How Do You Remove Oil Stains From Suede?
If you have ever gotten oil on your suede shoes, jacket, suede furniture or any other suede you have, you know how unsightly the stain is. Some oil or grease stains need to be dealt with by a professional, but before calling a professional, there is a method you can try. This works best on fresh, new oil spills and splatters. So, if you’ve gotten cooking oil on your suede jacket or salad oil on your new couch or motor oil on your suede shoes, try this first. This solution with not further the damage. It can be used safely on all suede. Apply cornmeal to the oil stain. Cornmeal can be purchased in a grocery store. Use a clean, white rag to rub the cornmeal in circles. Begin just beyond the outside edge of the oil stain and work towards the middle of the stain. Allow the cornmeal to sit for a minute or 2 on top of the oil stain. Shake off or vacuum up the cornmeal from the oil stain. Apply more cornmeal. Work it back into the stain in the same manner as described above and add more cornm