Old adhesive

murraymint · Post by **murraymint** » Tue Dec 04, 2007 3:14 pm

I'm just in the process of doing the bathroom and am removing the old tiles, this is pulling some of the old topcoat of plaster off in some places and in others it's leaving the old adhesive, whats the best way of dealing with this and whats the best way of getting the old adhesive off. I'll post some pics later so you can see what i'm working with.

Murray

owen · Post by **owen** » Tue Dec 04, 2007 8:29 pm

old adhesive often comes off easily with a wallpaper steamer

tim'll fix it · Post by **tim'll fix it** » Tue Dec 04, 2007 10:08 pm

i find one of these helps

http://www.screwfix.com/prods/79050/Dec ... Stripper-6

blakes · Post by **blakes** » Sun May 04, 2008 7:18 pm

owen wrote:old adhesive often comes off easily with a wallpaper steamer

I was contemplating using a steamer for this but is there not a risk of taking the plaster off too?

Tryanything · Post by **Tryanything** » Sun May 04, 2008 7:44 pm

Steamers are good for taking off some adhesive just make sure you only hold it there for as long
as need be, do a test run first if you think it is lifting the plastr aswell try the scraper
good luck