Remove Wet Gloss Paint From Carpet

Removing wet oil based paint.

Remove wet gloss paint from carpet.

Fill a bucket with warm water and detergent and gently swab the stain. Mix a tablespoon 15 ml of dishwashing detergent with two cups 473 ml of cold water. Whatever you do no matter how desperately you want to remove paint from carpet resist the urge to scrub. Removing a recently spilled stain of normal oil based paint from nylon carpeting is most easily done by immediately daubing or blotting it with a paper towel or rag moistened with the recommended thinning agent for the paint.

Continue blotting until the stain begins to break down and dissolve. Blot up as much paint as possible with a clean wet rag without scrubbing. Use cotton towels to absorb the excess water. Repeat until the solvent is out of the carpet.

This method may cause discoloration of the carpet. 100 acetone or hydrogen peroxide are suitable alternatives if you do not have paint cleaner available. How to remove water based paint from carpet. Take another piece of white cotton cloth and wet an end of it with white spirit.

Remove as much moisture as you can then allow the carpet to dry naturally. Continue blotting to remove as much of the. Finally use hot water and detergent to clean it up. Sponge until the area is clean.

This will loosen the paint s grip on the carpet fibres and enable you to remove it. Dampen a rag with turpentine and massage the stain in a circular motion. Don t mistake petroleum based solvents like white spirit lacquer thinner and paint stripper for turpentine which is a tree based solvent that won t affect the carpet s colour. Wet a cleaning cloth with a bit of paint cleaner and start blotting the area.

Dip a clean white cloth into this solution and sponge the area where you spilled the paint. You may need a solvent to clean stubborn gloss paint stains from carpet. There s probably better methods out there but it worked for me d might need some time and patience though it took me about 20 minutes to do this one wee bit. The last thing you want to do is force the paint into the fibers of the carpet.

When the part of the cloth wetted with white spirit gets saturated with paint turn the cloth around and wet a different end. With this cloth dab on the stain and gently press it.