Removing wood paneling over existing paneling
Hi, I do not own an eichler home, but live in a neighborhood of similar architecture houses in OK.
We are restoring our home and I often visit this site for help. I'm hoping someone can tell me the best thing to do now that we have removed the 70's paneling from our walls to expose the original luaun wood paneling underneath. Our primary issue is removal of the glue used to adhere the garbage paneling without destroying the original. Any advice or suggestions for this? Are we now bound to sanding and restaining the original? Is there a lesser involved process?
Thanks!
Stephanie
Just some thoughts until someone who's qualified/experienced replies...
If your home's original Phillipine Mahogany is the same as that used in Eichlers, it will be a veneered panel. That means if the adhesive the former owner used pulls out any amount of slivers from the veneer, I doubt you can simply sand to restore it.
Possibly heat would soften the adhesive but I don't know how you'd get the heat between the panels, or if mineral spirits would be sufficient to remove any residual glue.
Unless the renovators were extremely sparse on their application of glue, you might want to think seriously about a backup plan. Getting a matching set of modern luan mahogany panelling can be a dice roll so you might want to consider others in a similar position who have opted for an accent wall (requires fewer matching panels) and drywall.
Good luck.
Jake
