How to Remove Latex Paint from Clothing
We hope you were wearing work clothes when you were doing that painting job ... because latex paint is almost impossible to get out of clothing. But just in case you spilled on your nice jeans or favorite shirt, here are some things you can try to get it out.
- Difficulty:
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Instructions
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Scrape off fresh paint with a putty knife and rinse immediately in warm water; launder as usual.
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Sponge a dried latex paint stain with turpentine or dry cleaning solvent; launder as usual.
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Tips & Warnings
Once latex paint starts to dry, it may be too late.
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Comments
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Just used a bar of ivory soap and a cuticle brush to take a caked-on white oily paint off the back-end of new dark jeans. Used it once to take oil from a door hinge out of a white skirt.
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lol good girl you found something : )))
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wksracing
Aug 13, 2008
Mineral spirits and a good old fashioned washing worked fine......scrub paint stain hard with mineral spirits & tooth brush or detail brush....then wash normally....can't hardly see the old paint on a pair of dark shorts......oooorah! -
wksracing
Aug 13, 2008
Mineral spirits and a good old fashioned washing worked fine......scrub paint stain hard with mineral spirits & tooth brush or detail brush....then wash normally....can't hardly see the old paint on a pair of dark shorts......oooorah!
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rtkeiper
Jan 06, 2007
I've used Goof Off -- a commercially available paint remover -- to remove dried latex from clothes with great success (especially denim). It's potent stuff, though, so I'd avoid certain fabrics and wash immediately.
