Patching and Plastering - covering paneling

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rainedout2000
12-14-04, 11:56 PM
How do I cover grooved wood paneling to make it look like stucco or just a textured wall?

chfite
12-15-04, 10:23 AM
You could use bridging paper, a type of wall paper to hide defects in a wall. This would give you a smooth surface to work on.

You could try to apply your texture or stucco filling the grooves at the same time to see how well that works.

Hope this helps.
Annette
12-15-04, 11:15 AM
the plastering & drywall guys here will be able to help you with your question. good luck!

awesomedell
12-19-04, 12:54 PM
Hello rainedout and welcome to the forums. Sorry I haven't replied sooner, just an oversight. As to your situation, IMO it would be best to remove the paneling and apply your textured look on the underlying sheetrock or plaster, assuming of course that one or the other is in place. Mud (joint compound) will stick to just about any surface provided it's clean & dry, so in theory anyway, you could fill the voids with mud allow that to dry & then apply the texture over that. Honestly I would be concerned about the affect the moisture from the mud will have on the paneling. Chris has an interesting idea, but ultimately with that approach the bond of your mud is only as good as the bond of the paper to the paneling. I'd still remove the paneling tho, if it was at all possible, and that's my $.02 worth.

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