May not be. Plastic tile was popular in the 1950's as far as I remember. I
know that drywall was in use during the Second World War, so it could be
drywall.

"Brian V" wrote in message
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"Aaron" wrote in message
m...
My bathroom walls were covered in ugly plastic tile. I have removed
all the plastic tile which left alot of dark beige hard stuff stuck to
the sheetrock. It must be some type of grout. My question is: How
do I get the sheetrock smooth again so I can texture it and paint it?

Hi Aaron,

I just went thru the same thing in my bath and kitchen. Are you sure it's
drywall and not plaster walls? Plastic tile was pre-drywall is memory
serves
me right.

I used Citristrip from the borg and it work awesome. Paint the stuff on,
wait 1hr, scrape it off with a stiff putty knife. Do a wipe down with
mineral spirits, do a wipe down with a TSP sollution. Patch any areas that
need to be patched. A final wipe with a damp clean cloth. Prime and paint.
Came out awesome!

Now if the walls truly are drywall....tear em down. No other way that I
know
of.

Good luck,
-Brian