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Cleaning Tip: How to Get Acrylic Stains Out of Clothes
27.04.2023 06:00
Updated: 13.05.2024 21:25
Acrylic paint is often used for painting by both adults and children.
However, acrylic is difficult to wash after drying.
To clean any shirt or jeans from acrylic, it is important to know some secrets.
In this article, you will learn how to quickly and easily remove acrylic from clothes.
What you need for cleaning
To clean the fabric from acrylic, use:
- Scraper;
- Detergent;
- Soap;
- Isopropyl alcohol;
- Nylon or toothbrush.
Unfortunately, acrylic is almost impossible to remove from clothing once it has dried.
Therefore, you need to act quickly.
How to clean clothes from acrylic paint
- Scrape the paint off the fabric with a scraper, soap and water.
- To avoid damaging the fabric, use this method before the acrylic dries.
Another method:
- Apply laundry detergent or detergent with granules to the stain.
- Gently rub the laundry detergent into the fabric.
- Use a nylon brush or toothbrush.
- Rinse the item under running cold water.
- Treat the cleaned stain with isopropyl alcohol.
In addition, you can use a washing machine to clean clothes from acrylic paint at the end. Turn on cold water mode.
Acetone or other solvents are not suitable for cleaning acrylic clothes, as they can damage the fabric and ruin the washing machine.
