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Removing Nail Polish Stains From a Couch

November 27, 2012

Daughter painting her mother's nails on the sofa.I left some nail polish out with the lid on, but some kids found it and started painting lessons on the couch! To save myself from an eternity without nail polish, I came on this site. My sister and I used nail polish remover, rubbing alcohol, and toothpaste! It worked! It took a loooong time of scrubbing and cotton balls but when you use them all, it works. Just remember to wash off all the toothpaste or it is sticky.

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November 15, 20165 found this helpful
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I just noticed this dried nail polish from painting toenails this past weekend. Must have toppled the polish without even noticing until tonight, Tuesday. Panicked since sofa sectional is just a couple of years old. Tried to scrape it off, didn't work. Soap and water didn't work. Nail polish remover didn't work. Then I googled. Found this article. Tried it (polish remover, alcohol, and toothpaste). WOW! It worked! And it was easy! So glad I decided to Google for a this solution to my problem. It really does work. And it didn't take much scrubbing at all. I did use a regular wash cloth instead of cotton balls. It seems to have worked. Can hardly wait until it completely dries.

 
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November 2, 2006

I believe it is cotton. I tried nail polish remover, and although it did not remove the color on the fabric butit didn't remove the nail polish either. Any suggestions you may have would be greatly appreciated!



Katrina from Liverpool, PA

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By Jessica (Guest Post)
September 5, 20070 found this helpful

Wow my dads gonna be home any minute and I don't have any of that stuff and I'm gonna get in trouble and my dog spilt my hot pink finger nail polish and I'm gonna get in so much trouble PLEASE HELP ME

 
By haley (Guest Post)
November 17, 20070 found this helpful

My friend and I were painting nails, and the brush slipped out of her hand. It got on the floor and on the couch. We got it off the floor with spot shot, and now we cant find a way to remove. Please help before my mom wakes up

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p.s. Please I really am not looking forward to getting in trouble because my dad is coming home tomorrow. If she is mad she will tell everyone and my dad will be really, really mad, and then he will get grumpy. Please help me quick!

 
By Londyn (Guest Post)
December 1, 20070 found this helpful

HELP! I am going to be dead if I do not get the bright red nail polish out of my couch. I was painting my nails and I did not realize that the cap was still on the nail polish bottle, and well when I picked up the bottle and well to make the story short it got all over a picture frame, 1/3 of the couch, and the pillow that went with the couch. BRIGHT RED! Can you say dead meat? I immediatly went to this website and got the idea to use nail polish remover WITH acetone, and that did not work, so then I used Windex, and just my luck it did not work, so then I tried OFF, and of course that did not work.

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I tried just using warm water and soap and that did not work either. I am afraid to use vaseline because it might damage the couch even more and have an oily base. PLEASE GIVE ME AN IDEA THAT WORKS!

 
By colli and anader (Guest Post)
February 9, 20080 found this helpful

Yikes, me and my friend were doing nail polish and it exploded! now we cant get it off we used windex, hairspray, grease remover, water, tooth paste, and nail polish remover. Of course it didn't work. Please we really need to get it out! Please tell me how!

 
By Amanda (Guest Post)
March 14, 20080 found this helpful

I just used Spic N Span and it worked! I'm so Brilliant, and thank god, because my parents are going to be here in a little bit.

 
By Julie (Guest Post)
June 30, 20080 found this helpful

Just have to say thank you to all of you! My seven yr old just got hot pink nail polish all over my sofa. I am so upset and angry, but reading all your emails made me laugh--we're not alone with this!

 
By duetches (Guest Post)
August 4, 20080 found this helpful

It works to use a cotton ball with rubbing alcohol!

 
By christna (Guest Post)
August 9, 20080 found this helpful

My little girl 2 covered my couch with purple nail polish. I have tried everything you all have said. It wont come out. What should I do? My husband will kill me. It's so bad, I have tried it all.

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When we bought it, they said everything would come out with soap and water. It hasn't. It's a micro fiber couch, help, please.

 
By nicole. (Guest Post)
August 15, 20080 found this helpful

omg! I just split nail polish on my brand new hot pink bed spread, and my mom will kill me because it cost 300 dollars. I tried acetone but it didn't work! Any other ideas?

 
By Sarah Melissa (Guest Post)
August 18, 20080 found this helpful

I spilled hot pink polish on my couch, and I got really scared! I knew I was going to get in trouble, so I had to think fast. I tried stain remover, hot water, alcohol, and a lot of other stuff. BUt none of them worked. Then I tried acetone, or finger nail polish remover. The stains came RIGHT OUT! But then, the acetone cause holes on my couch. " I had to sew them up. So if you have a couch that has delicate material, don't use the acetone. IT BURNS THROUGH YOUR FABRIC and puts holes in it!

 
By Janet (Guest Post)
August 19, 20080 found this helpful

I just spilled RED polish on my couch and came to this site and seen the only suggestion that I hadn't tried which was alcohol. I tried it, it took a little scrubbing and it worked. It looked as though it may have just lightened it up but as it dried, the polish vanished with the alcohol.

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This is on a brown couch so not sure how it will work with anything lighter but sure worth a try. Good luck to all those spills!

 
By Tessa (Guest Post)
August 21, 20080 found this helpful

Help me please! I spilled pink nail polish on my mom's white sofa. She's going to kill me. What should I do?

 
By (Guest Post)
September 2, 20080 found this helpful

My sister and I got pink nail polish on the couch, and we tried so many things but it just wouldn't come off! Laundry stain remover started to work a little, but then we used rubbing alcohol. We used that and with cotton swabs it started to come off. With a little scubbing, it uplifted, and it came out!!! So the answer was rubbing alcohol, but next time, make sure to do it on the table!

 
By pam x (Guest Post)
September 10, 20080 found this helpful

My lil un spilt nail polish all over my mother in law's £600 leather sofa. I scrubbed it with a sponge and nail polish remover and it's come off, just.

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But be careful with leather as it scratches it, xxx.

 
By Constance (Guest Post)
September 20, 20080 found this helpful

I found pink nail polish on the arm of my BRIGHT RED LEATHER COUCH!

My 14 year old granddaughter and her friends have denied it. They don't wear nail polish. So where did the bottle of pink polish come from on the kitchen counter? Maybe it belongs to my dog Millie, she gets the blame for everything.

Please Help

 
By (Guest Post)
November 23, 20080 found this helpful

My mom accidentally dropped pink nail polish on my dads new recliner. Any new solutions?

 
By (Guest Post)
December 18, 20080 found this helpful

Wow! I just spilled WHITE nail polish right down the front of my dark brown couch! I am home alone and i started freaking out, because if my mom saw i was dead!
I came on here and tried a few different of these ideas!
My solution was, get a washcloth, put a little bit of rubbing alcohol on one side and scrub scrub scrub. It will take it out a little bit. Then wait for no more than a minute! and Pour Acetone nail polish remover on the other half of your washcloth and scrub scrub scrub! Mine came out perfectly easy!

Do not push really hard though! It will take the color out a little bit! There is one little spot that i can see where i was pressing really hard and it's a little lighter! But not too bad so just don't push really hard~ :] good luck!

Editor's note: Test this on an unseen portion of fabric prior to trying this.

 
By jenny (Guest Post)
December 23, 20080 found this helpful

Thank you, Thank you, Thank you! This really works! Wow! I just spilled WHITE nail polish right down the front of my dark brown couch! I am home alone and i started freaking out, because if my mom saw i was dead! I came on here and tried a few different of these ideas!

My solution was, get a washcloth, put a little bit of rubbing alcohol on one side and scrub scrub scrub. It will take it out a little bit. Then wait for no more than a minute! and Pour Acetone nail polish remover on the other half of your washcloth and scrub scrub scrub! Mine came out perfectly easy!

Do not push really hard though! It will take the color out a little bit! There is one little spot that i can see where i was pressing really hard and it's a little lighter! But not too bad so just don't push really hard~ :] good luck!

 
By jenny (Guest Post)
December 23, 20080 found this helpful

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! This really works! I was freaking out because i spilled nail polish on my boyfriend sofa and was scared it would not come off. I highly recommend to try this solution below. Thank you again!

"My solution was, get a washcloth, put a little bit of rubbing alcohol on one side and scrub scrub scrub. It will take it out a little bit. Then wait for no more than a minute! and Pour Acetone nail polish remover on the other half of your washcloth and scrub scrub scrub! Mine came out perfectly easy!"

 
By Belen W (Guest Post)
February 1, 20090 found this helpful

So guess what? I slept in today and my one year old and two year old got into my nail polish. They picked the color ORANGE and decided to make an art project out of my mother in laws couch. The couch is blue...micro suede...great right.....and I came on this site too see if I could find something to take it off with the only thing that would work is Wet nail polish, and still left the couch shinny now.

Oh well guess ill have to buy a couch slip or another couch. I tried acetone, rubbing alcohol, wet cloth...everything you could think of. Well guess what I'm doing with my tax return. lol Oh and to make it worse, it's all over my one year old too, and there isn't anything I can do about it because she's a baby except for wet nail polish or let it come off by itself. I know it sounds horrible, but my husband was considering leaving me for this. Laugh it up... I know I'm laughing....

 
Anonymous
March 28, 20160 found this helpful

If it happens again use oil to get it off the baby

 
June 29, 20160 found this helpful

Well I am using multi brush from Deichmann.....it takes everything off the skin or textil.....i slipped on our floor once and I put the nailpolish on couch...... Couch is white nailpolish was purple.... So I took it and it came out perfectly....just with warm soapy water.....you can buy The brush for 4$ ( sorry for bad english I am Slovak ^^)

 
August 30, 20160 found this helpful

I have the same situation mine has been there almost a month but I been hiding it underneath pillows. My mom wants to sell the couch but she doesn't know about the stain. Help me

 
August 26, 20180 found this helpful

I know its like a decade later but just get sum nail polish remover toothpaste and school

 
Anonymous
March 22, 20190 found this helpful

i got nailpolish on my mom's couch i don't want to get in troble i do'nt have the stuff to clean it

 
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August 18, 2016

How do I get dry nail polish off my cloth couch? It's been there a few months as my 3 year old tried painting her nails.

Any suggestions would help? Wanting to sell my couch and can't with nail polish on it.

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February 28, 20170 found this helpful

Try using a q tip with a small amount of polish remover on it at a time. I doubt you can get it all off, but you may be able to get enough off to make it less noticeable.

 

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February 28, 20170 found this helpful

Use acetone on an inconspicuous spot first.

 
October 6, 20170 found this helpful

Windex helped me when I spilled my polish the other day.

 
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April 20, 2011

How can I get nail polish off of my microfiber couch?

By kayleigh

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August 24, 20130 found this helpful

Had the same problem - my daugher and her friends during a birthday party spilled hot pink nail polish on a brand new sand microfiber couch a few years ago - just tried nail polish remover and I can't believe it worked!

 
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July 1, 2014

I was doing my nails on the couch when no one was home. I had to go use the ladies room, when I came back I completely forgot the nail polish was on the couch with no lid on so I accidentally knocked it over as I sat down! The couch is a light brown micro. Please help me. Any good advice is fine, as long as it works.

By Leilani

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March 27, 20150 found this helpful

I used nail polish remover on my couch and it worked! I was very surprised.

 
June 15, 20161 found this helpful

It doesn't seem to help all that good, I tried nail polish remover, hot water, and hairspray and nothing is getting it completely out. I don't know what to do

 
July 17, 20160 found this helpful

I got purple nail polish on my beige couch! Try a wet power vacuum with some pet carpet remover or oxi clean gel with nail polish remover and rubbing alcohol. It takes quite a while but really wroks!

 
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February 2, 2006

We have a nail varnish stain on our Channile armchair that has dried. Does anyone have an idea how to remove it?

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By (Guest Post)
February 2, 20060 found this helpful

If chair is too heavy for you to move, ask a friend to help,

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February 3, 20060 found this helpful

very helpful! I did mean remove the stain.

 
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February 28, 2015

My kid was painting her nails in the living room and got some polish on the couch. The couch is black and the nail polish is pink. Please help. I don't know what to do and I don't want to make it any worse.

By Kelly from Virginia Beach, VA

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March 1, 20150 found this helpful

Try spraying (or the liquid, unscrew the bottle) from hairspray. It works great on rugs, I never tried it on furniture before. Hope that helps.

 
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May 15, 2010

How do I remove a nail strengthener (a form of nail polish) from a fabric chair?

By Anne Morrissey from Portsmouth, NH

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August 7, 2007

My two year old spilled a whole bottle of purple-ish fingernail polish on my new suede couch. The tag on the couch says to use water based cleaners to clean it. The couch is a blue/gray color. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated! PLEASE HELP!



Ashley from Arkansas

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August 29, 20070 found this helpful

Try using a soft old toothbrush and aceton. dip the tooth brush in aceton and in circular motion do a little at a time be sure to rinse the brush out often.

 
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