Walls and Ceilings - Texture over Paneling??

Hello all...I have a rental property which I'm in the process of fixing up for some renters...the living area has painted paneling...I've though about filling the grooves with mud and then spraying texture over the entire paneling...is this possible?...also, I've never used a hopper so if anyone has any good information/links on how to use a hopper, it would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance.

Mike

I've done this once, years ago, with great success. To date (9years later) the job has held up well.

Texture hoppers are not difficult to use. I bought one (finally) from a big box store for a recent addition ($69) - with only the instruction guide that came with it - worked out great after a few test runs on some scrap cardboard/drywall/plywood. I'm not new to texturing however - as I've done a lot of it by hand (dabbing/splotting/etc) and know how to achieve the textures I want.

Thanks for your reply...did you have to prime the paneling or do you think it's okay if the paneling is already painted?

Once you shot the texture over the paneling, did you then prime/paint or just paint?

Apologize for all the questions but I'm trying to avoid any problems that I can!

Not saying it's the right thing to do... but I shot texture right over the paneling.... then applied a quality paint over that...... Amazing how well it turned out..... and lasted!!

If the paneling has any oil on it, you may consider a quick prime coat. Any pen marks, oil, etc. usually come through 100 coats of paint; so primer sealer can prevent an oops later on.

My .02