Request: Removing Paint Stains from Clothing
Archived on 02/04/2010
How do I get dried paint and plaster out of black cotton?
By Kim from Elmira, NY
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Try "Goof Off." You can get it at Home Depot or possibly other home improvement or hardware stores.
Be sure it's not Goo Gone, as that one doesn't work as well on dried paint. (12/16/2009)
By Southern Saver
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Try preen ultra degreaser. It works pretty well (12/21/2009)
By scandalicious
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For the plaster, you can mostly just chip it off. As for the paint, you can use a number of different things. There's Shout, Resolve (for your carpet), you can use the hairspray thing (by the way, that's really awesome!). These only work if the paint is dry. If the paint happens to be wet (which it isn't in your case), you can wipe the paint off with a damp cloth. (01/26/2010)
By robyn_k
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My husband's black track pants had some paint splattered on them when he was staining the fence with a cream color to it (why he wore one of his favorite pairs is beyond me, lol). I tried just rubbing alcohol and a bit of elbow grease, making sure I was going in all directions to get right into the stain (not overly rough as you don't want to damage the material). Came out beautifully, had it already in the house, and no damage to the material! :D (01/29/2010)
By tobyhir
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My daughter got paint on her school blazer and was very upset thinking we'd have to buy a new one! We googled and tried the hairspray, and it worked a treat! Thanks very much, Deb 03/02/10 (02/03/2010)
By peanut-tay
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Archived on 12/15/2009
How do I remove red paint off of a black and grey stripe shirt?
By labradorm206
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Hi. I had a coat I loved very much and brushed up against a wet wall and had not realized it, and the paint dried. It had been on there for months, then I needed my jacket for an event. Went to your site. I did the hairspray and hand sanitizer combo and scraped with my nail. It worked great! Thanks so much. (12/10/2009)
By Kathy1953
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Archived on 08/19/2009
How do I get dried "water-soluble" wall paint spatters off my knit shirt? I washed it and the paint is still there. Thanks.
By cindyluhu from Melbourne, FL
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I have had great success using Murphy's Oil Soap. Wet the paint spot with water, apply Murphy's, let it sit a few minutes. I used a soft toothbrush to lightly scrub. I use this product to clean my decorative painting brushes. If this doesn't work, try 91% alcohol. Let it soak as well. It will dissolve the water-based paint. I've also heard of using oven cleaner on oil-based paints. Before you try any spot cleaning, check for color-fastness on the inside hem if possible. Would hate to ruin your clothes. Good Luck. (06/18/2009)
By StefPaints
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Mommy was a hero. Mineral spirits worked wonderfully to remove oil-based wood stain from a 100% polyester futbol jersey (Barcelona). It also had water-based paint on it. I chose to use the mineral spirits first to treat the wood stain by simply pouring a little on each spot and let it sit or apply more until it faded.
I then washed in cold with regular laundry detergent. I then went to work on the paint by scrubbing with an abrasive soap bar I have (called Hog Wash) that is for scrubbing stains. Using that and warm-hot water, the paint came out too. One more wash as normal and you can't tell it was ever stained. Both were fresh stains although the paint had dried, but it was only about 2 hours old. (07/05/2009)
By mshumaker
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Request: Removing Paint Stains from Clothing
Archived on 06/16/2009
The lady I work for does oil paintings. The other day she dropped one and I caught it, getting paint on my uniform. I sponged it with dish soap, but I think it has stained my uniform now. Any tips to remove this stain?
Ibolya from UK
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Thanks guys, the dish soap and alcohol worked a treat on the oil paint on my uniform. Thanks. (08/24/2008)
By zevxev
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Thank you so much for the idea, really saved my pants. My partner was very angry at me because his suit was stained with paint prints. Now he won't be angry at me anymore. (08/27/2008)
By grateful girl
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We just used hand sanitizer after trying Scat and Dawn and a butter knife to try and scrape the dried house paint from my daughter's 50 dollar uniform skirt. Amazing! I will definitely have that on hand for future mishaps. Wow! (09/11/2008)
By Niki and Victoria from New Orleans, LA
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Wow, I just used rubbing alcohol on bright green black light paint that had been splashed on my son's $400 black funeral suit at his frat house. I used a toothbrush and an old towel for a blotter. It dissolved and went straight through to the towel like magic. Thanks. (09/13/2008)
By terry
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Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! My husband is in the Air Force and got some white latex wall paint on one of his dress blue shirts. At first I tried some goo gone, and washed it in cold water with some shout. I checked it before putting it in the drier, and needless to say, it didn't work. I went on a search for other ideas...then I found this site. I tried the hand sanitizer and some hairspray and it came out! It took a little scrubbing with a butter knife, a toothbrush wasn't quite cutting it, but it all came clean. I made sure to rinse and wash the shirt immediately after. I will definitely keep that tip! (09/16/2008)
By Courtney
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Thanks. I got paint on my jeans and you helped me a lot. (09/16/2008)
By jessica
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The rubbing alcohol got the paint out of my polyester cheer leading skirt. (09/26/2008)
By Kelsey
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I just spent a lot of money on my daughter's sport jacket, and she was making t-shirts for homecoming and got fabric paint all over the jacket. Knowing I would be mad she hid it for 2 weeks and I found it. I tried the rubbing alcohol and hand sanitizer and it all came out (and it was a lot of paint!). Thanks for the great tip! (10/01/2008)
By Ann J
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I used the rubbing alcohol and hand sanitizer and it worked. I was freaking out because it was a new denim outfit I bought my 18 month old and he got a hold of some paint at my friend's salon. It all came out of his jeans after it dried up, amazing technique! (10/04/2008)
By T. English
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Today my 2 year old daughter got yellow "washable" paint on her expensive Minnie Mouse Costume we bought for her on our trip to Disney World in August. It was her first time wearing it and it was to a Fall festival for a costume contest. She wore it for about 10 minutes before it got the yellow paint splattered all over the front of it and I was devastated because it looked like it would never come out. I had wanted her to use it for Halloween. I tried some Bath & Body works hand sanitizer I had, let it sit for a little bit and scratched it out with my nail because a toothbrush didn't seem to cut it and I didn't want to ruin the material with something harsher, and it all came out! Thanks so much, what a life saver! (10/25/2008)
By Jennifer
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Had a set in stain in a pair of running pants. I was so surprised when the alcohol took it right out. Yea! (10/28/2008)
By Linda
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I got white wall paint on my blue satin jacket. So I tried to use soap and water to get it out and when that didn't work, I came here and used rubbing alcohol. It works like magic! Thanks. (11/06/2008)
By Rebecca
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I tried the rubbing alcohol, it didn't work on my jacket which is made of a cotton and poly blend. I tried some goof off that I had and it worked great. I poured onto the stain on the jacket and rubbed it lightly with a clean cloth, the paint came right out, and the paint was all over the front of one side of the jacket. You will need to be in a ventilated area because the goof off has a really strong odor and you will definitely want to wash the garment before wearing or you will smell like chemicals. (11/11/2008)
By silki513
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Okay, well, after I went to stage crew in my favorite jeans I'm never doing this again. I had a brown paint spot and white primer scattered all over them. I read this page, and here is what I did:
1. Got a bathroom cup/butter knife/q-tips
2. Got rubbing alcohol and regular hand sanitizer
3. Mixed together the alcohol and sanitizer
4. Used the q-tip to massage the mixture on the paint spots
5. Used the butter knife to scratch off the paint
So far everything is coming out with little effort. And these stains have been in there for five days! So this really works, hope it helps. (11/26/2008)
By alex
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I was so excited & hopeful when I read this. Unfortunately, it did not take red paint pen out of my son's favorite hoodie. I went immediately to the store and bought alcohol & hand sanitizer. I have been working on it for over 1/2 hr. No luck. I wonder what I did wrong? (12/02/2008)
By Ferrell
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Hand sanitizer saved my brand new wool coat from the evils of white and yellow oil paint. Tested it for colorfastness, and then dabbed on the sanitizer and scrubbed it with a toothbrush, and it is like nothing ever happened! I am so happy, thanks so much! :) (12/03/2008)
By Maureen
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For those really tough jobs...I was painting my home climbing a ladder spilling an entire paint tray over the front of my favorite Levi 501 jeans. Being a conservative in spending, immediate panic set in. Researching the Internet I came across this site thanking God. However, trying out the honest suggestions did nothing for my jeans.
My last resort was a trip to the hardware store. I located a product that worked using the suggested removal processes using sponge (to wet the areas), tip of a dinner knife (to scrape and loosen dried up paint), diligence with several applications (apply product, sponge, agitate), and final rinse (under a faucet).
It takes about 60 seconds after applying the product for the paint to liquefy before agitating with the knife and here it is: LIFT OFF #5 (Latex Paint & Over spray Remover). My jeans looked like new after having dried. Good luck. (12/27/2008)
By randall
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So thankful I found this website! Hairspray, hand sanitizer, and a toothbrush saved my favorite (expensive) career blouse. It look a few minutes, but it's as good as new now. I had leaned on a wall of wet, deep red paint and didn't realize what I had done until the paint was already dried on the blouse. I left the stained shirt in my laundry room for weeks trying to decide how to salvage it, and then a web search led me here! I can't believe the solution was so easy, and I didn't even have to go out and buy anything :) (01/01/2009)
By Lynn
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I unknowingly got stain on a brand new pair of cotton jeans (white). I tried the hand sanitizer and it worked immediately! Thank you Lynne for the post. You are a Lifesaver! (01/10/2009)
By Stuart
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Wow the hand sanitizer worked fantastic. My son got paint on his favorite hoodie and it was dried in, looked at this web site and found this suggestion. This tip saved the day and the favorite hoodie. Thanks (01/11/2009)
By Erin
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I have had paint on a pair of brand new jeans that I could only wear around the house. They had been washed several times and the paint didn't fade a bit. I googled paint stains and found this site. I tried the rubbing alcohol and an old toothbrush and it worked! Thank you so much. I have a new pair of jeans. (01/12/2009)
By Diana
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Used the alcohol, hairspray and the hand sanitizer, rubbed with toothbrush and it removed the white paint from a black shirt. (01/17/2009)
By lola.
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The hand sanitizer really worked. I got bright blue paint on my new black sweater and it had already set and dried. :( I found this site and tried the hand sanitizer and with a few q-tips and rubbing, it worked like a charm! It didn't even discolor my sweater. Thanks y'all! (01/19/2009)
By Taylor
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Saved a shirt. The sanitizer really, really works. Thanks! (01/26/2009)
By Rich
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I can't believe it, but alcohol really works! I have just removed dried on paint from the arm of a coat using vodka and a nail brush. it took some scrubbing but it has worked. Brilliant, thank you! (02/08/2009)
By Nicola
RE: Removing Paint Stains from Clothing
The hand sanitizer worked like a charm to get paint off my daughter's basketball uniform. She had leaned up against a wall I had just finished painting and smeared her entire right side with yellow paint. First I tried Oxyclean, but it didn't budge. Then I went online and found this website, hand sanitizer worked and saved me $100 in uniform deposit. Thank you! (02/08/2009)
By Kerry
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I had to use STROH RUM as that was all I could find. It took out the black fabric paint on my couch. Yippee!
(02/12/2009)
By Jacqueline V.
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You can also use nail polish remover. I had these favorite jeans and they had a big white paint spot. I used nail polish remover with water and it worked very fast. I was so happy. (02/23/2009)
By Bianca
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Denatured alcohol solvent worked for me when the other recommendations didn't. Still took some scrubbing, but I saw the paint coming off immediately. This was small latex paint spots on an older REI gore-tex jacket. Make sure you wash the clothing item thoroughly before putting it in the dryer. This stuff is also used as fuel and is extremely flammable. (02/25/2009)
By clara
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Request: Removing Paint Stains from Clothing
Archived on 08/23/2008
How do I get paint off of jeans? How do I remove gloss paint from clothing (i.e. jeans)?
Roy
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Thank goodness for your site! Had paint on my brand new roots sweater! Nail polish remover got it out! Thanks so much! (12/11/2007)
By Ashlee
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I couldn't find any rubbing alcohol so I used a little Murphy's Oil Soap diluted in water and scrubbed with an old toothbrush and I was able to get the little bits of black spray paint off my new ski jacket. :) (12/25/2007)
By Gail
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My husband called to find out if I could get paint out of his favorite jeans. I ran over to get them and bring them home to try and get the stain out. My internet was acting weird so as I re-started my computer, I put the jeans in the sink in hot water to begin pre-treating as soon as possible.
I scrubbed the stain with a kitchen dish scrubber and detergent for about 15-20 minutes and most of it came out. I think it had been about an hour since the paint got on the clothing.
When I was finally able to check the internet, I came to this site and read the whole page. I decided to try alcohol first (since I had it on hand) and the rest of the stain came out in about 2 minutes!! (Too bad I wasn't able to read this first!)
I then took his ski jacket (which got paint on it the day before - they were 24-hour old stains) and literally removed about 7 very large stains and a bunch of small stains in 10 minutes.
The alcohol worked great. I would definitely recommend trying that first. And any material that is non-absorbent (like the ski jacket for example) should be very easy to clean. It literally wiped off when I put the alcohol on it and scrubbed it with the kitchen dish scrubber! (01/02/2008)
By April
RE: Removing Paint Stains from Clothing
ALWAYS Test a small hidden spot and wait 10min before continuing.
I just ruined a quilt using rubbing alcohol to remove a paint stain -- it removed the color. I tested a spot, but did not wait long enough. (01/05/2008)
By Richard
Hand Sanitizer
I couldn't find a solvent or rubbing alcohol so I tried Generic Hand Sanitizer. The gel really worked well! (01/08/2008)
By Sean
RE: Removing Paint Stains from Clothing
Oh my gosh! Hand sanitizer really works!
you have to rub it a little. (01/10/2008)
By guest
RE: Removing Paint Stains from Clothing
Hairspray also removes permant marker. Saturate area, rub between hands, then rinse with bar hand soap and water. If marker is on a hard surface then just spray with hair spray and it will start to run right off. Wipe with paper towel so as you don't transfer stain to a cloth. (01/21/2008)
By Mary
RE: Removing Paint Stains from Clothing
I have a North Face skiing jacket and it's quite expensive. It's basically waterproof but I heard regular washes would hurt the waterproof coating. Today I got some type of red stuff on it, somewhat a lipstick shade but I have no idea what it is. I tried using a cleaner for jackets but it's not working. Would alcohol or hairspray ruin the coating? (01/22/2008)
By Nicole
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I just used hand sanitizer to remove paint stains from my daughters jeans. The stain is over a month old, and it came out with a dab of hand sanitizer and rubbing with an old toothbrush. Thanks so much for saving a pair of jeans. I thought they were trash. (01/25/2008)
By Jennifer
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Vodka and a scourer worked great for some bad gloss streaks on my jacket. (01/27/2008)
By Fred
RE: Removing Paint Stains from Clothing
Hi. My daughter got gloss paint on her new designer jeans, I came onto this page to see if there was anything I could do. Tried the alcohol first, it got most of the paint out within 5 mins. Then sprayed hairspray onto the remaining stain and it came out instantly. Julie (01/31/2008)
By julie
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I tried everything but couldn't get the brown latex paint off my black Boss jeans. So I pained the brown spot with some black paint...perfect. (01/31/2008)
By Peter
It worked
Alcohol really worked. I am in love with it. You got to try it. It is magnificent. (02/05/2008)
By Courtney
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HAIRSPRAY! You're all geniuses! Thank you for saving my favorite sweater from an Orangey fate. (02/06/2008)
By Kirsten
Removing the dogs uh oh.
After seeing a comforter at Macys I begged for it for Christmas! After the boyfriends choice of said gift he was the king of our house that was, until just shy of 1 week having my new $500.00 khaki comforter got lovely puppy paw prints in BRIGHT YELLOW paint all over the bed. While wet he knew he could get most of it...and he explained he got it all. Well last night almost 4 weeks after the incident I noticed a spot of yellow paint still the size of a puppy paw on the darker side of the room on the bed on the very edge...needless to say thank you to hand sanatizer and some alcohol. It came right out. Did get a toothbrush and let it set for a couple minutes before hand. THANK YOU S much! 2-6-08
(02/06/2008)
By Just A Girl
RE: Removing Paint Stains from Clothing
I just used the hand sanitizer on a jacket that had been washed and dried! It worked, I just used the sanitizer and a stiff brush. Worked great on paint to remove it. (02/12/2008)
By Lisa
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I used Murphy's Oil Soap diluted with a little water to get the paint off my favorite Gortex ski jacket! It worked like a charm, just scrub with an old toothbrush! (02/22/2008)
By Shayle
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VODKA! It's AMAZING! Took a gloss paint stain out of my jeans perfectly with a bit of scrubbing of course, but still couldn't ask for a better result! thanx! (02/25/2008)
By Ems
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Thank all of you for your suggestions. The Murphys Oil Soap did get a little of the paint off my husband's scrub pants but the alcohol got it all! Thank you very much.
Elaine (03/07/2008)
By ElaineTrex
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I sat on a bus stop bench the other day and I sat on something which looked like white paint in my black suit pants. I didn't realize until I had already washed them, after reading your article I decided to try the hair spray and it worked brilliantly so well done! (03/30/2008)
By Emma
RE: Removing Paint Stains from Clothing
WOW! I used the rubbing alcohol on a dried paint stain on my daughter's skirt and with a toothbrush it came out! Thanks! (04/09/2008)
By Tricia
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Yes, Alcohol did it. I have a suit where I brushed against a painted wall. I took it to the dry cleaners. They said it couldn't come out. So being stubborn like I am. I checked online and found this post about Alcohol, so I tried it. As soon as I poured it on the pants it spread out and began to dissolve. I had to repeat it several times But it is out! Thank you very much! (04/09/2008)
By Wilie
RE: Removing Paint Stains from Clothing
My son got oil based paint on his Sr. Jacket which is water repellent. The stain was several days old. Alcohol and hair spray did it! I can't believe it! I really does work! (04/15/2008)
By Frieda
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i have scrubbed my jacket for hours now, only using rubbing alcohol, toothpaste, and hairspray. not all together, but now of these products work!
Is there anything else that will remove house paint from my jacket.
thank you (04/18/2008)
By cheyne
RE: Removing Paint Stains from Clothing
Hand sanitizer is good. Just put some on the stain and scrub it. Then, wash it off. (04/24/2008)
By someone
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My daughter got paint @ a birthday on her bathing suit. I came to this web site and tries alcohol and a toothbrush. It did come out, with a little scrubbing! Thank you all. (04/27/2008)
By angie
RE: Removing Paint Stains from Clothing
Will rubbing alcohol, hand sanitizer or hairspray work on clothes that are dry clean only? I backed into a wet paint window sill with my favorite trousers. (04/27/2008)
By amy
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The alcohol tip works! I have khaki capri pants that had red paint stains around the knees. I had already washed and dried the pants and the stain was set. Now it's gone! Rubbing alcohol and a toothbrush -- it took about 5 minutes. Awesome! (04/28/2008)
By Stephanie Williams
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Latex on "dry clean only" drapery panel. Alcohol didn't budge it, but cleaning fluid did the trick. (05/04/2008)
By Marge
RE: Removing Paint Stains from Clothing
This tip was excellent. I was mad when my dad got paints on my new shorts, but hand sanitizer took it right out! (05/10/2008)
By Mr.Clean
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Got covered in wet gloss paint, had little hope of removing it, but after checking this site found that the hairspray tip worked fantasticly! cheers guys! (05/13/2008)
By lucy
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Got black spray paint stains (paint was still wet) on the first day of wearing my expensive new NHL jersey. Made the mistake of spraying it with stain remover and washing it. Looked here when the stains didn't go away. Rubbing alcohol and a toothbrush took them right out! Thank you so much! (05/15/2008)
By Vinny
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I wish I would have looked here first! I first tried goop off, which does not work by the way, then I came to the computer, I say a praise on using rubbing alcohol and thought "what's to lose," gave it a try and it worked wonders scrubbing with the toothbrush, thank you so much. (05/16/2008)
By Tina
RE: Removing Paint Stains from Clothing
The rubbing alcohol worked GREAT! It came right out. (05/18/2008)
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Amazed! Alcohol worked fast and easy. Thanks (06/02/2008)
By amanda
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Beige cord pants with a blue acrylic paint. small spot but I just bought these pants. Trying this tomorrow morning, any ideas?
(06/08/2008)
By Mitch
RE: Removing Paint Stains from Clothing
Rubbing alcohol = paint stain's worst nightmare! Thanks guys! (06/09/2008)
By Pat
RE: Removing Paint Stains from Clothing
I got gloss DRY paint on my favorite blue jeans. I tried using spirit but it wouldn't work. So what should I do? Please I need HELP! (06/14/2008)
RE: Removing Paint Stains from Clothing
I just tried alcohol and hand sanitizer. On black dress pants. It worked great!
Thanks everyone. (06/16/2008)
By reina39
RE: Removing Paint Stains from Clothing
My husband got paint on his new blue jeans. I soaked them overnight, used a paste for stain removal, scrubbed them with a brush and nothing worked. Finally I used alcohol and the stain came out completely. I should have tried this first. Thanks so much. (06/25/2008)
By christine
RE: Removing Paint Stains from Clothing
Get some Grease Lightening sold at Lowe's in the cleaning section. Works wonders. Spray on the paint stain and let it set. Then with a brush scrub the stain forcefully out.
I work in the paint section at Lowe's.
(06/26/2008)
By George
RE: Removing Paint Stains from Clothing
So I tried the alcohol on my khaki capris which had a white paint stain that was about 2hrs dry! and WOW! I had been scrubbing with dove and a toothbrush for about 30min before I came to this and let me tell you it didn't take more than 2min for it to begin to come off =] Overall very happy. (07/01/2008)
By Alicia
RE: Removing Paint Stains from Clothing
Love alcohol! Great idea, thank you.
I'd opened a paint sample in b&q and it splattered onto my jacket. All good now though! (07/09/2008)
By jo
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So my boyfriends little brother stole his FAVORITE black t-shirt and got white (water-based) paint on it. What's the best thing to use without fading the black and Hopefully saving his tee? By the way I think it has already been washed and dried. I haven't tried anything yet, cause I don't want to damage it more. Help Please =) (07/25/2008)
By Maygan
RE: Removing Paint Stains from Clothing
Rubbing alcohol worked really well on my jeans. (07/30/2008)
By Nicole
RE: Removing Paint Stains from Clothing
It worked! Thank God for the internet! My favorite shorts are as good as new! (08/03/2008)
By Lets
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I've got some overalls "Blue" with logos in white stamped on the back by the manufacturer, any ideas on how I may be able to remove these logos?
Thank you, R (08/06/2008)
By Randi
RE: Removing Paint Stains from Clothing
WOW! The Alcohol worked awesome! I had paint on my jean skirt for months and it had been washed and dried several times, I poured the alcohol on and scrubbed with a tooth brush and it was GONE all of it!! THANK YOU!! (08/08/2008)
By crissy42268
RE: Removing Paint Stains from Clothing
i just wanted to post and say THANK YOU! I received a pretty sweatshirt from a friend which paint stains on it. I tried the hairspray and a tooth brush and its coming out! i will use alcohol and i am sure it will come out! (08/09/2008)
By lynar
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Request: Removing Paint Stains from Clothing
Archived on 01/17/2007
Is it possible to remove old water based paint from mainly cotton clothing without causing too much damage?
Thank you,
Frank from Australia
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Scrapper's Solution
I just removed a couple of very old white paint stains from a pair of blue jeans. I had tried rubbing alcohol and nail polish remover, and neither worked, so I randomly decided to try a product that I had around, called "Scrapper's Solution" by Un-du. It's designed for fixing scrapbooking mistakes (if you've glued something in the wrong place). I scrubbed the stains with a toothbrush, adding another drop of the solution every few seconds. I scrubbed for about 5 minutes, and the paint stains are gone! (09/09/2006)
By Hilary
Alcohol
Definitely USE ALCOHOL! I'm so glad I didn't listen to the nay-sayers who said old dried paint simply won't come out. After reading these postings, moments ago I applied rubbing alcohol to old (I'm talking years) paint stain on the sleeve of a favorite sweater. This was an open knit sweater so it took extensive rubbing to work out all the 3-D paint, but it worked! Admittedly, all the rubbing did fray the sleeve a tad, but this is waaaay better than a ghost of light paint all along a dark blue sleeve. Thanks! (10/19/2006)
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Alcohol
Checked your website immediately and tackled my sweatshirt with alcohol as suggested. It took quite a bit of scrubbing with a cloth and a toothbrush but the paint is gone. My sweatshirt is red, the paint was white. There is no fading at the stain sight or damage to the fibers. THANK YOU! (12/04/2006)
By SYL
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We have been painting one of our children's homes and got paint on my favorite shirt. My first thought was ThriftyFun. Bless everyone who posted how to remove the paint, I now am able to wear my shirt again. (12/06/2006)
By imaqt1962
ALCOHOL
On my daughter's black polyester workout pants horribly marred with dried yellow paint. All I can say is that rubbing alcohol and scrubbing like a banshee with a nylon Dobie potscrubber worked PURE MAGIC! (12/29/2006)
By Cindy
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Tip: Removing Paint Stains from Clothing
Archived on 08/24/2006
With any stain, you want to treat it as quickly as possible. If paint is allowed to dry on your clothing it will be more difficult to remove all traces of the stain.
Read the Paint Container
Nearly every paint container is going to have instructions for removing and thinning that particular kind of paint.
Tempera Paint Stains
Carefully scrape off excess paint, being careful not to make the stain much bigger. Pre-treat the stain with cold water and a detergent. I usually use a little Dawn liquid dishwashing detergent and blot it into the stain, being careful not to spread the paint. Then let the garment soak for a while, apply detergent again if the stain persists. Once the stain is removed, wash the garment in warm water (assuming this is washable fabric).
Latex Paint Stains
Latex paint can be really tough to remove once it dries, so try to get to it early. It is water soluble, so if you get to it before it dries you can have some success with just detergent and water.
If there is excess paint, carefully scrape it off with a dull knife. Then blot the stain with a mild detergent (like Dawn) and luke warm water. Then rinse with clean water and repeat the first step if necessary.
Oil Based Paint Stains
Carefully scrape of any excess paint. Blot the stain with a sponge with a small amount Turpentine or whatever solvent the paint can recommends. Then mix one teaspoon of a mild detergent (like Dawn) with a cup of luke-warm water. Blot the stain with this solution. Lastly, sponge with clean water.
Commercial Product
I have had some success using Goof Off for removing paint stains from clothing. Follow the instructions on the container.
Tip: Remove paint splatters from your hair by rubbing the splatters with baby oil.
Do you have any tips for removing paint from clothing? Please share them below...
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Hairspray
For all those who have gotten paint on clothing, here is an inexpensive way to get it out. HAIRSPRAY! Spray it on the paint, rub till the stain disappears and laundry as normal. The item will be as good as new. (02/20/2005)
By Gwen
Hairspray
If the paint has dried completely on the clothing, need not worry, get a bottle of hairspray, spray it directly on the paint and get a steel wool and scrub. NB:make sure it is ok fabric to use the steel wool on. (12/09/2005)
By Alyce
Rubbing Alcohol
My son got paint on his brand new (expensive) Burton jacket. And we panicked. We tried hairspray but it didn't quite work very well. Then we tried rubbing alcohol! It completely took out the WHOLE stain. Please try this. (01/11/2006)
By JAne
Hairspray
Just tried the hairspray tip for paint on my husband's jeans. THe paint stain was from over 2 weeks ago and it works. I sprayed and rubbed, and kept doing that until the paint came off. Many many thanks because my cousin was saying because it was oil based paint it would never come off. Many many thanks (02/18/2006)
By Aly
Alcohol
The alcohol worked great on Acrylic Latex which was 2 days old and had been washed. Couldn't use hairspray as I have no need of it due to being foliculely challenged. (02/25/2006)
By Dave
Alcohol
Alcohol worked fantastic for removing white latex paint from my blue jeans and a very expensive Blue Willi blue jean sweater. I had tried using a stain remover called Goo Gone on the day old paint with no success. The garments had just come out of the washing machine and were still damp. I used the alcohol (over the counter Isopropyl Rubbing Alcohol from the drug store which contained 70% alcohol). When I put it on the paint and rubbed a bit, the paint just melted away. I put the items back in the washing machine and the stain is now totally gone. This is a method that I highly recommend. Easy, cheap and best of all it works! (03/12/2006)
By Bob
Alcohol
Alcohol was great. Dried paint on my nieces jacket. Should have ruined it. Alcohol worked very well with a minimum of rubbing (04/02/2006)
By Mary
Rubbing Alcohol
My husband just bought a lovely beige upholstered couch for our living room. While carrying an open can of Iced Mocha (dark chocolate) colored latex paint, I accidentally slipped and spilled it on one of the seats. I tried the rubbing alcohol and it worked! Thanks so much for your useful posts. (04/03/2006)
By Suzanne
A couple 'rules' for removing stains like this.
Remember from chemistry class that 'like dissolves like'. Water is a polar molecule (the oxygen is relatively negative, hogging electrons from the hydrogens) and the so other polar substances are needed to dissolve it. Unfortunately, I can't think of anything besides water that should really work well.
Anything oil based at all needs something non-polar. That's why alcohol works. Same with baby oil. Hair spray contains alcohol... so it's like a sticky version of rubbing alcohol.
Detergents (dish or laundry soap) works on most things because it surrounds molecules of the bad stuff and takes them to the magical land of spilled liquids.
Check everything for color-fastness (color-fastitude?) before you go bathing your clothes in it. (04/10/2006)
By Ryan
Alcohol
I have a Jacket, my Favorite Jacket from my Favorite football Team, and one of my friends shot me with a paintable gun, i thinks the paint was Oil Base, i tried washing right away but i kinda made it worse, and now its stained in my closet, so i thought i could restore it someway, but I'm not sure what to do... Help!
The Jacket is Polyester with cotton, should i use Alcohol?
Editor's Note: I think alcohol might help. If that doesn't seem to do anything, try spraying the spots with WD-40, then if it seems to take the paint out, take some Dawn dishwashing liquid and rub it into where you put the WD-40 and launder as usual. (04/11/2006)
By Michael
Alcohol
I thank everyone so very much for the ALCOHOL tip. IT WORKED IMAZINGLY! I had my dark indigo wash denim soaked for more than a week and didn't know what to do with them. i can't believe ALCOHOL just removed the paint that well. I did use a stiff brush, but i scrubbed so hard and left a round slightly discolor blot now. But I'm still very glad that the paint came off. (04/15/2006)
By tiffany
Hairspray
I'm ecstatic. Quick spray of hairspray on a very old paint stain on a good jacket. Quick scrub with steel wool and its GONE! Thank you for your wonderful tip. (04/21/2006)
By Donna
Rubbing Alcohol for Latex Paint
I splattered paint on two pairs of my brand new shorts, one pair cotton, one pair were swim shorts material. The paint was interior latex. I tried Dual Action Oxy, soaking, hot wash, cold wash, nothing took the paint out. So, reading this, I tried rubbing alcohol. Paint had been washed and dried, and the rubbing alcohol took it right out with a tiny bit of gentle scrubbing (I used a small wire bristle brush with softer bristles for cleaning sneakers) but I'm sure you could use any sort of bristle brush. Don't rub too hard! Worked great! (05/30/2006)
By Dave
Goo-Gone Didn't Work on Oil Based Stain
I tried the Goo-Gone on a white oil-based primer (on work jeans) and it didn't work, if you are trying to remove oil paint from denim then don't buy Goo-Gone for that particular purpose. We had some in the house so it didn't cost me anything, but it is useless as far as oil-based Rustoleum goes.
PMZ (07/07/2006)
By Pauly-Wauly
OOPS
Use "OOPS" to get paint out. But wash clothes with "OOPS" in washer without other clothes. (08/06/2006)
By Carli
Simple Green
WOW - IT WORKED! I tried rubbing alcohol, paint thinner, and Dawn dish detergent to no avail. An all-purpose cleaning product called "Simple Green" was the only thing that removed the paint from my son's good gym shorts with mild scrubbing effort! (08/14/2006)
By Debbie Slane
Alcohol
i had just gotten a new pair of jersy short and had got paint on them. I noticed it a couple days after the paint had dried on them, so I thought they were gone. I soaked them in oxy clean for 3 days with no luck. I tried hairspray, no luck. then I use alcohol and a toothbrush and rubbed it on. The alcohol took the paint out right away (08/23/2006)
By kelly
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