By EasyHow

How to clean latex paint

Latex paint is one of the fastest and convenient ways to give your ceiling and walls a neat finished appearance. However, after repair always remain small spots and stains on the furniture, floor and other surrounding objects. If you do not know exactly how to remove them, read carefully – this information is especially for you.

You will need

water, a rag, newspaper or paper, acetone, construction solvent for latex paint, putty knife.

Instruction

While working with latex paint, be careful. If some drops fall on furniture, carpets or other objects scour them immediately, without waiting for drying. Just made the spot it is always easier to bring, remember this. If the paint got on the fabric, clothing or carpet in no case do not RUB it with solvents. Immediately remove excess paint with a dry newspaper or paper, and what is left on the surface, rinse thoroughly with water. The fact that latex paint is perfectly water soluble, so with careful rinsing well washed from the surface of fabrics and carpets.

Dried paint stains behave differently. If you are not able to detect some traces of vodoemulsionki immediately after their contact with the surface, you must first soften the dried layer with water. If the size of the spots or streaks large, put it on top of a damp cloth and leave for 20-30 minutes. Small spots can you just wet with water. After some time, the stain will soften and it will be easy to remove using a normal cloth, a brush or just gently scrape off with a spatula.

Very carefully remove the ink stains from linoleum or wood flooring, as you may damage the surface with solvent to scratch or abrasive material. First, try to rinse the stain with plenty of water and rag. Please note that to apply the solvent (in this case water) to the surface of the paint impossible. If you persist in this, the solvent may help the paint to penetrate deeper into the surface of your floor. So it's best just to rinse the stain with plenty of water. Very old, fossilized stains from vodoemulsionki well rubbed with a special construction of the usual solvents and acetone.

Note

If you're trying to scrub the paint from linoleum or wood flooring using a chemical solvent or acetone, pre-try wiping a small area in the place which is hidden from prying eyes. Often solvents disrupt the structure flooring and can leave on the site of the ink spots is not less ugly stain, to remove which it would be impossible.

Useful advice

The largest number of paint spots is near the capacity in which it is stored, that is why, even if you work very carefully, put a bucket or tray you have on the newspaper or cardboard.