Removing Paneling Glue From Walls

Scrape the paneling glue off of the plaster wall with a putty knife and place the scrapings into a disposable container.

Removing paneling glue from walls. If the glue has hardened use the heat gun to re soften the glue. Step 1 scrape as much of the glue from the walls as possible with the paint scraper. Having a good sense of what is behind your paneled walls will. A pry bar is helpful in detaching the paneling from the wall.

Use the straight edge or razor blade to gently scrape the glue off. Scrape soft glue residue off the drywall with your chisel once the panel is off. Remove large sections at once when possible in order to minimize the damage to the drywall. Repeat until all panels have been removed.

Removing the paneling and not damaging it or removing the paneling and replacing it with drywall can be a more difficult task. Let it sit for the amount of time indicated on the adhesive packaging. Elbow grease and a few helpful tools are all that is needed to remove the wall paneling glue and have the surface ready for painting. Step 4 dump any unused remover back into the original container for storage.

Not only is the paneling more difficult to remove glue residue remains on the wall and it won t come off without at least some damage to the wall material. Do not gouge the walls. The best way to minimize this residue. Repeat the process until all of the adhesive has been removed.

The heat causes the glue to soften. Throw the removed panels in your trash bin or dumpster. Apply heat directly to the glue with a heat gun or hair dryer set at its highest heat if the glue doesn t come off. Remove the glue off the paneling using a scraper while applying heat.

Using the brush paint the adhesive remover directly onto the adhesive.