TierPodzia OP t1_jdcurfd wrote on March 23, 2023 at 2:16 PM

Reply to comment by Guygan in Painting over old wood paneling by TierPodzia

Okay I’ll try that! I see this one I’m using is water based, the one you recommend is oil/shellac based. Thank you!

relaps101 t1_jdgxkr5 wrote on March 24, 2023 at 9:31 AM

There should not be an oil base on the wood paneling. If there is, the kilz wouldn't have stuck to it bc latex and oil don't play well since latex is water based. Can you peel the kilz off? If so. Then you'll have a problem. If that's the case, you'll need to get a hybrid primer that plays with both, after you strip your kilz off.

If it doesn't. You're in luck! Get a primer ment to block the bleed through like the person prior recommended and paint away. I'd recommend a gray primer if going dark on your latex color.

TierPodzia OP t1_jdgyln5 wrote on March 24, 2023 at 9:45 AM

With this in mind, I’ll do a small patch with oil based primer and my intended (white-ish) paint color! Thank you for this info, I’ll see how it goes, hopefully it just sticks. This project is a temporary solution until we rip it out and put drywall up, funny how complicated it has turned out lol. I’m learning so much though! Thanks again.

relaps101 t1_jdgyz1y wrote on March 24, 2023 at 9:50 AM

Well, water-based latex will not stick to oil based anything. It will go up and look like it's working. But it won't attached to it. Sherwin Williams has a primer called quick dry that is also stain blocking or even their extreme blocking primer. They're pricier if you're not a contractor. Know one? Ask them if you can use their account.