We have an interior brick wall that we want for seal to stop brick dust.
What is the best way to do this or what product do I need to use?
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As the comment said, a heat gun may make scraping this off much easier. First, try scraping some off without a heat gun. You might get lucky and it might "break" off the surface in large solid pieces. If it does, the heat gun might make it more difficult. If it does not come off easily, then I'd try the heat gun.
Start a low temperature and work your way up gradually until the adhesive softens up; you don't want to burn it, just soften it up. Please beware that heating this adhesive might release harmful vapors. Make sure your area is well ventilated when doing this. You might even opt to wear a respirator.
I would personally stay away from solvents in this case especially if you do not know what type of adhesive it is.
Even 'half bricks' up 15' vertical is going to be a massive amount of weight that may require additional support underneath. In addition, splitting bricks in half is no easy task. You're going to end up paying a whole lot in labor to do that.
Instead, you'd want to use a brick veneer. Which is 'real' brick but very thin:
They go on essentially like you would tiles. The other benefit compared to 'half bricks' is that you won't have to mortar the joints to the same extent to make it look right.
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Depends on the look you want. If you want to preserve the natural brick use a clear acrylic sealer. Or you can paint it the color of your choice. Either way, you'll need to clean it well (and let it dry for a while) and follow product application instructions (paint may require a primer) - there are lots of product options available. Acrylic sealer is a nice look.