Anon956895 june 17 2014.
Cleaning dried acrylic paint from carpet.
Start by clearing the immediate area and using a utility knife or a pair of needle nose pliers to scrape away the thicker paint chunks.
Dry blot the stain.
Using a soft brush scrub the place to remove as much paint as you can.
Although dried on acrylic paint is harder to remove than a fresh spill you still want to work on it sooner rather than later.
Repeat until the acrylic paint is removed from the carpet.
Using a plastic spray bottle mix 1 teaspoon of mild liquid soap for every cup of warm water.
Vacuum the carpet to remove any excess debris.
Genesis 950 is the best thing i have ever found to remove dried paint from carpet.
Latex paint is water soluble so it is easier to remove.
How to remove acrylic paint that s still wet from carpet.
You can then try spraying wd 40 on it to loosen the paint.
It works on everything from latex to acrylic paints.
Removing wet paint is much easier but it is possible to remove dry paint from carpeting.
Scrap the spot to remove any tangible dry paint.
So i think.
Even on old dried paint that has been on carpet for long periods of time.
You may also use a putty knife or a citrus cleaner like goo gone to scrap the stain.
Blot the affected area using a clean cloth to pick up all the dried paint lifted through scrapping.
Clean gently to avoid driving the paint deeper into the carpet.
Admittedly it was a lot of work getting all the old stains including the dried paint out of my carpet.
Does this work for gloss paint.
Start by scraping away as much of the dried paint as possible with a razor blade or paint scraper.
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.
Blot the stain with dry paper towels to clean up any excess wet paint sitting on top of the carpet.
Dried paint is more difficult to remove but with a bit of extra effort it can be done.
Anon345455 august 19 2013.
Rinse the area with clean non soapy water then blot dry the area with new towels or paper towels.
If the paint stain is dry let the mixture of dishwashing detergent and hot water sit on the stain for about 5 minutes before you try to clean it up.