it using common interior wall paint 5 or 6 years ago. No special prep work other than a good cleaning to get the grime off. The paint is holding up very well. No peeling or flaking anywhere.
 
If a little time is available Paint some as is, paint some after cleaning. If either shows the resultant adheasion, do it. JimN
 
I must admit that I am not in favor of Painted Wood Wall Paneling.I believe the Paneling should be removed and the Wall Finish under the Paneling repaired and or replaced. That said I remember helping a family member do this very same thing of Painting the Hickory Paneling I think it was and upon my return to his House for other work I was amazed at the number of Panel Nails showing thru the Paint.Every Panel Nail used to put the Paneling on the Walls was showing along with the dimples around the Nails and the places where the Hammer missed or was used to hard to pound the Nails.What an ugly mess.Paneling is out dated so get rid of it.Do the job right or leave it be.My opinion.I hope you agree.JC
 
Wash the walls with TSP (tri-sodium phosphate) first before painting. Kilz I (shellac based) and Kilz II (latex based) are generally used as stain killers. Sherwin-Williams also has a really good product called Pro-Block. The more titanium-dioxide in the product the better and the more calcium carbonate (lime) the cheaper. May be a really good idea to use these primers in the kitchen area or both areas if you are/were a smoker as tar will bleed through the paint. Another option - use a wallpaper backer over the paneling and then wallpaper (with John-Deere motifs,of course) over the panels. I've done the paint thing a few times and its okay, however, you may notice the panel seams in the winter as the panels open up due to low humidity.
 
Thanks for advice,I am concerned about how it will look,but removing paneling wouldbe way too much work,and don,t know what else to do.Thanks again
 
I built my house in the mid 80's and it's all stained and sealed wood finish, now very dated. I was thinking of giving all the wood trim a scuffing and paint is all white. Along with new hardwood floors, remove wallpaper, and redo the popcorn finish on the ceiling. Guess I am gonna have to hire it done as I would never finsih the task. Dread! Dread! Dread!


Gene
 
On my daughters house I used Drywall compound and filled and sanded the grooves smoothe and then sprayed a texture on it as you would on drywall. Then painted it.
 
1/4" drywall used to be available for just this situation, Screw on the drywall finish and paint it. Alot more work but you get a much better finish this way. Good luck with the project, Mike
 
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