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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.
Scrape off fresh paint with a putty knife and rinse immediately in warm water; launder as usual.
Sponge a dried latex paint stain with turpentine or dry cleaning solvent; launder as usual.
eHow Article: How to Remove Latex Paint from Clothing
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wksracing said
on 8/13/2008 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!
mahall22 said
on 1/19/2007 GOOF OFF worked....it melted the paint right off my $100 pair of 7 jeans. The bottle lists it as made by Lilly Industries....at www.goof-off.com and a number of 1-877-goof-off. Turpentine and dishwashing liquid only got out 10% of the paint (it never dried on my jeans either...it got wet and within 5 minutes I noticed and started the turpentine/dishliquid cleaning). After spending an hour working through hand rubbing the material I gave up and ran into the Goof off on the counter...tried it and it melted the paint away. Be careful about how much of this stuff you inhale though as I got a little too much in my system. Good luck!
mahall22 said
on 1/19/2007 GOOF OFF WORKED! I started with my $100 pair of jeans having wet latex paint on them after sitting on the top of the paint can....turpentine with dish liquid only removed around 10% of the paint...the GOOF OFF seemed to melt the paint right off and left my jeans looking like new! Jeans are in the wash - may take a couple washes to get rid of the turpentine smell. You can get this product through Lilly Industries at WWW.goof-off.com or call 1-877-goof-off. Not sure where this bottle came from as I'm in my sister's house helping her out with some painting. Good luck!
rtkeiper said
on 1/6/2007 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.
Anonymous said
on 8/8/2006 The rubbing alcohol and Scotch Brite worked wonders, and it came out! Thanks and good luck on your paint stains.