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Removing Paint from Carpet

October 15, 2007

A paintbrush and spilled paint on a carpet.My husband and I painted our bedroom forest green. What we didn't realize was that the paint we dripped on the drop cloth was seeping through. We had a ton of dark green paint spots on our near white carpet. What took them all up was Barbasol shaving cream. Spray it on, mush it around and wipe it up with a clean white rag. Some spots only needed it once, others had to be done multiple times. Let soak and scrub.

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By Hilary S from Livonia, MI

 
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February 10, 2010

Chocolate Brown latex paint on light carpeting. Yuck! Cold water and my wet vacuum! I saturated the spot with water and sucked it up. Worked like magic!

 
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April 29, 2016

I had a can of emulsion paint spill in the back of my car where can I buy Di-sol-it please?


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August 19, 20170 found this helpful

Many online grocery stores in your area will let you order this product online. Otherwise look in your supermarkets in your area.

 

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August 19, 20170 found this helpful

Amazon.uk has it.

 
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June 18, 2011

How do you get a wall paint off your carpet?

By James

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June 20, 20110 found this helpful

You can test an area for colorfastness, then use a strong brush and apply paint remover. Let it sit 2-5 min, then scrub in tiny circles with a stiff brush (not wire) and rub off with rag. You might have to do this several times, depending on how big an area and what color paint and thickness of carpet. I also do this with clothing paint stains and use a scrub brush that I used to use to paint clothing.

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Most of the time I get it out, then scrub in a good soap cleaner. Sometimes I then clean again with the alcohol waterless hand cleaners. They help get out paints in kid's clothing if it has not been there long, blessings on your cleaning.

 
June 21, 20110 found this helpful

I'd recommend "Di-solv-It", this stuff has worked in nanoseconds where other products wouldn't touch the problem (use an old fork to scrape the paint loose). I had an alien substance at the bottom of my refrigerator that Goo-gone, etc. wouldn't budge; I thought I'd have to sandblast it out, one spray of Di-Solv-It and it lifted immediately and absolutely no harm to the fridge. (Available at Wallyworld and other establishments where size 22/24 Spandex pants frequent.)

 
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February 7, 2005

A couple of months ago a tin of emulsion paint was spilt on my cord carpet. We wiped up alot of it but it has stained the carpet badly. Does anyone have any ideas for getting dried paint off cord carpet?



Elaine from England

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February 7, 20050 found this helpful

Emulsion is water soluble so a good scrubbing with lots of soapy water should help - and a cord carpet will probably stand up to it well. Scrub and blot until you remove all the paint without soaking the carpet too much. Try asking at the local DIY store - they may have something to help the process.

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Jo

 
By Jill (Guest Post)
February 10, 20050 found this helpful

Have you tried goop? Is the carpet a large piece? Can you pick up the carpet and work over a pan outside? I would try paint thinner, and anything else after that if it did not clean. Go to an artists shop and find what they have to remove paint.

You can then use soap as long as you can rinse and rinse and rinse the section of the carpet. If you get soap in your carpet, it will attract dirt and there will always be a spot. I would work what I was using into the fibers with a soft brush. I use a large brush to groom my carpet and cause the strands to stand up after I clean it.

Water will sometimes shrink your carpet when it dries. Some installers use this method of laying the carpet so they don't have to stretch it. I do not recommend this. When I used to clean carpets that had been layed using this method, they were bumpy til they dried.

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June 24, 2019

How do I get a carpet stain out from spray paint?


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June 24, 20190 found this helpful

Try paint thinner in an inconspicuous spot first.

 
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January 8, 2011

My daughter spilled a large puddle of paint on the carpet. Does anyone know of anything we can do to remove it? It has dried now.

By CHRISTINE

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January 8, 20110 found this helpful

Depends on if its latex or oil base, also the carpet color. If its oil based then peel as much up as you can then use mineral spirits and a clean white cotton cloth.

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If its latex hot water and laundry detergent with a stiff brush then blot with dry cloth and repeat also vinegar works wonders.

 
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August 9, 2011

How do you clean paint out of a carpet? It is orange paint on a cream carpet.

By Freya from London


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March 22, 2018

Paint is easy to spill and drop clothes can slip or tear, allowing the paint to get on the protected surface underneath. If it is carpet, the paint can be difficult to remove, especially after it dries. This is a page about how to remove paint stains on light colored carpet.

Paint brush, paint can lid and blobs of pink paint on a light carpet.

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How do I get paint out of the carpet?

 
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September 16, 2010

How can I clean paint stains out of the carpet?

 
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July 8, 2009

After painting the interior walls of my house, my son stepped in the paint tray and walked on the carpet. Any ideas on how to get the paint out of the carpet that doesn't cost and arm and a leg?

 
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May 15, 2009

Is there a way to get dried latex paint off carpet and clothes?

 
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