Removing Paneling Glue From Walls

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

Removing paneling glue from walls.

Repeat until all panels have been removed. Step 4 dump any unused remover back into the original container for storage. Scrape the paneling glue off of the plaster wall with a putty knife and place the scrapings into a disposable container. If the glue has hardened use the heat gun to re soften the glue.

Continue applying heat and scraping until all the adhesive is stripped off. The heat causes the glue to soften. Having a good sense of what is behind your paneled walls will. 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.

Repeat the process until all of the adhesive has been removed. Throw the removed panels in your trash bin or dumpster. Step 1 scrape as much of the glue from the walls as possible with the paint scraper. 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.

Remove the glue off the paneling using a scraper while applying heat. Use the straight edge or razor blade to gently scrape the glue off. The best way to minimize this residue. A pry bar is helpful in detaching the paneling from the wall.

Scrape soft glue residue off the drywall with your chisel once the panel is off. Removing the paneling and not damaging it or removing the paneling and replacing it with drywall can be a more difficult task. 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.

After the wood panels have successfully been removed large globs of glue will more than likely remain stuck to the drywall.