How do I remove the glue from the ceiling?

[Phlomis]

Hello!

I have taken down two fake beams made from a material reminiscent of Styrofoam. These have been glued (?) and now the glue remains and I can't manage to get rid of it.

I have tried scraping with my own strength, sanding with a multitool. I have also tried "cutting" with a multitool, but this easily causes damage to the ceiling. None of this has worked particularly well.

I also tried Tec7 RemoveAll, but didn't think it removed very much, maybe I did it the wrong way or perhaps the product doesn't work on this type of glue...?

It feels a bit hopeless. I wonder if anyone might have a good tip on how I can get rid of this mess?

 

[Testarn]

Snap-off blade knife to cut away as much as possible, then razor scraper/click scraper for more removal. Finally, scraping or risking before a little putty on any scratches and painting over it.

That's what I would have done.

 

[Phlomis]

Utility knife to cut away as much as possible, then razor scraper/clip scraper for more removal.
Finally scraping or planing before a little filler on any scratches and painting on top of that.

That's what I would have done.

Hi!

A little deep dive into scraping, so many different tools available. It sounds like this should work well! 👍👍

Thank you so much for the help. ☺️

 

[Testarn]

If you let the blade of the break-off knife stick out a bit (almost fully), you can carefully flex/bend the blade against the surface and get really close to cut away as much of the adhesive residue as possible.
Then it becomes easier to scrape off the remnants.

The right tool is often half the battle. 😁

Good luck!

 

[Phlomis]

If you let the blade of the snap-off knife stick out a bit (almost the whole length), you can gently flex/bend the blade against the surface and get really close to cut away as much of the adhesive residue as possible.
Then it becomes easier to scrape off the residue.

The right tool is often half the job. 😁

Good luck!

I will try with my other knife, maybe the blade is a bit softer on that one. Thanks for the tip! 👍