Paint stained khakis - the aftermath
Patsy
pants...and received a TON of excellent advice!
Since I was successful in completely removing the paint stain, I thought I'd
share what I did - it's based on Dragonfly's solution (thank you!!!). The
paint in question was red artist's acrylic (I assume in tubes); and the
pants in question a pair of brand new khakis:
1. Rubbed vaseline onto the paint stain on the inside & outside of the
fabric - let it sit overnight
2. Poured liquid laundry detergent directly on top of the vaseline - inside
& out - and then washed the pants as I normally would.
AIR DRY (no heat, just in case)
3. The result was NO PAINT! But, there was a greasy circle where the
vaseline had been.
4. Rubbed GOOP All Purpose Cleaner into the area where the greasy residue
was - inside & out. (I used the stuff in the white plastic jar that has
directions for laundry on the label...not the orange stuff, not the lemon
scented stuff, not the stuff with pumice in it.) IMPORTANT - TEST GOOP in an
inconspicuous spot first to make sure that it won't remove the color!
5. After letting the GOOP sit for 20 minutes or so, I washed again. AIR DRY
(no heat). The result was that most of the grease was gone, but I could see
where the GOOP had been - it was a little lighter colored in that area. I
panicked and then...
6. I used STAIN STICK on the whole area (to help remove the grease and just
because I trust it), tossed the pants into the washer to soak in water PLUS
about half a cup of ammonia (to cut the grease). Soaked about 1 hour, then
washed. RESULT: No GOOP residue; faint grease.
AIR DRY (no heat)
7. Repeated the STAIN STICK, then soaked in ammonia & water & a little
detergent for 1 hr., followed by regular wash cycle.
AIR DRY (no heat)
8. VOILA - the pants are like new! It took awhile, but it was worth it -
these were brand new $40 khakis!
NOTES: 1. The reason I didn't dry using heat is that if there had been any
stain left, it might have been set by the heat...air takes longer, but is
safer.
2. While this worked great on my daughter's red acrylic stained pants, the
results were not as dramatic on a trial pair of worn out pants of mine which
I purposely smeared with acrylic craft paint...don't know why. Maybe the
tube artist's acrylics are different than the little bottles of acrylic
hobby/craft paint? I may play with it a bit more.
Thank you thank you, all for the wonderful ideas - I've saved them all for
future reference!
Dan and Joanne Augusta
I had been wondering which (if any) of the methods would work.
I'm so glad you got the paint out and I bet your daughter will be very
grateful.
Joanne Augusta (I filed your solution for future reference -- DD1 has
acrylic paints and an easel and it's only a matter of time...)
"Patsy" <patsy...@mtpitchblend.com> wrote in message
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Patsy
clothing or in an inconspicuous spot just in case. (It's kind of like
prewashing fabric...you never regret doing it, but usually regret neglecting
to do it!)
Patsy
Dan and Joanne Augusta wrote in message ...
Lisa Martin
drawers. I'm sure the cat and I will will have matching paint before I'm
finished. I printed your solutions and will tape them to the door of the
cabinet over my washer. This is an "all time" best resolution. It's just
so very kind of you to let all of us know what works. sending you a big
hug, Lisa
Patsy
Happy Painting! I don't know if you saw the many many solutions offered in
this group and in frugal-living, but I posted a summary in the ParentSoup
message board on Home Management at
http://boards.parentsoup.com/messages/get/pshomemanagement17.html - scroll
down to message #8....if you'd like me to send you the whole bunch of ideas,
I'd be happy to - you might want to tape all of them up just in case! (Be
sure to test any products first to make sure your fabrics are color fast.)
Let me know & I'll email them to you.
Patsy
NightMist
<patsy...@mtpitchblend.com> wrote:
(snip)
>2. While this worked great on my daughter's red acrylic stained pants, the
>results were not as dramatic on a trial pair of worn out pants of mine which
>I purposely smeared with acrylic craft paint...don't know why. Maybe the
>tube artist's acrylics are different than the little bottles of acrylic
>hobby/craft paint? I may play with it a bit more.
>
>Thank you thank you, all for the wonderful ideas - I've saved them all for
>future reference!
>
>
There is a difference between artititss (tube) acrylics and craft
acrylics. Tube acrylics are made with more acrylic polymer and less
water. Also artist acrylics usually are made with more intense, more
permeating and more colorfast pigments. Craft acrylics are also
frequently made to be non-toxic. Artist acrylics are often made with
very toxic pigments. Blues and greens often contain cyanide compunds
or cobalt, a number of reds, yellows and oranges may contain cadmium
and some whites still contain lead. On the up side, as far as I am
given to understand, they are no longer plugging up cows for a week
and then making them piddle on a block of chalk for a particular
yellow pigment. <G>
NightMist
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Coming soon: Mutanis, with me singing!
Dragonfly
I tried this about a year or two after "ruining" that "formerly best pair of
jeans" and it worked then. I'm *so* glad it worked on the nearly-new
khakis!
--
Dragonfly
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