How To Hide Wall Paneling Seams

Continue in this fashion all the way up the wall.

How to hide wall paneling seams.

Hold a sheet of paneling in place and mark a vertical pencil line on the wall along the edge of the sheet. The best way to fill in the seams professionally and efficiently is to opt for drywall mesh tape. To easily fill in the seams use a flexible broad knife about 4 in 10 cm wide. If there s any gap or space the wall behind the paneling will peek out.

Once the putty dries sand the flat portion with a sanding block or an orbital sander. Dip the knife in so its bottom edge is covered by a layer of compound about 1 in 2 5 cm thick. Install the paneling on the wall. Tape over the seams in the paneling using drywall tape that.

Add three to four drops of dish soap to the water. Battens have brads or tacks that hold them in place over the seams. Then paint a 2 inch wide stripe down the wall centered on the pencil line. Paint another coat of primer over the paneling once the first coat is dry.

Smear quite a lot of putty over the seam. Put on safety glasses and a dust mask to protect your eyes and keep from breathing in the airborne. Move the sheet of paneling out of the way. Insert the working end of a sponge mop into the soapy.

To prevent the drywall from showing through the seams in the paneling. Use the corner of a putty knife or the edge of a scrap of wood to scrap the putty out of the beads. Spray black spray paint on the seam along the pencil line. Scoop up a small amount of joint compound with the edge of a putty knife.

How to fill seams on paneling before painting. Slide the blade of a putty knife between the batten and the wall and twist the blade toward you. Start at the bottom of the wall. Mark the paneling seam with a pencil.

Fill a bucket 1 2 full of warm water. How to hide a paneling seam step 1. Then take a larger putty knife and feather it out. All you have to do is to tape the drywall mesh tape from the very top to the very bottom of the seam.