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   Guest_ | Aug 27, 1999 08:27pm | #1

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   Sounds like mastic, try a heat gun and a putty knife. Let the heat gun do its job and you'll do less damage to the wall.

   Some old mastics give off a nice smell when heated, ventilate as required.

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   Tedfrd | Aug 28, 1999 02:17am | #2

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   Terrie, if you use the heat gun approach, Please, PLEASE do wear a resparator for the heat gun work, and keep a fire extinguisher close to hand.
   When I've hit this problem in the past, I've just scraped (read chiseled) the stuff off and then patched the wall with Durabond or patching plaster.
   (It seemed easier and safer at the time.)
   In either case, this is not a fun job.

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   Guest_ | Aug 28, 1999 02:49am | #3

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   I remember my Dad doing it years ago using a propane torch. Talk about perfumed air! Worked fast, as it was on plaster walls, but I do recall a few concerned looks from my mother. Scorch marks add character, don't they?

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   Guest_ | Aug 30, 1999 05:38am | #4

   *The "macho" approach, before all this gosh darned safety stuff?

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   Guest_ | Sep 01, 1999 08:25am | #6

   *Try the following in this order:Solvent(s)Heat gunBelt sanderChiselDynamite

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   Terrie_Papura | Sep 01, 1999 08:25am | #5

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   What is the easiest way to remove old adhesive from my wall? It was holding plastic tiles to a plaster wall in my bathroom.