Ceiling Tile Glue Removal

[Ali]

Hi, I have an big problem. I removed the ugly ceiling tile in our living room and now the ceiling is covered by large chunks of ceiling tile glue. I have tried to chip it off with no success and I tried to heat it with a heat gun and scrape it off. Neither of these things are working. Can somebody please help?
Thanks,
Ali

[HayZee518]

you can't remove the adhesive. only way is with a belt sander and a reasonably coarse grit belt. or a disk sander. the vehicle has long since evaporated and the glue part is set up like a rock! after sanding a skim coat of sheetrock mud may be necessary then sanding and painting.

[onlinehandyman]

Belt sanding is good although a lot of work not to mention the difficulty of working on the ceiling. Another idea that you may try would be to sheet rock the ceiling. Not easy either - just another suggestion - good luck!

[Dkim]

For my wall it worked fine with ironing. But i think it really depends on the glue of the wallpaper.
Belt sender sounds good to me too especially if it does not work with heat!

[HayZee518]

old glue is gloppy for better words. and when its dry is rock hard.

chisel it off and you take half the wall with it. sanding with a belt sander seems the way to go but the sander is heavy. perhaps a disk sander with a 60 ot 80 grit disk may be better and not so heavy.

[onlinehandyman]

I once tried using a disc sander and ended up making small half circles all over my ceiling. You need to be very careful with this method.