How do I take off craft paint on clothes?
By irene from Highland, CA
Acrylic craft paint is impossible to remove, in my experience. I am an artist, and use acrylic paints. I have a paint shirt that has numerous splotches on it; it has been laundered many many times, and the paint stays there. Sorry.
Once acrylic paint gets on fabric, you can't get it off. It's permanant. Works better than dye if you want to color a shirt or something. It can actually make fabric last longer, takes less time to wear out.
We had an small business of t-shirt printing before. Based in my experience there is no remedy for removing craft acrylic paint for clothes specially for those nylon and cotton clothes.
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How do you get acrylic paint out of a cotton skirt?
Test this method before proceeding. Always make sure to find an area that you can test any cleaner on before applying it to the stain.
First run cold water on the back of the stain to remove as much of the paint as possible.
You can try rubbing alcohol and 409 kitchen cleanser. Use a toothbrush to get it in the stain. Rinse it out and wash as usual.
Dab some rubbing alcohol and allow it to soak the area. Then lightly rub the area. Good luck!
Try toothpaste scrub stain with a tooth brush,then add lemon juice, and dish soap scrub some more.Then wash as usual.
rubbing alcohol (especially really old rubbing alcohol) or nail polish remover. Acetone is pretty good about eliminating stains, and reconstituting old art brushes.
probably try out on fabric first though in my experience using rags and such acetone does not really mess with fabric per se or colour
Try nail polish remover.
Mix dawn dishwashing liquid and peroxide, using equal parts of each. Saturate the stain, and scrub well with a tooth brush. You might have to do this more than once.
In my expierience I have used acrylic paint all the time nce I got it on my favorite hoodie and I got it off using 409 kitchen cleaner, and tooth paste and rubbing alcohol.
How do you get dried on acrylic paint off of a hoodie jacket? It's just a few little spots. The packaging says it washes off, but I can't get it out of my jacket. I've tried to pick it all off and used soap and warm water, but nothing works.
I've done this before, and tried using the washing machine, it doesn't come out that way either. Does anyone know what to use? Thank you.You'll need an alcohol-based cleaner like rubbing alcohol to break down the bits.
I would put blue Dawn on the stain and wash as usual.
You can try nail polish remover or, rubbing alcohol.
I do paintings using acrylic paint & so far I've found nothing to take it out of clothing, other than taking a fingernail emery board or fine sandpaper & carefully filing it away until you can see no more & then washing the rest off by hand. Once acrylics dry, you can't soften them by up with liquids.
i have found an acetone-based brush restorer for when paintbrushes get solid and caked with acrylics and they work remarkably well. You leave the brush soaking in the mixture for 30 minutes. I imagine that it would work for clothes as well
first you do probably have to scrape off the excess
How do I get blue acrylic paint out of a white sweatshirt? It's my friend's and I really need to get it out.
I would use an oxygen-based cleaner. Do not put in the dryer until you are sure the stain is out.
That can be tough. If the sweatshirt is cotton you will have the best chance of getting it out. Blended fabrics are going to be a challenge. I have blend shorts that I added acrylic paint to because I couldn't get the stain out--they actually look kind of cute, but that is not going to help you or your friend :(
Get two white towels...turn the shirt inside out. Put the one towel on the stain from the front of the shirt (so the paint can't bleed through on to the other side of the shirt.
Pour some (from the back) straight from the bottle Dawn dish soap--I prefer the Simple Blue kind not the fancy kind...do not use any of the ones with red or other colors in it...just the blue.
Rub it gently into the stain from the inside until it makes some suds. Add a few drops of cold water to get the suds going. The stain should come up after a few tries at this.
The important thing is to keep the towel on the inside, which is the right side so the paint does not go anywhere else once it is liquidated.
Do not dry this in the dryer until the stain is gone. Once it is gone, wash and dry normally.
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I am an acrylic painting, and I think you are hooped. Sorry. You can certainly try the methods the others have suggested, but if the paint is dry, I don't think you will be successful. I have had limited success with picking it off or trying to scrape at it with my fingernail. You can get it out fairly well if you try washing immediately before it dries. Good luck.
My painters had to come and redo all my trim after we moved in. The trim is white high gloss acrylic. I just got out my new red ballroom gown for a big event and found it has paint dots on an area approx. 4x6 right in the front! It's 100% Polyester that is iridescent red with bead and sequin work. Tag says "Do not wash, do not dry clean. Only professional spot clean". Not even sure where to take it.
There is an area in the front of the dress (a 4x6 area) with about 10 small paint dots and one larger paint dot. All extremely noticeable on red. Any suggestions? My biggest concern is the colorfastness of the material. Help! This was an extremely expensive ball gown that still has the tags on it! Looking to wear it on 8/27/06. Any help would be greatly appreciated!I would take a red permanent marker and color the white dots in...or see if it will peel off...let me know how it goes good luck gail2656 AT yahoo.com
This is a tough one. You could try goof off or another solvent on a Q-tip (check the ingredients on the bottle) and see if it takes out the paint. Because it is a very expensive gown, it might be best to take it to the best dry cleaner in town and ask them what they recommend. Anything with acetone should be avoided on a polyester material. Let us know how this turns out.
Susan from ThriftyFun
First thing is to contact the painting contractor owner and complain. Show him the spots, the price tag, and let him know that you are concerned. A good painter, always puts down drop clothes to protect everything and obviously, this was not done. As for the paint coming out, it might be better if you make the contractor buy you a new gown.
How do I get dried acrylic paint off of shoelaces?
By PamelaMauter from Villa Park, IL
I suggest you try a solvent, such as alcohol or methylated spirits. Then rub the affected area quite hard.
So I had this shirt with acrylic paint all over it and I washed and dried it. The problem is that I washed it with other clothes and now some of the other shirts have paint stains on them, it looks like dye stains.
The problem is that none of those shirts are mine and I am freaking out!I paint with acrylic paint all the time, and I have never had the paint transfer. Was the paint wet? However, I've never been able to remove the paint either. Once it is one your clothes, and dry, you are stuck with it. I have heard, although never tried it, that Amaze (powdered stain remover) will remove it. Friends said they used it to get paint off of a car seat. Couldn't hurt to try. Best of luck.
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Removing paint
Step 1
Fill a 5 -gallon pail with the hottest tap water
Step 2
Add 2T each powdered dishwasher detergent and hydrogen peroxide
Step 3
Add the stained garment
Step 4
Soak overnight
Step 5
Wash in the morning
So, I accidentally washed and dried my grey skinny jeans with acrylic paint on them and didn't realize it was on till after. How do I get it off?
By Leo C.
Soak the spots in rubbing alcohol until it softens then wash spot by hand until clean. I used rubbing alcohol to strip the paint off a night stand so be careful around other painted surfaces.
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Laurie from Ironwood, Michigan
I have had very good luck on alot of surfaces and fabrics with Awesome, which I buy at our local dollar store. Try it on an area which is not seen first.
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