Ideas For Painting Wood Paneling Walls
When painting for wood paneling choose either a stain blocking latex primer or an oil based primer.
Ideas for painting wood paneling walls. Apply a thin coat of primer with a roller. Mask any areas you wish to protect such as vents doorways or windows with painters tape. Prime the paneling with a stain blocking primer. Afterward sand prime and paint the wood whatever.
Cover the floor with drop cloths large enough to reach along the paneled walls. Use a brush to fill in any grooves. It takes the emphasis off the ridges while also creating. Allow the primer to dry a full 24 hours before painting over it.
Grab some drywall compound at your local home improvement store then use it to fill in the distinctive cracks and lines of the wood paneling. Clean the wall paneling with diluted tsp. Paint it on just like a normal wall masking off the ceiling trim and baseboards. Cut in the edges with a brush and roll on the primer using a 3 8 inch roller cover.
A deep slate gray paint is strategically placed on paneling which acts as a nice border around the brighter painted portions of the wall. Paint might drip and the drop cloth will save your flooring.