by chris » Sun Jan 02, 2005 8:02 pm
I'd be surprised if any kind of household cleaner will work...oil has a tendency to soak in, and once the paint is ruined in this way, the only solution is to repaint. You might try a little mineral spirits on it first....it's sometimes used to thin some types of oil used in woodworking (specifically tung oil), so it may work on your walls (the spirits shouldn't affect the paint itself, assuming it's latex).
If you have to repaint, seal the oil stains with a shellac based primer (like Zinnser BIN) before painting...that'll keep the oil from bleeding through the new paint.
I'd be surprised if any kind of household cleaner will work...oil has a tendency to soak in, and once the paint is ruined in this way, the only solution is to repaint. You might try a little mineral spirits on it first....it's sometimes used to thin some types of oil used in woodworking (specifically tung oil), so it may work on your walls (the spirits shouldn't affect the paint itself, assuming it's latex).
If you have to repaint, seal the oil stains with a shellac based primer (like Zinnser BIN) before painting...that'll keep the oil from bleeding through the new paint.