Stain & finish pine walls to paint over later?

[anne1]

We just put up some new unfinished pine, plywood paneling on walls. I would like to eventually paint them, but was thinking of staining & sealing them for now. Is there something good to use that can easily be painted over in a few years or not?

[HayZee518]

For a sealer you can use shellac. white shellac will give pine an almost natural finish and the "orange" shellac will make the wood darker.

[anne1]

Would I have to then sand the shellac before painting over it or not? I have used shellac in the past and do like working with it. Sounds like a good idea.

[HayZee518]

You could rough it up a bit with 150 grit paper although you may not have to.