hi everyone.... i have a room that currently has panelling nailed up in it. i'd like to cover the panelling with a thin coat of joint compound to mimic an old-worldy kind of plaster finish, with bumps, ridges, etc. not gonna sand it when i'm done, just prime and do some kind of paint technique on it. try to make it look like something from an old italian villa or whatever. do i need to do anything to the panelling before i apply the joint compound? do i need to kilz it, or sand it or whatever? will the joint compound stick to it? my first thought was to remove the panelling but in a 130 year old house, i'm thinking they may have put the panelling up for a reason....
any thoughts will be appreciated, thanks, ken