How to Remove Acrylic Paint From Clothes

Acrylic paint looks awesome when its on a canvas, not your clothes!

This article will discuss how to remove acrylic paint from clothes by using a home remedy and a store bought remedy. This would be used mostly to remove acrylic paint from clothes just in case your children decided to paint themselves, or maybe your painting job left you a little more paint than wanted.

Things You'll Need

• Ammonia
• White Vinegar
• Salt
• Old toothbrush
• Sink to soak in
• Goo Off

Instructions

1. First to make the home remedy you will need to mix 2 tablespoons of ammonia, 2 tablespoons of white vinegar, and 1 tablespoon of salt together in a bowl.

2. If the paint is extremely thick in some spots you can take the toothbrush, dip it in the solution you made and start scrubbing. This should start to wear off the paint that is on the clothes. When no more paint will come off the clothes using the toothbrush you can mix up more of the home remedy, about 2 times what you made before.

3. Plug your sink and fill it with water. Add the solution to the water and stir it around a little bit. Submerge the clothes in the water and let them soak overnight.

4. When you wake up the next morning the paint should be gone. If not go back at it with the toothbrush and then put it back in the sink to soak again. Repeat this step as many times as it may take to get the paint out. Most times it will only take one soaking to get rid of the paint.

5. Goo Off, the industrial strength paint remover is toxic and should only be used to remove paint from concrete or other hard surfaces.

Tips & Warnings

• Make sure you know the type of paint before you start this process.

• Fabric type should be known too, as certain fabrics may be damaged more by this home remedy.

• Goo Off is TOXIC, make sure to use some type of eye/breathing protection.

• Ammonia can be dangerous too so make sure to be careful with the homemade remedy.