How to remove paint from fabric

If the appearance of the paint stains was no more than three hours, try to wash the product with ordinary soap or detergent. Very often, this surgery helps to remove the stain completely. The sooner you start to remove the stain, the more chances of success.

Unlike gouache and watercolor paint, removing oil paint is not a simple matter. Apply with swab or regular cotton in a little turpentine, acetone or alcohol. Gently wipe the stain on the fabric, removing the excess. Need to wipe from the edge of the stain toward the center. Keep in mind that acetone can not remove stains on the leather, and ammonia changes the color of some products.

Use to remove stains of oil paint also refined gasoline, which can be purchased at a hardware store. To use it is easy – just apply on a cotton swab to wipe on the stain. Be careful – regular gasoline used as car fuel, in this case will not fit. It can remove the main pollution, but add to it the new spots, print that will be almost impossible.

Take special care to clean stains products from cashmere or wool. If such tissue products, there was a spot of oil paint, petrol or acetone will not help you. Put on the spot a little sunflower oil, and the excess paint, remove with tissues wadded or gauze tampon.

Old paint stains on fabric first, treat carefully with a sharp knife or razor blade, to avoid damage to the product. Then soak the contaminated area with alcohol, acetone and apply with a cotton swab. Most likely this procedure will have to be repeated several times to completely remove traces of paint. After this treatment, prepare a strong solution of baking soda and RUB the spot where the stain. At the end of the piece of fabric you must wash with washing powder.