How to Prime & Paint Paneling

So it took me a while to figure our how to do all this paneling the right way...multiple posts online said I had to sand the paneling first which I tried and kept on ending up with slivers and one day I got a bunch of sand in my eyes and it just plain sucked! And remember you have to wipe all the walls down before priming to get all particles and oil off the surface. So I went to the hardware store and they recomomended to use KILZ Latex Primer...so thats what I did. I just put on one coat of the primer (water base) of course...and then it should be dry to the touch within 30 minutes. I waited till the next day to paint. Then I painted on 2 coats of Color Place Interior Semi-Gloss paint in the color Worn & Weathered Tin from Walmart. It's a gray color and looks so amazing! It's the most affordable paint there is so go buy it :). I have boughten the paint foor the doors and trim. Its Color Place again from Walmart and its a Latex Interior Semi-Gloss Paint in White #5407. So that is one of my next projects...I still have to paint around the very edges of the room. I bought green Frog Tape to tape the edges...so that is coming soon as well! So I am on my way to one CUTE CUTE room!