Dye family: alcohol or a long oxygen soak
How to get washable paint out
Tempera and fingerpaint come out with water while wet. Dried, they need a soak.
Do this first
Rinse from the back with cold water while wet
Fresh stain
- Rinse from the back with cold water while wet
- Gently work in detergent
- Wash
Dried or old
- Soak in warm water with detergent 30 minutes
- Brush gently
- Wash
- Fabric care
- Easy.
- Time
- 10 min
- How to tell
- Look: bright, opaque patches; Feel: crusty when dry; Smell: none
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.