Paint Spilled On New Car Carpet and Seats
Melissa (age 29) from Atlanta
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RE: Paint Spilled On New Car Carpet and Seats
I restore the interiors of cars and your best bet is to get lacure thinner for the seats and use it on the carpet. Scrub with a brush on the carpets and with a towel on the seats.
Post By Gina (Guest Post)
RE: Paint Spilled On New Car Carpet and Seats
Don't feel stupid (we all tend to beat ourselves over the head) - something real similar happened to me only it was a lease vehicle. I took it to a professional car detailer because I know paint and I was afraid of what would happen if I tried it on my own. Good Luck! :o(
Post By Deb (Guest Post)
RE: Paint Spilled On New Car Carpet and Seats
Somewhat related, if you spill latex paint on a carpet, pour twice the amount of water over the paint and suck it up with a wet and dry shop vac, this also works with other liquids, orange soda, wine etc
Post by love to camp
RE: Paint Spilled On New Car Carpet and Seats
I also tried windex on leather seats to remove 4 month old paint. It worked like a charm!
Post By Grjas (Guest Post)
RE: Paint Spilled On New Car Carpet and Seats
I saw one line on here that said that windex works to get paint out! I TRIED IT AND IT GOT BOTH DRIED AND WET PAINT OUT IN IMMEDIATLY AND I EVEN USED JUST AN OFF BRAND NOT ACTUALLY THE BRAND WINDEX! NOTHING ELSE WORKED! I MEAN IT WAS QUICK JUST A FEW RUBS AND IT WAS OUT!
Post By Laurie (Guest Post)
RE: Paint Spilled On New Car Carpet and Seats
You might check with your insurance agent. Since your car is new, it should have full coverage, and this might be covered under the comprehensive part of the policy. I'd call and check.
Post By Casey (Guest Post)
RE: Paint Spilled On New Car Carpet and Seats
I saw on here somewhere that windex is the answer
Post by hkrgrl
RE: Paint Spilled On New Car Carpet and Seats
I used de-natured alchohol on my carpet after my then 2 year old son decided to paint my almost white carpet with the hunter green paint my husband was using to paint the walls and it came clean! I learned this trick from a pofessional painter. You can find de-natured alcohol in the paint section.
Post by chima0692
RE: Paint Spilled On New Car Carpet and Seats
You can look at the can of paint and see what solvent is required for cleaning brushes for that type of paint. Different kinds of paint will use different types of solvents (Mineral Spirits, Turpentine, etc.). Then dab the solvent on the paint stains on the carpet. It may take a while but the solvent should remove the paint. As far as the leather seats, be sure to pretest any cleaning solution you try. A cleaning solution that would work fine on the carpet may disclor or damage the leather. Try to find an out of site, piece of leather to pretest on.
Considering the newness of the car, you may want to call both the paint company and your car dealer to see if they have any advice.
Post By Jim (Guest Post)
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