Cleaning oil-based paints from clothing is one of the first things painting instructors teach. Most of the time when you spill oil-based paints on your clothing, it will be stuck there forever, but if you catch it soon enough, these tips may work like a charm to remove the paint and keep your clothes from the rag pile.
Step 1
Apply a couple drops of liquid dish soap onto the paint stain. Let it sit for a few minutes and then scrub it with your fingernail or toothbrush. Rinse the piece of clothing and examine the results. Repeat if necessary.
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Step 2
Scrub hand sanitizer into the area if the dish soap fails to remove the stain.
Step 3
Pour rubbing alcohol or nail polish over the stain, if neither of the soap methods work to remove the stain. Scrub with a toothbrush and rinse off the solution.
Step 4
Mix a solution of hand sanitizer and rubbing alcohol. Massage the mixture into the paint spot and then scrape over the paint spot off with a butter knife.
Step 5
Run the clothing through the washing machine.