Handy guys: what's your suggestion?

Sorry I can't upload a pic but...

My dad messed up out walls. They were white paneling. He wanted to fill in the panel lines/grooves but used some caulk crap and did not smooth it out.

What can be used to fix this?
I've already sanded down as much as I could. It's still bumpy and you can see even thicker caulk lines.

Considering just getting more paneling and putting it on top and painting nice color...

Any other suggestions?

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NightsWatch · M

Is it regular indoor paneling with grooves ?
Could you live with just painting it ( note: you need to do some extra things to paint paneling ) ?

Whats behind it , dry wall ?
might have a better result if you remove the paneling.

iamnikki · 31-35, F

@NightsWatch but it the wall behind paneling is messed up in any way, then we'll have a bigger probelm.

OogieBoogie · F

@iamnikki plus 4he panelling is extra insulation... 🤷‍♀️

NightsWatch · M

@iamnikki aaaahhh i see , okay is the caulk the soft rubbery kind ?
Could you pull it out ?
Other wise you may be looking at some type of flat knife or draw knife to trim it down .

Maybe you could sharpen a wide putty knife to trim the caulk flat .

iamnikki · 31-35, F

@NightsWatch nope so it may be a different material. We're gonna go with texturing