I have a half-wall with thin (1/16" thick) cork tiles glued to it. I've already stripped off the cork tiles and now Im left with a wall that has old dryed brown glue stuck to it. I need to keep the wall in tact so that I can texture and paint it afterwards. What is the easiest and safest way to remove this glue while meeting the above criteria?
2007-02-12 04:37:51 · 3 answers · asked by VGFan 3 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
We had that problem in our bathroom. We took down the tile board and was left with brown nasty glue. We tried a grinder, but that just melted it and smeared it worse as well as flung little fragments all over the place and made a huge mess.
I went to the hardware store to see if I could rent something to remove it and they said that the best thing you can do is cover it up with new wall.
2007-02-12 04:47:26 · answer #1 · answered by anonymous lucy 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would say put a thin peace of Drywall over it and that would make a hole new surface to work with. You could spend more time and money trying to get it off otherwise. Good luck
2007-02-12 13:37:40 · answer #2 · answered by troy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If your going to texture the wall anyway, it doesn't have to be perfectly flat.
Just scrape or sand off the really big spots and the texture right over it.
2007-02-12 13:21:48 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋