LisaC Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 I did a search for this but didn’t come up with anything specific. My new house has lots of what I guess is museum putty all over the place. It’s kind of a bluish/greenish color, and someone was VERY generous with it when they decorated this house. I can get it off of the wood just fine, but it seems to be leaving an oily residue on the wall paper. Is there any way to avoid this? Or do I just need to put up new wallpapers? TIA for any advice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 I believe that oily residue is why many people don't like to use museum wax to stick things to walls. I prefer poster putty; it leaves a matte residue on wood, but you can minimize that with a crumpled piece of brown paper bag. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KathieB Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 Once the wallpaper is stained with the oil it is pretty much a goner. Unless you can hide it with strategically placed artwork or shelving, it will have to be replaced. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LisaC Posted March 16, 2019 Author Share Posted March 16, 2019 Okay thanks. I thought I would probably just need to redo the walls, but I didn’t want to rip everything off and then find out that if I had known a specific tip or trick I could have saved the ones I really liked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KathieB Posted March 17, 2019 Share Posted March 17, 2019 2 hours ago, LisaC said: I could have saved the ones I really liked. If there is a large enough piece to scan, you might could reprint the paper you like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chapchap73 Posted March 17, 2019 Share Posted March 17, 2019 That blue-green stuff is called FunTac and you are only supposed to use it with sealed paper...like posters. It may have left residue on the wall even though you can see it that will bleed through to any new paper you put up. You should seal your walls with a stain-blocking primer before putting up any new paper. I had to learn this lesson the hard way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted March 17, 2019 Share Posted March 17, 2019 Sarah, if you've primed your walls, wouldn't a scrub with hot water & vinegar (or a tad of Dawn Ultra) remove that oily residue? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LisaC Posted March 17, 2019 Author Share Posted March 17, 2019 Oh Sarah, thanks for telling me that! I have such a love/hate relationship with wallpaper. It can be so gorgeous but it can also be such a pain in the rear! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chapchap73 Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 Holly, that should work just fine. I just like to err on the side of caution. I dislike re-cutting wallpaper intensely Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geek2Nurse Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 Rubbing with chalk and leaving it there for a while can take oily stains out of fabric. I wonder whether it might also work on wallpaper? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 Unless the wood beneath has been sealed or primed, unlikely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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