painting interior red brick and wood paneling

[mmcmorrow]

we are going to paint a room that has 2 walls dark wood paneling, 1 wall of old wallpaper and one wall red brick…I want the brick to show some color through and the paneling to be a light color…where do I begin???

[painter21]

As far as the wallpaper wall, you should remove the paper if possible before painting. If the paper is tight, it can be painted over by sealing with an oil primer first, skimming all of the seams with a spackeling compound, sand and paint.

As for the paneling, you would need to prime with an oil primer first, then paint. Oil is the key for a long lasting finish. Once it’s primed, it can be topcoated with latex paint.

As for the brick, in order to paint it, you would need to prime first with a masonary primer, before topcoating.

Good Luck!

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