How To Stain Paneling Walls

Wet a soft cloth with stain don t saturate it and use smooth consistent strokes while applying medium pressure to rub it into the wall.

How to stain paneling walls.

Apply two thin coats of stain blocking primer. Clean the wall paneling with diluted tsp. Create large framed rectangles a series of squares or a diagonal lattice pattern on top of the paneling. Apply at least two thin coats of paint.

Paint the paneling. Before painting paneling use painter s tape to mask off your mouldings windows doors and ceiling. Use a brush to fill in any grooves. Ready your work area.

Wait several minutes then wipe off the excess working with the grain of the fake wood with a dry rag. Apply the stain liberally using a foam applicator natural bristle brush or lint free rag. When painting for wood paneling choose either a stain blocking latex primer or an oil based primer. Allow the primer to dry a full 24 hours before painting over it.

Add sleek molding to your wood paneled walls and then paint or stain it to match. Take care of any drips right away too. Use a brush to apply primer into the grooves of the paneling. Wipe off the excess stain with a clean cloth after about.

Work in sections using grooves or breaks in the paneling as your guide. Lightly sand the wood surface. Apply a thin coat of your paint to all paneling surfaces. Put up a big wide curtain rod as wide as possible and hang light colored curtains on the window wall then hang lots of big art on the walls.

Turn it frequently and buff until the stain looks even. Apply a thin coat of primer with a roller. For paneling with knots apply a shellac based primer to prevent the color of the knot from bleeding through. Big colorful travel posters or anything you like as long as it s big.