Spilling gloss oil based paint on a carpet will almost certainly leave a permanently marked area.
Remove gloss paint from wool carpet.
When i got the carpet back from the cleaning service i was quite disappointed so i did a lot of research online to find possible fixes for it.
Wool naturally repels water and oil so simply wipe the spot with a baby wipe or damp cloth to remove.
It took most of a day to do one room but a lot of that involved waiting for products to do their job or waiting for the carpet to dry.
I tried some of them on my carpet and managed to make the stain even fainter.
Most paint stains will be gone by this point so only resort to using a solvent cleaner if you have to.
Anon345455 august 19 2013.
Genesis 950 is the best thing i have ever found to remove dried paint from carpet.
Paint that has already dried on wool fabric will require a more intensive removal technique.
It works on everything from latex to acrylic paints.
Use steam to softened the stain so it can be separated from the carpet fibers.
Remember that oil paint and water don t mix so keep some paint removing solvent on hand for such emergencies.
Saturate the soft cloth with wool soak and dab the fabric to clean away any remaining residue.
If the paint is still wet simply blot the surface using a paper towel dipped in water.
However if you act quickly and don t let the paint set into the carpet it is possible to minimize the damage.
Apply a solvent based cleaner to the paint if any remains.
Even on old dried paint that has been on carpet for long periods of time.
Anon956895 june 17 2014.
Admittedly it was a lot of work getting all the old stains including the dried paint out of my carpet.
Let the wool dry and repeat the cleaning steps if necessary to remove any lingering paint.
Scrape the loosened chunks of paint carefully with needle nose pliers or a pin.
Does this work for gloss paint.
If the paint spot is dry brush it with the help of a toothbrush.
That s when i learnt a number of techniques to clean or remove gloss paint stain from a carpet.
Removing dry oil based paint.
A number of hand held steam cleaners are capable of generating 285 degree steam which should be hot enough to help soften dried oil based paint.
Wet paint on wool fabric is easy to remove.
Removing paint stains from carpet can be a tedious task fraught with potential dangers.
