How To Cover Wood Paneling Walls

Start with a good primer to cover all that panel and wood grain then add a few coats of a vivid white paint.

How to cover wood paneling walls.

Paintable wall covering paintable wallcovering is available in many patterns and textures manufactured to hide cracked walls old paneling and cinder block. After letting the walls dry i started culking all of the nail holes and scratches on the paneling. Well here are some great ways to cover up wood paneling and transform your old wooden paneling into something modern and new. I then just used a sponge to clean all of the walls.

Every website i visited about covering up wood paneling emphasized this step. Cover the entire wall with sheet metal if you prefer. You can screw the sheet metal directly into the wood paneling. Repainting old wood paneling.

If the paneling is in good condition clean it with mild dish soap and water and then sand it with a medium grit sandpaper. I used a 1 2 cup of trisodium phospate tsp mixed into 2 gallons of hot water. It is a wall covering that is. As they say repainting is one of the easiest and cost effective ways to revive any room.

After it has been sanded apply primer and paint the paneling for a fresh new look. It brightens a room and gives it a rustic cottagelike decor heinemann says.