Which type of Primer/Paint should I use for wood panels and Vinyl Wallpaper?

I am going to paint the wallpaper, NOT remove it, and over some wood panels... so I would like to know what kind of primer and paint is necessary for such work!





I hear oil based is thin and more difficult to deal with...





I was thinking water-based primer and latex-based paint... would that work?





Thanks!Which type of Primer/Paint should I use for wood panels and Vinyl Wallpaper?
Oil based primer is hard to work with, smells bad, is thin, blah, blah, blah. The reason oil based primer is still around is that under certain circumstances it is so far and away a better solution.


I've done the wallpaper thing many, many times. You need to remove any loose wallpaper. Feather that rip line with sheetrock compound. Super easy to do. Home Depot guys can talk you through it if you don't know how. Then prime the entire surface with a product by Zinsser called Coverstain. It will harden like a rock and actually suck the wallpaper to the sheetrock behind.


Just remember this rule. Generally, you can paint latex over oil but not oil over latex. Latex moves a little and oil does not. So when the latex primer moves it will crack the oil finish coat.


As for the paneling, you can really use the same product. Depending on how long you want this to last, you should maybe degloss it first. There is a product called deglosser that you wipe on and wipe off, young grasshopper. If the paneling has a glossy finish on it, it will take that off so the primer sticks better.Which type of Primer/Paint should I use for wood panels and Vinyl Wallpaper?
Kilz Stuff is great