Paint = Ruined Clothing

Part of getting ready for our renters to move in we needed to do a little painting

We wanted to cover some dings and nail holes

We also had some damage from the previous owners we never got around to fixing

We also had a hole in the wall that was made worse by Oakley

Part of owning a dog I guess

Generally, pretty easy fix and nothing to major

I thought I could just carry a little paint drip pan around with me and fix the spots that needed fixing

Easier said than done

Within the first couple strokes the plastic drip pan bent 

The ENTIRE thing of paint dripped down my sweatshirt, my new leggings, and onto my favorite pair of Toms

{They don't make my Toms anymore}

Heartbroken and covered in wet paint I just thought I'd ruined my entire outfit

Well thanks to the magic of the internet I decided to research how to remove dry latex paint from clothing

Multiple different sites suggest a variety of things

The only one I had experience using to remove stains, like pen ink, was rubbing alcohol

I thought I'd test out this method and share the results.

Major paint spill right? This is a week and a wash/dry later

STEP #1

Soak paint stained area in small bowl of rubbing alcohol

Wait 10 minutes

STEP #2

Use a little elbow grease 

Rub with cleaning rag {one you don't care if the stain transfers to}

Keep scrubbing until you see the stain disappearing

Side note: You might have to add a little more rubbing alcohol through the process

STEP #3

Rinse thoroughly with warm water

{rubbing alcohol is FLAMMABLE and needs to be out of your clothing before washing}

STEP #4

Wash your clothing as directed on the label



Before actually washing. Surprising right?

STEP #5

Enjoy your clothes again!

Side Note: It worked the best on my black pants, my white shoes it was an improvement, but didn't fix it completely. It could have been, because I didn't try to fix it until a week later so the stain REALLY set in. The quicker you act on ANY stain the better. Rubbing alcohol is also great at removing pen ink, but make sure you blot the stain DO NOT rub or it will just spread like wildfire.