Combination family: two passes, check between
How to get acrylic paint out
Acrylic is a plastic once dry. Treat it while wet or accept a mark.
Do this first
While wet, rinse with warm water from the back immediately
Fresh stain
- While wet, rinse with warm water from the back immediately
- Gently work in dish soap and detergent
- Wash
Dried or old
- Scrape off what you can
- Dab with rubbing alcohol (or acetone on cotton only)
- Gently work in dish soap
- Wash. Often only partly removable
- Fabric care
- No acetone on acetate.
- Time
- Wet: 10 min. Dried: partial
- How to tell
- Look: bright, glossy; Feel: rubbery when dry; Smell: faint
Where this fix comes from
We check every fix against these published guides. We do not run a test lab of our own.
Before you start
- Test on a hidden seam first.
- Never mix cleaners.
- Keep it out of the dryer until the stain is gone.