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remove adhesive from wall? Mash 08-17-2008
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Posted by Mash on August 17, 2008, 8:15 am


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

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Posted by RicodJour on August 17, 2008, 9:26 am


> 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 =A0paint 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?

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


Posted by Edwin Pawlowski on August 17, 2008, 10:13 am



> 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.



Posted by David Nebenzahl on August 17, 2008, 8:13 pm


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

>> 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.

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


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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".

Posted by Mash on August 17, 2008, 10:24 pm


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

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