Cornstarch is what I used to use with greasy spots on furniture and wallpaper. It absorbs the grease, let it set for over night then vacuum or brush it off. Do it again if necessary.

Emma, thank you! I am wondering though, since the fabric is dry, should I moisten it again before applying the cornstarch? How would you hold cornstarch on wallpaper over night?

No don't do that.

Ok, I'll try that tomorrow and see how it goes. Thanks :-)

Enough CS stays on the wall to work. I had to do it several times on some spots. If you get it wet then apply the CS it will make a mess.

This post was edited by EmmaR on Mon, Jan 13, 14 at 19:43

Emma, I am impressed! That corn starch treatment really worked. Thankfully the stain was on the seat of the chair so it was easy enough to apply the cornstarch and keep it in place long enough for it to do the job. I put a lot on and covered it with a paper towel and then a bath towel over that and we used the chair that way for two days. Then I took a wisk broom and brushed all the cornstarch off, which actually took a bit of effort to get it all off and it still had an outline of some of the stain in white cornstarch. But after another couple of days of just having the bath towel over it, I just checked it this morning and I can't see any stain or cornstarch residue. Excellent tip, Thanks so much! :-)

Glad it worked for you. You could vacuum it now, that might help. I had a new home, 6 months later we had to go to California for my husbands company and rented the house out. There were a lot of spots on the wallpaper when we returned and CS took care of it.

Wanted to add it works on clothes, anything with grease or oil in it. I haven't used it much since the kiddies grew up. LOL

This post was edited by EmmaR on Thu, Jan 30, 14 at 9:38

Great tip that I will pass along to my daughter. I love this one, because it was so easy and successful the first try. And I rarely use my cornstarch so I was glad to find another use for it. [g]

Thanks againâ¦!

That's the only reason I have it around. I am retired from being a cook as much as a woman can be. LOL