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   Guest_ | May 06, 2000 02:22am | #1

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   Shoulda scratched up the surface and maybe the primer wasn't of the stain killer type. On occasion, those folks would coat the daylights outta the paneling with furniture stuff or even tung oil. Maybe there be some residue that failed the bond.

   That's what they would call a bad break. May better luck come to you.

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   Guest_ | May 06, 2000 06:42am | #2

   *Dan, This may cost you a cup of coffee, but here's what has worked for me. Scuff up the surface with a light sanding, nothing too harsh (100-120)and mostly in line with the grain of the paneling veneer to keep sanding marks from showing through later on. A healthy wipe down with Paso followed by a top coat of stain-killing primer. I think I used Benjamin Moore "Fresh Start" on mahogany paneling last time and it did the job. I followed this with a coat of the heavy bodied sheetrock primer that I use on new drywall to kill off any hint of paneling tone showing through the "Fresh Start". Two coats of your choice of latex later and it looked like a job. A third coat would have given the color (a light peach) a little more depth but you gotta call it quits somewhere unless they give you a key to the bank. Now that you have already done the job, I don't know what to tell you in terms of making good on a paint job that has poor bonding characteristics throughout. If you want to be everybody's hero I guess you could take it all off and start from scratch. The previous post made a real good point. It may look like wood paneling, but there could be 25 years of Pledge or Endust buildup on the surface that none of the high grip primers can cope with. Deglosser may just dissolve it and spread it around rather than really pulling it off. Light sanding establishes a mechanical key giving your primer something to latch on to. Hope this helps.

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   Guest_ | May 08, 2000 12:29pm | #3

   *calvin:Thanks. This is what comes of offering options and not being clear about the consequences. I offered to sand first, and should've followed my instincts, but the client wanted it quick (and dirty!). One of these days I'll learn.

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   Guest_ | May 08, 2000 05:53pm | #4

   *Louis: cuppa joe on the way. Thanks-dan

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   Guest_ | May 09, 2000 02:15am | #6

   *FWIW, back when I was doing a lot of interior painting, I only bid paneling on a T&M basis, emphasizing that there were no guarantees as to what it would take. I had too many bizarre problems with it. Like the paneling already painted that had bleed through after the new coat was applied over a stain killer!?!Also FWIW, I never did the math, but my impression was that I didn't make any money on "quick and dirty." Sometimes tough to turn down, but they seem like the one's most likely to come back to haunt you.Bob

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   Dan_Cullimore | May 09, 2000 02:15am | #5

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   I've just had a call-back on a small interior painting job. The latex primer and top coat are easily scraped off the plywood panelled walls. A de-glosser was used (according to directions on the can), high-quality primer applied, but the paint peels right off. What's the fix?