When the adhesive is softened through and can be easily cut through with a putty knife it is ready to come off.
Scrape tile adhesive off wall.
If any adhesive gets stuck to the brush remove it by hand and continue until no more adhesive remains on the wall.
Use the straight edge or razor blade to gently scrape the glue off.
Do not gouge the walls.
If you damage the wall significantly you have to repair it before installing the new tile.
By working with patience and with great care you will remove the largest amount of the wall tile adhesive.
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The first step is to use a putty knife to scrape off the adhesive while applying heat to the adhesive to soften it up.
Usually you can get a few bits of the adhesive off from scraping the tiles.
Scrape off the adhesive.
Step 3 wipe some tile adhesive remover over the surface of the wall.
Once the mortar softens up scrape it off with a 4 scraper or a wallpaper stripper.
Scrape the surface of the adhesive with a stiff bristle brush.
Adding water will damage the wallpaper.
If the adhesive has dried you will need to either scrape it off use the apropriate thinner or sometimes it will simply peel off.
If the adhesive is the yellow or white glue like stuff you will need to use either mineral spirits laquer thinner or naptha.
It depends on the adhesive some are also water based and clean off with warm water.
If the glue is thick you may need to reapply.
But other parts of vinyl tile adhesive may take more time to come off completely.
If so repeat steps 3 5 as necessary.
This may take a while depending on the size of the wall and the amount of adhesive you need to get rid of.
Scrape down the walls with a putty knife removing the softened adhesive.
The critical aspect is to scrape the adhesive off the wall surface as much as possible by using a wide chisel and a hammer.