Combination family: two passes, check between
How to get latex house paint out
Water-based while wet, plastic once dry.
Do this first
While wet, rinse with warm water from the back
Fresh stain
- While wet, rinse with warm water from the back
- Dish soap
- Wash
Dried or old
- Scrape
- Rubbing alcohol softens it
- Scrub with dish soap
- Usually only partly removable
- Fabric care
- Act while wet.
- Time
- Wet: 10 min
- How to tell
- Look: coloured specks; Feel: rubbery when dry; Smell: paint
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.