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How to Paint Red Gloss Paneling White

July 19, 2013

paneling from red to white
Sharing how this paneling went from dark red gloss to bright white.  Horizontal paneling adds great architectural dimension and we’re lucky to have it already installed in the kids play room BUT it was painted red.
paneling from red before to white after
And too much red is not a good thing.
There’s red paint all over this house – the exterior is classic barn red and we love it:
primitive farmhouse barn red exterior
But the red family room, which is above the play room, will be painted including the railings and handrail:
red painted family room
And the bazillion reddish kitchen cabinets will also be painted:
red kitchen cabinets
Back down in the play room the white is fresh, clean and makes the space look twice as big:
horizontal tongue and groove painted white
horizontal tongue and groove before and after

Covering up all the red only took 4 coats of paint, no complaints because I love the results:
horizontal tongue and groove after
horizontal tongue and groove before and after
And people please don’t paint your outlets!
In this case I can understand, the previous owners had cream outlets and painted them red so I had all the outlets changed to white:
painted outlets before and after
The white paint really highlights the black door hardware and you still get a bit of red coming from the painted windows:
farmhouse style tongue and groove playroom
I started painting the stair risers but I have yet to tackle the vertical paneling going upstairs:

farmhouse style tongue and groove playroom up to family room
Here’s how to paint over red paint:

1. Start by sanding everything:
sand old semi gloss paint well
2. Cut in with oil based primer.  I recommend Zinsser cover stain.
White primer is great when trying to cover red, it will highlight all the nicks and nail holes you forgot to spackle and most importantly it will reveal any left over carpet glue:

first coat oil based primer
3. Use a blade scraper to remove the old carpet glue:

scrape off old carpet glue
4. Use a 2″ angled brush to cut in with the primer into all the crevices and tight corners:

brush to cut in crevices
5. Then go over the large areas with a 6″ foam roller:

roller to paint large surfaces
6. After two coats of primer we’re ready for paint:

two coats of primer
7. Repeat the same process, cutting in and rolling with two coats of Benjamin Moore semi gloss white:
benjamin moore semi gloss white
And the red paint is completely covered.

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  1. DaiseyJayne.com says

    July 19, 2013 at 10:24 AM

    Jaime this looks great, so much more spacious and bright. I love that horizontal paneling!

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  2. Cassie @ Primitive & Proper says

    July 19, 2013 at 11:14 AM

    aaah, so much better!!!!!

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  3. [email protected] says

    July 19, 2013 at 4:29 PM

    I do love red, but red walls would be a bit too much! Love the white.

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  4. Mindy says

    July 19, 2013 at 4:42 PM

    It looks sooooo great!

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  5. Vicky says

    July 19, 2013 at 8:46 PM

    Beautiful

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  6. Kim @ NewlyWoodwards says

    July 29, 2013 at 2:34 PM

    What a difference! The room looks twice as big and bright! It also draws more attention to all those great details – and I love those windows.

    Red is totally my favorite color, but it's best handled in small doses, right?

    Reply
  7. dorsey says

    February 20, 2022 at 10:26 AM

    hi there- can you tell me the paint color and manufacturer of the exterior red color on the house?
    thank you!

    Reply
    • Jaime says

      February 27, 2022 at 12:15 PM

      Hi Dorsey, the exterior paint is Benjamin Moore cottage red

      Reply

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