How to paint wood panelling?

[Robanni]

Hi, we want to paint the inside of our home over the next few months. Please recommend the best way to prepare the wood skirts, doors and wall panels for painting. 

 

 

[MitchellMc]

Welcome to the Bunnings Workshop community @Robanni. It's terrific to have you join us, and many thanks for your question about painting timber.

You can either lightly sand back the timber with 180-grit sandpaper to remove any sheen level from the varnish and then prime and paint, or you can use a special preparation product like Flood 500ml ESP Easy Surface Paint Preparation directly over the varnish and then paint. I suspect using the ESP will be the far easier solution, especially given the amount of timberwork.

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Mitchell