Removing Paneling Glue From Walls

Let it sit for the amount of time indicated on the adhesive packaging.

Removing paneling glue from walls.

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. Scrape the paneling glue off of the plaster wall with a putty knife and place the scrapings into a disposable container. Be careful not to damage the drywall by scraping to hard. Scrape soft glue residue off the drywall with your chisel once the panel is off.

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 1 scrape as much of the glue from the walls as possible with the paint scraper. Remove large sections at once when possible in order to minimize the damage to the drywall. Using the brush paint the adhesive remover directly onto the adhesive.

Having a good sense of what is behind your paneled walls will. Repeat until all panels have been removed. Throw the removed panels in your trash bin or dumpster. The heat causes the glue to soften.

Removing the paneling and not damaging it or removing the paneling and replacing it with drywall can be a more difficult task. A pry bar is helpful in detaching the paneling from the wall. 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. The best way to minimize this residue.

Use the straight edge or razor blade to gently scrape the glue off. Step 4 dump any unused remover back into the original container for storage. Do not gouge the walls. If the glue has hardened use the heat gun to re soften the glue.

Repeat the process until all of the adhesive has been removed.