When painting your walls, splashes of paint end up on your carpet. Do not panic. If you follow the following steps, your carpet will be clean again in no time.
There already exists 1 golden rule for removing paint stains on your carpet: be very quick † This prevents the paint stain from drying and getting into the fibers of the carpet, causing a stain. It is very important to react immediately when the liquid is only just on the rug †
We make a distinction between acrylic paint (primer or bottom coat), latex paint (wall paint) and lacquer paint (protective layer for wood).
Acrylic paint (primer)
Step 1: Dab with acetone
take a cloth and wet it with a splash of acetone † Gently dab your cloth over the acrylic paint. Be careful: don't rub the paint with your cloth, but dab it gently † Rubbing will only make the stain bigger. Continue to dab for 1 minute until the paint stain is gone.
Step 2: Let it dry for a while
To finish, take a dry cloth and blot away any remaining moisture. Let your rug dry for a while and your carpet is spot-free again.
Latex paint (wall paint)
Step 1: Dab with a cloth
take a cloth and gently dab over the paint stain † Be careful: don't rub the paint with your cloth, just dab over the paint stain † Rubbing will only make the stain bigger.
Continue to dab for 1 minute until the stain is gone.If dabbing with a cloth is not enough, proceed to the next step.
Step 2: Lukewarm water with shampoo
do you take cloth and make it wet with lukewarm water † To this you add a number of drops of shampooto. Dab over the paint stains again until they are gone.
Step 3: Scrape and Remove
It is possible that the latex paint has dried and hardened in the meantime. You can remove paint with a scraper or other flat object † You can then suck up the flakes with the vacuum cleaner.
lacquer paint
Step 1: Dab with white spirit
take a cloth and add a splash of white spirit (turpentine) to it. Gently dab over the paint stains with your cloth. Be careful: don't rub the paint with your cloth, just dab it † Rubbing will only make the stain bigger. Continue to dab for 1 minute until the stain is completely gone.
