How to Paint Mobile Home Paneling 

This was the most helpful video I’ve found on how to paint over these kinds of walls. I’ve been looking for hours for this! Thank you!

As someone else said a year ago, this is by far the best video and most straight forward and simple easy to understand. Thank you for making this video. I've watched several trying to find one that was exactly like this one.

awesome. out of all the videos this one has the exact paneling Im looking to paint over. that shiny wood shit.

Thank you!! Watching this in 2020 so helpful

Came across this as I’m painting my Bathroom /shower Panels . Got black sparkle ages ago but can’t afford to take off and get a new colour panels . So painting it a lovely soft Grey specially for panels UPVC etc . I found this VERY useful , Thank you.

Just helped a friend paint her paneling...wish we would have come here first. The sanding is a great piece f info and primer would have worked wonders. It took us 3 das because we had to keep adding layers. Thanks!!

Went through multiple waste of time videos before this. Just what I was looking for short sweet and perfectly informative. Thank you

Wow, that really brightens the area.

Looks great! Definitely gonna do this in the house we just bought.

Nice 👍 video, I have a small mobile home with wood paneling throughout on the bottom third section of the walls. It is scratched up in areas and just looks completely old/dated. Painting it will be a major improvement in terms of appearance. I like how your video was short, to the point, and easy to follow.

Thank you, Violet. I was just going to get thin sheetrock but I'll try your suggestion first. I'd like the look of sheetrock but not the work or $$$$.

Awesome video! 😎 Clear instructions, and you took the time to actually show all the steps and explain. Best video I’ve seen yet!

Awesome video!! As with all the other commenters, it took me watching several other BS videos before I saw yours finally! Glad I came across it!

thank you!! I'm going to try to fix what someone else painted cheap. Taking my time. Hope it works.

I can't wait to see it all done!

Watched several videos that wasted my time. Really appreciate the straight forward instructions. Thanks!!

I have been wanting to do this for some time. I just truly dislike mobile home paneling. I can show this to my husband so he understands, and we can do it now at a project. Thank You So Much!!! I'll subscribe to find your other gems.

I really enjoyed your video. Short sweet and to the point. Awesome tutorial!!

This video was exactly what I was looking for. Thank you for your hard work and for sharing your knowledge.

Very helpful, Have looked at a lot of these type videos but this has helped the most!

Why can't all the instructions video's be like this one. Straight to the point.

Been painting the inside of our mobile home, satin paint worked well, and yea those grooves are a pain in the ass

Great info. I would've missed the sanding, thanks!

Best straightforward video! Thank you!

Watched in 2021. Thank you. Simple and easy. Something I can definitely do on my own.

This is most simple one I watched. Thank you sir.

I have this same horrible paneling in my entire house. I used Kilz as well but unfortunately did not see this before hand. Just FYI to anyone watching - listen to him. lol I only sanded on areas that we were filling in nail holes and it wasn't a very strong sandpaper and then I used the cheapest color paint I could find. Scratching with your nails does nothing but if furniture bumps the wall we get black smudges. At this point I don't care anymore because painting is the bane of my existence but I certainly wish I had seen this earlier. lol!

Thank you so much we have the exact same wood panels only ours are lighter color and we wanted to paint the walls we were a little scared so this is a perfect video thank you so much we will be starting this weekend

Wow that looks great!

Good vid and info! I've painted several mobile homes in my park, and some people are so cheap they don't want to pay for the priming step. Once a lady said, "Oh my friend said you don't need primer, the paint has primer in it..." Famous last words. So I went with her wishes, and before I finished the third room, three days later, you could see places they hit with furniture. Oh well, I did what they wanted... but never again. From then on, I told them what I would do and if they don't want it, I won't do the job.

Thank you for posting. Great color choice 👍🏻👍🏻

This was extremely helpful!

easy to follow. thanks for this video

Love your video going to try it

This was helpful beyond belief. Thank you SO much.

Thank you!! Straight to the point video.

Great information!

very nice video, thank you for sharing your project with us, Gbu 🙏

Best video I have seen by far. Thank you :)

I found Bullseye 1 2 3 primer at Ace Hardware that specifies that it can be used directly on glossy paneling, as well as glossy paints and even tile(!!) with no prior sanding required. It's true. I can't scratch this stuff off my paneling at all. It's so good, wiping any drips or smudges off is mandatory as soon as you notice the spills.

I have this paneling all over my trailer. I cleaned the walls, waited to make sure they were dry, then I used Bullseye 123 primer from home depot, and then I used a glossy paint. No sanding required!!

2021 & i NEEDED this video! Thanks!!!

Few years ago I paint an small wall, and I remember how the paint didn’t want to stick in the wood, now I know why. 😲

I just bought a mobile home its clean but wife wants to paint the inside white good information.

Thanks for your help 👍

Thank you for this quick video!!!!

Best so far! great tips ..watching 2021. Hope I get to paint my successfully! Thanks so much!

Good job, the white looks much better than the wood panelling.

VERY HELPFUL...THANKS!

Great Video- thanks!

thank you for this!!! easy diy

nice finished..

Thanks for the great info.

Well done.

Thank you so much for the helpful tips!!

awesome and simple...thank you so much!

I used 2 coats of Valspar Interior/Exterior Bonding Primer with two coats of Valspar Signature Primer/Paint. Primer instructions said I didn't need to sand wood paneling but I did anyway.

very helpful. Thanks for the step by step.

great job.

I'm going to be doing this real soon and thank God you didn't say to fill in the grooves, because I don't have time for that! Lol

one of our paneled walls was so bad we ended up using drywall mud and mixing it with sand... basicly we made our own stucco! then we painted it with kilz and topped with paint. I really like the way it came out, buuutt, there was the problem with the light switches and outlets. we ended up siliconing them to the wall..lol

So helpful I will subscribe to follow your project. Thanks.

Thanks..this really helps!

Thanks for the good info!

Excellent! Thanks!🤚👏😁💖

Thank you for this!

Thank you for this! We have crappy faux wood trim all over our house and I've always cringed at it. I've been wanting to paint it. It has that plastic like sheen to it just like the wall you painted and I've been worried about paint chipping or flaking off. I think I'll be doing this soon.

Great info. Half of the walls in my (mobile) home is covered in this paneling

Thank you so much!!!

Re-painted 2 trailers, both came out designer beautiful. My technique was to wash really well first, using Colox Bleach cleaner. Trailers are DIRTY! And that takes off a bit of finish. Did not sand. I agree with The Wannabee Homesteader, it would be nicer, but it was more than I could handle. Painted on primer, and left it 48 hours (live in a wet area), and primer takes longer to dry than paint. It looked nothing like his one coat, lots of spaces, etc. So I put on a 2nd coat of primer, let dry another 48 hours. By then I had a nice base. So then I painted in a nice wall color, flat, no shine, neutral light beige/grey, which is the "in" color of the moment. Some call it Greige. Chose your color, but go for something modern...a "designer" color ideally, ha, ha. Found a painter who used his Sherwin Williams account to buy me 5 gallons for the price of 1 gallon retail, and paid him the difference to help paint. It looks fantastic. Chips aren't a problem, but trailers are small space living, and I think they take more maintenance to keep up.

This is the best video I have seen with excellent understandable “how to” merhod, thank you!

Yes we agree you do need to sand....loved your video...we followed you exactly and it’s coming out great....thanks for the video⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

thank you very helpful

I also have a mobile home, with the same paneled walls....ugh! I have painted them too, but I didn’t sand first. I used a paint with primer added, and it went on easily and had no problems adhering to the paneling. The biggest problem, to me, were the many grooves that paneling has; but it really was worth the effort! The walls look great! Yours look good, too ~ you did a wonderful job on your remodel!

Great!

Thank you abd what do you think about sparkling the grooves?

Very cool to find the exact problem I need to solve. Thanks for sharing this!

I just bought a mobile home and the wall kind of wood panel like your ? I am thinking want to paint the whole house , thank god i found your video clip before i want to start my project. Because mobile home wall is different from regular house drywall .

Hi. Have any of you guys tried using joint compound to cover over the paneling to get a smooth effect? In theory it adds considerable time to the project but it gets rid of the paneling look without boosting the cost greatly. My wife and I are getting ready to tackle that very project in our den and we decided to keep the paneling so as to have a better light weight anchor for pictures and paintings rather than drywall by itself. Any thoughts or opinions?

OMG this was so helpful...I have the same paneling in my living room and hate it!! I would like it white or a very light gray however, I was worried abt the paint not sticking. Would u recommend a sml hand sander? Also can you reply below as the exact primer n paint to use ....thanks ❤

I made the thumbs up on the video make the 1K mark!! 😊

Subscribed. Question. If you were going to fill in the gaps what would you do? In order to make it look like Sheetrock. Also what would you do with the band that juts our a little from the wall that molding piece between panels?

I also have questions about painting the ceiling in a mobile home...any experience in that area? Also, last one, have you tried mounting a large TV on a mobile home wall (paneling)?

Thank you so much.. Woooooooo

Can you texture after you prime the walls?

Once I painted a basement with paneling and didn't use primer. I had to do so many coats.

What type of brush do you use to paint the seams? I've tried all sorts and it's never as easy as in the video.

Would you recommend the same primer for the ceiling also?

Ok so we’re gonna need more videos on here from you two in your current house.

Is that kilz paint the best for covering up cigarette smoke? Or would you suggest another kind of kilz. Bought a old Mobil home and old lady smoked in it.

Newbie here, excellent easy to follow, thank you. One question though, store talks about the nap? of the roller. What type of roller should I get? Thanks again.

What if my walls already have paint ? Do I have to sand it as well ? Or can I just paint over them

You look like Walter white on breaking bad in this video

Have you ever painted over faux brick paneling? I want to make it look like it's kinda covered in like a stucco type of look where some of the red brick is showing through big cracks. So it looks like it was plastered over long ago and now the plaster is chipping and cracking in some areas.

Would Sherwin Williams Resilience, Exterior Acrylic (Satin) work for paneling? My work is trying to paint some paneling and I'm trying to help them figure out how to do it.

So wat all the stuff you use or wats all the materials u gone basically need to get your wall like this.??

Previous owner painted the wall without prep, do I need to remove that paint to get the new paint to stick?

I remember when that panelling was in style lol Mike

Can I use a high quality paint and primer in one?

how and what type of paint do you use for the out side of a mobile home?