Candice Brashears wrote:

> Perhaps one of the Pinheads can help this query I received.  Someone of you
> must have experience with.......Glue.
>
> pasty face
>
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> Subject: [forum-l] Thanks and paste
> Date: Fri, 16 Jun 2000 17:05:06 -0500
> From: "Judy Cowling" <[log in to unmask]>
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> About six weeks ago I asked for help on installing network and internet
> access in a c.1850 brick house.  Thanks again to all who replied.  The owner
> has finally decided to wire the system himself.  He plans to bypass the
> baseboard by making a recess in the brick wall to counter sink the box and
> drilling through the brick walls down to the crawl space.
>
> Now another puzzle......We are trying to take the paper off of the wood
> plank ceilings.  Under layers of paper is this incredibly tenacious
> adhesive.  It is not effected by denatured alcohol, scraping, sanding.  It
> has a yellow appearance.  Would it be a hide glue? Any suggestions on how to
> remove it?  I will try chemical analysis if no one has any ideas.
>
> Thanks,
> Judy Cowling
> Farimount, IN
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First thing I always try on adhesives is hot water/
In your case maybe steam.

If it is hide glue throughout a house- can you imagine the stench when they installed,,
better yet maybe it's fish glue.

DD