home renovation hints---or should I say demolition

[Toccet02]

Hi guys---my siblings and I are cleaning out my mom's apt. of 41 years...she put permanent hooks and glued on cork boards and put up pegboards on just about every possible surface in the kitchen. Plaster walls, think building was built in 20's.
We are doing our best to remove this gunk (think glue-gun residue with tons of cork stuck to it!) before contractors come in and clean, whitewash, paint.
I know lots of you work on your own barns, homes, etc., so anyone have any advice on chemicals, elbow grease techniques, or just household hints that could help us?? We're flying a little blind.

For my part, happy to pass along to anyone with kids that wood polish (Pledge orange oil stuff) works great to remove permanent crayon on painted walls!