Removing Paint Stains from Clothing

Maxim_Macabre · 03-08-2009, 08:17 PM

On one of the T-shirts I've made recently I forgot to put some cardboard inside the shirt as I painted the front. What should I use to remove the paint thats bleed through, apparently nail polish remover will work. Any advice?

Cicero · 03-08-2009, 10:53 PM

I've never had any luck getting rid of that particular annoyance. You can try nail polish remover, or maybe try scratching the paint off as sometimes it'll flake a bit with enough agitation. I personally just live with it, and sometimes just bleach splatter the shirts to make it less noticeable (though this only applies to white paint on black fabric).

jack_the_knife · 03-09-2009, 12:07 AM

You could try paint thinner, but that will probably damage the fabric.

Opteron_Man · 03-09-2009, 12:45 AM

If you are trying to remove the paint, I think you are out of luck man.

However KK, You could paint over top of it with a design or something.

Opteron_Man · 03-09-2009, 12:46 AM

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Originally Posted by jack_the_knife

You could try paint thinner, but that will probably damage the fabric.

Yeah, it might. But I can't imagine the smell ever really going away.

Maxim_Macabre · 03-09-2009, 01:00 AM

The area on the back of the shirt that is stained looks like this:
http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x...s/SUC52307.jpg
I guess I could paint something else on the back if I cannot remove it. Perhaps since the front has Robert Smith's face I could do the back of his head?
I don't have a picture except the almost finished one from last night of the front:
http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x...s/SUC52301.jpg

Opteron_Man · 03-09-2009, 05:40 PM

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Originally Posted by jack_the_knife

You could try paint thinner, but that will probably damage the fabric.

Come to think of it, the stuff will probably disolve the paint in the threading and spread it and made a bigger mess then what you had.

I say leave it or paint over it. It should look allright KK.