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How to Paint Wood Paneling Like a Pro | Benjamin Moore

How to Paint Veneer, Wood, or Faux Paneling like a pro. With the right prep work, you can transform your old paneling and achieve a beautiful new look.

Whether you have high-quality varnished hardwood, simple veneer, or faux paneling, painting over paneling can give you a fresh, new look. It also avoids the hassle of having to deal with issues with the wall surface beneath the paneling. The key to success is putting in a little extra time on the front end and prepping the old surface properly.

00:24 – Step 1: Assess the surface
00:31 – Step 2: Clean the surface
00:50 – Step 3: Spot prime the surface
01:11 – Step 4: Spackle and caulk seams
01:20 – Step 5: Sand, vacuum, and tack
01:29 – Step 6: Prime the entire surface
01:41 – Step 7: Paint the surface

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12 Replies to “How to Paint Wood Paneling Like a Pro | Benjamin Moore”

  1. I skipped the filling in of grooves and the effect in our winter home was still lovely with a cottage effect.

  5. You’ve illustrated one of the three methods that I use to paint wood paneling and which method I choose is usually based upon whether I’m painting a residential or a commercial property.

    Methods include, from quickest and least painful to longest yet most rewarding:

    1. Don’t fill in the seams, prime and then paint all in one color. I’ll generally do this for commercial real estate.

    2. Fill in the seams, as illustrated here. I’ll sometimes do this to both residential and to commercial real estate.

    3. My third method is based upon the concept that, if you look closely, the seams of certain wood panels are frequently navy blue in color. And so utilizing this concept, you can two-tone your wood paneling by painting the panels in one color and the seams in a complimentary color. I’ve only done this to residential real estate because it requires the most work. Yet it looks great! To do this:

    3A. Prime the entire surface including the seams. I like to use two very thin coats of primer.

    3B Paint the wood paneling in your chosen color. It’s okay if some of the paint gets into the seams, but brush out any access that gets into the seams. Just like the primer, I like to use two thin coats of paint.

    3C. Allow the paint to fully coagulate and touch-up as necessary.

    3D. Apply painter’s tape onto the wood paneling, around the edges of all of the seams.

    3D. Use a model paint brush to paint each seam in a complimenting paint color.

    As for #3, examples include light blue panels with medium blue seams. Mint green panels with forest green seams. Salmon panels with burgundy seams.

    I have a big wood panel paint job coming up next month. I’ll make at least one video on it.

  9. This is an advertisement for Benjamin Moore. Although it does mention the time frame, it doesn't convey how the end result is not worth the amount of effort expended. And, I am a full-on DIY-er who has taken on marathon projects.

  11. Thank you for this video, I am moving into the house basement since my mom is moving in with us and the whole basement is an ugly brown wood paneling I can't wait to transform that space into my mini apartment!!! 😊👏👏

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