Cleaning Acrylic Paint From Carpet

How to remove acrylic paint that s still wet from carpet.

Cleaning acrylic paint from carpet.

Acrylic paints are tenacious and you ll need to spend a good amount of time on any spill to completely clear it up. Accidents happen but with these tips you ll be able to clean up both water and oil based paint stains. Even if you re strategically using a tarp or newspaper barrier to protect your carpet from paint spills and splatters it s way too easy and honestly quite frustrating to end up with paint where it doesn t belong. First scrape up any excess paint with a spoon or blot it with paper towels.

Dry blot the stain. Blot the affected area using a clean cloth to pick up all the dried paint lifted through scrapping. Once you ve got most of the paint off brush the carpet with warm soapy water. Dab the area with a clean white cloth to lift away paint residue.

To get acrylic paint off carpet try using vinegar and soapy water. You may also use a putty knife or a citrus cleaner like goo gone to scrap the stain. Blot the stain with dry paper towels to clean up any excess wet paint sitting on top of the carpet. For extra cleaning power and save your fingers from scrubbing use a carpet brush dipped in the soapy water to scrub the acrylic paint from the carpet.

Using a soft brush scrub the place to remove as much paint as you can. Maybe you re painting your living room walls with a fresh coat. White cloths work best because they don t transfer dyes back onto your carpet do not rub you re looking to transfer paint from the carpet to the cloth. Repeat until the acrylic paint is removed from the carpet.

Using a plastic spray bottle mix 1 teaspoon of mild liquid soap for every cup of warm water. Be sure you rotate the rag as you work so you re constantly working with a clean area and not smearing paint back on the. Scrap the spot to remove any tangible dry paint. Maybe your kids got into the acrylic paints in the craft closet.

Then mix 1 part vinegar with 10 parts water and blot any leftover stains with the solution.