remove adhesive from wall?

[Mash]

We just moved into our new house and the previous owner had some
squares of cord/bark mounted on one of the walls. With alot of effort
we removed all of the squares, but they were held on with somethign
like liquid nails. I scaped off alot of this adhesive and smoothed it
out but there is still plenty on the wall. I'd like to make that wall
smooth and paint over it.

Some people have told me I need to get all of the old adhesive off.
Others have told me to just put a skim coat of plaster over it and
then sand and paint it. To remove the old adhesive will be really
tough...the stuff is really on there.

Should I remove it or could I just plaster over it?

Thanks

[RicodJour]

If you have plaster over it there will be a bump in the wall.

Try removing the adhesive with something like Goo Gone.
http://www.googone.com/googone/faq.aspx

R

[Edwin Pawlowski]

"Mash" <mash...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:b70ff764-8c7f-4d92...@k7g2000hsd.googlegroups.com...

> We just moved into our new house and the previous owner had some
> squares of cord/bark mounted on one of the walls. With alot of effort
> we removed all of the squares, but they were held on with somethign
> like liquid nails.
>

> Should I remove it or could I just plaster over it?

Both. No way you can go over it and have it come out looking good as it
will leave bumps. It is possible to remove it and fill the recesses though.
In any case, it is a real PITA job. It may be just as easy to add a 3/8"
drywall over the existing wall and start with a clean smooth surface.

[dpb]

Mash wrote:
...

> Should I remove it or could I just plaster over it?

...

You'll need to get the surface flat one way or the other.

I'd try a heavy putty knife w/ sharp, not blunt edge and see if could
just slice under the globs, not worrying much (as in any) about gouges
as they can be filled easily.

If there's too much of it or it doesn't go fast enough to suit, I'd
simply cut out that section of wallboard back to nearest pair of studs
(find them and make straight cut down the middle) and replace it.

--

[hal...@aol.com]

goo gone or goof off is amazing stuff.

[dpb]

hal...@aol.com wrote:
...

> goo gone or goof off is amazing stuff.

Not worth the time and effort for as much volume as is left by
construction adhesive...

--

[Chuck]

You might try a power sander. If I recall, the adhesive is dried to a hard
substance. Sanding might get it off. Good luck!

[David Nebenzahl]

On 8/17/2008 11:08 AM dpb spake thus:

> hal...@aol.com wrote:
>
>> goo gone or goof off is amazing stuff.
>
> Not worth the time and effort for as much volume as is left by
> construction adhesive...

I agree. Scraping is the way to go here. Don't sweat gouges--in fact, it
might be better to gouge the wall a bit, rather than risk leaving bits
of leftover adhesive here and there. A little bit of mud (drywall joint
compound) will take care of those.

--
"In 1964 Barry Goldwater declared: 'Elect me president, and I
will bomb the cities of Vietnam, defoliate the jungles, herd the
population into concentration camps and turn the country into a
wasteland.' But Lyndon Johnson said: 'No! No! No! Don't you dare do
that. Let ME do it.'"

- Characterization (paraphrased) of the 1964 Goldwater/Johnson
presidential race by Professor Irwin Corey, "The World's Foremost
Authority".

[David Nebenzahl]

On 8/17/2008 7:13 AM Edwin Pawlowski spake thus:

If you're going to go that route (re-rocking the wall), why not use 1/4"
drywall? I've used it over plywood.

[David Nebenzahl]

On 8/17/2008 4:18 PM Chuck spake thus:

> dpb wrote:

>
>> hal...@aol.com wrote:
>>
>>> goo gone or goof off is amazing stuff.
>>
>> Not worth the time and effort for as much volume as is left by
>> construction adhesive...
>

> You might try a power sander. If I recall, the adhesive is dried to a hard
> substance. Sanding might get it off. Good luck!

Nope. Scraping. Easier, less messy, won't spread gummy adhesive residue
around.

[Mash]

Thanks for the responses.

If I do just put some drywall up over there is one issue. The areas in
question are on either side of a big stone fireplace. It would be a
real pain to cut the drywall to match up to all of the stones, they
are large irregular stones. Could I just cut the drywall so it's, say,
1/2" from the fireplace and then spread joint compound or something in
between the fireplace and the drywall?

Thanks

[aemeijers]

A good trick for that is to use J-channel to give the drywall a crisp
edge, and some sort of grout or paint to make the old layer of wall
behind it vanish.
--
aem sends...

[Bob M.]

"Mash" <mash...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:b70ff764-8c7f-4d92...@k7g2000hsd.googlegroups.com...

> We just moved into our new house and the previous owner had some
> squares of cord/bark mounted on one of the walls. With alot of effort
> we removed all of the squares, but they were held on with somethign
> like liquid nails. I scaped off alot of this adhesive and smoothed it

There's a tube of stuff that will remove Liquid Nails, it works, kind of.
Can't think of what the name is but it's available probably anywhere that
Liquid Nails is. It isn't Goo Gone.

You could do what I did to a wall that had a bunch of 12" square mirrors
glued to it: get as much of the glue off as possible, then paint it with
some kind of texture (sand-like substance) mixed into the paint. It tends to
hide the existing imperfections.

[David Nebenzahl]

On 8/17/2008 7:24 PM Mash spake thus:

No. That's the lazy way out. It'll look crappy and you'll regret it.

It is some work cutting to an irregular contour, but it's doable by
almost anyone with the patience. Get yourself some big pieces of
cardboard. Cut them (utility knife, scissors, whatever) to match the
stones. Use them as templates to mark the drywall. Cut the contour with
a wallboard saw. Takes a little longer but will look *much* better (you
can impress your friends).

When done, you'll want to use caulk, not mud, to fill whatever gap there
is (joint compound will impossible to get off the stones), then paint.

[jimmy]

Had the same problem, was advised to forget trying to remove glue,
almost impossible. Eventually used a solvent remover and scrapper
needed a bit of time but worked. Finished with a light sand and then
sealed the plaster.

[gobears81]

gobears81 had written this in response to
http://www.thestuccocompany.com/maintenance/remove-adhesive-from-wall-325460-.htm
:
I moved into a new home where the previous owner had put 27 mirrors on her
wall
above the master bed. Each mirror had three pieces of foam adhesive (81
pieces of
adhesive). I tried water, isopropyl alcohol, Fantastic 409, Goo Gone, and
Goof
Off.

After trying many combinations, here's the best combination I could come
up with:
1) Spray Goo Gone on a rag and wipe immediately over the adhesive.
2) Wipe around softly for 1-2 seconds.
3) Wait 1 minute
4) Use a dry area of the rag/t-shirt to rub vigorously on the wall.

Do not use Goof Off unless you are planning on repainting.

Good luck!

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