PattyB's suggestion will not work if it's plaster and not joint compound as she said. I have heard from several people who had varying degrees of success with this method. If it doesn't work for you, you will either have to sand the walls down or have a skim layer of drywall/joint compound put over top. Even if the removal method works for you you will likely need to sand. I purchased a sanding attachment for my shop-vac that has a hose, two different size connectors, a sanding pad with holes for airflow and 1 piece of sanding screen. I used it to sand patching and paint build-up this past weekend and I found it worked quite well. I had very little clean up and found the suction was adequate after I had put in two new filters (the one around the blower is the most important). One thing I did find, though, is that you would likely need medium and a fine screen to get a good finish suitable for painting. When all is said and done, though, it might be a lot quicker and easier to get a drywaller or plasterer in to put a skim coat on to flaten the walls. That's probably your best bet for a good finish. Good luck |
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