Vegetable Oil on Painted Walls

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Dusty_Bin

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Vegetable Cooking Oil on walls.

So far, I’ve tried No Nonsense Sugar Soap to get it off but with no luck (diluted to the standard suggested amount on the bottle). Before that I also tried white vinegar and it hasn’t removed it either.

Is there any product that will remove the oil? I’m a bit cautious of using something too aggressive that will be hard to rinse or remove itself and may cause further issues when painted over. I’m planning on using vinyl matt for the hallway to finish.

Would it be best to put some kind of sealant over it and then paint over that, or continue trying to remove the oil itself?

Thanks
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White Spirit, G101, Sugar Soap stronger hot mix, remove as much as you can before applying any sealer.
 
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It will have soaked into the paint so impossible to get out without removing the paint itself.

I would rub it down, seal with Zinnser BIN shellac and then whatever is your preferred paint.

*edit I defer to Astra, he's the expert!
 
Thanks both for the quick replies, it's much appreciated. I'll try to remove as much as I can then before trying a sealant.

I do have a tin of ZINSSER BULLS EYE 1-2-3 PRIMER-SEALER 1LTR

It says it works for grease spots.

Will that work ok do you think?
 
As you already have the Bullseye 123 it is well worth using as you rightly say it is recommended for sealing grease spots, not at all sure if that means vegetable or mineral, maybe best to try it on a test area first, it will dry very quickly within the hour after application but will take a further 5 days to full cure so it may well cause confusion as to why it will come off if you scrape the surface.
 
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If the 1-2-3 doesn't work I'll give the BIN a go, thanks Muzunga

Thanks for the note on drying times Astamax

Thanks again both
 
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I just thought I’d do an update.

The Zinsser Bullseye 1-2-3 has covered all the vegetable oil and it is showing no sign of coming through. I did it nearly two months ago now so I’m pretty confident it will last. Top coated with Johnstone's Wall and Ceiling Paint Matt (Vinyl Matt).

I did 4 or 5 coats of the Zinsser Bullseye 1-2-3. Applied with a small roller so as to blend with the texture the rest of the wall. I went quite far out from the stained areas to give the 1-2-3 a good chance at the edges so it didn't lift or peel at the edges.

Worth noting as Astramax mentioned, it did take at least 7 days to cure to a hardened state. Don't lift the edges or mess with it till it's fully hard. I also left 24 hours between coats, which maybe overkill but I figured that by using 4 or 5 coats, any moisture trapped in the middle 2-3 coats may not be able to dry out if rushed. This stuff is a sealant as well. Like I said, probably overkill but I didn’t want to have to do it twice or have to remove the stuff. I'm a DIY'er so I wasn't in a rush.

I also used the Zinsser Bullseye 1-2-3 on all the (previously) gloss skirting and followed with No Nonsense Quick Dry Satin. Seemed to work for me. In hindsight that would probably be best done before top coating the walls as the Zinsser is thick enough to leave a bit of a "lip" if using frog tape, and the edges of the Zinsser coat are it's weak point in my opinion. Probably best to avoid using Frogtape with the Zinsser if possible. No problem really though. Sugar soaped everything beforehand.

I'm only a DIY'er but thought this maybe useful to someone in future dealing with lots of Vegetable oil on walls.

Thanks both for your help.
 
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I just thought I’d do an update.

The Zinsser Bullseye 1-2-3 has covered all the vegetable oil and it is showing no sign of coming through. I did it nearly two months ago now so I’m pretty confident it will last. Top coated with Johnstone's Wall and Ceiling Paint Matt (Vinyl Matt).

I did 4 or 5 coats of the Zinsser Bullseye 1-2-3. Applied with a small roller so as to blend with the texture the rest of the wall. I went quite far out from the stained areas to give the 1-2-3 a good chance at the edges so it didn't lift or peel at the edges.

Worth noting as Astramax mentioned, it did take at least 7 days to cure to a hardened state. Don't lift the edges or mess with it till it's fully hard. I also left 24 hours between coats, which maybe overkill but I figured that by using 4 or 5 coats, any moisture trapped in the middle 2-3 coats may not be able to dry out if rushed. This stuff is a sealant as well. Like I said, probably overkill but I didn’t want to have to do it twice or have to remove the stuff. I'm a DIY'er so I wasn't in a rush.

I also used the Zinsser Bullseye 1-2-3 on all the (previously) gloss skirting and followed with No Nonsense Quick Dry Satin. Seemed to work for me. In hindsight that would probably be best done before top coating the walls as the Zinsser is thick enough to leave a bit of a "lip" if using frog tape, and the edges of the Zinsser coat are it's weak point in my opinion. Probably best to avoid using Frogtape with the Zinsser if possible. No problem really though. Sugar soaped everything beforehand.

I'm only a DIY'er but thought this maybe useful to someone in future dealing with lots of Vegetable oil on walls.

Thanks both for your help.
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got to ask... how did you get vegetable oil on the stairway walls?
 
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