Wall Liner Over Fake Wood Paneling

Wall liner also sometimes referred to as paper wall liner lining paper and wallliner is a thick paper that s is designed to cover flaws in walls.

Wall liner over fake wood paneling.

Imitation paneling is a type of thin grooved plywood characterized by a painted faux wood grain or real wood veneer. How to paint over imitation paneling. Unlike true tongue and groove wood. A large amount of homes have old wood paneling as wallcovering.

Enkor barnwood collection 3 8 in. On the first i covered a prominant orange peel textured wall to turn in into a chalkboard wall. Aromatic eastern red cedar flake board closet liner panels project pak model 4051 35 12 35 12. And it s the easiest way to cover up dated wall paneling.

Aside from hiding cracks liner is also used to smooth out textured walls before hanging wallpaper. Wall liner is an extra sturdy wallpaper that will cover but not hide the grooves in your paneling. I used this wallpaper liner for two projects. Wallpaper liners application is so simple and easy and is done in a similar way as regular wallpaper.

Another suggestion is to use siliconized acrylic latex caulk to fill the grooves. This method sounds much easier but i couldn t find more than one example of anyone doing it. I ve seen situations where severe cracks telegraphed through it so patching wide or loose cracks beforehand is a good idea. Once you install liner you can hang any wall covering you prefer with success.

Alternatively you can decorate wood panels with bookshelves drapes or art to minimize their appearance. Cavalier wall liner is a heavy duty non woven wall liner also known as bridging material that is paintable covers wall imperfections and textured surfaces such as brick and paneling. Has anyone ever tried either of these methods. Mountain music engineered wood interior accent wall panel 8 box model 129201 159 99 box 159 99.

Many suggest using drywall mud over the grooves between the panels sanding the paneling applying primer then painting. You can either paint over your panels or hang wall liner over them. Often this liner must be special ordered as most wall covering retailers will not carry liner in stock especially a heavy duty liner appropriate for paneling. For the 2nd project i am covering wood paneling and doing the same layering technique.

P s we bought our paintable wallpaper from amazon here. I did one layer horizontal and then a vertical layer my chalkboard wall is amazing. For use over paneling the wider your paneling grooves the thicker the liner should be.