not likely. I wouldn't waste my time. if it is very little and not matted down you might get it out. maybe trim it off a little if it is just in the top bristles of the carpet. there is a product called oopps off or something ( in a yellow can) you can get in the paint department at lowes or home depot. supposed to take paint off and it does sofften it up but I was trying to take marker off the paint not the paint off the wall, so I stopped using it. if you use it or that xylene make sure you ventilate the area well or you might pass out from the STRONG fumes.
good luck
Josh
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OXI-CLEAN!!!!
Yeah the stuff on TV and now in stores
I spilled an entire gallon of latex paint on brand new carpet in my own house. It took 2-3 hours, but I finally got it all up. I used OXI-CLEAN and a carpet cleaner. I just kept sparying it down and going over it. If you don't have that big a mess then OXI-CLEAN in spray bottle and clean white rag should work
It depends on the paint, and the condition of the paint. If the paint's been on the carpet a long time, you'd try one of the paint thinner type cleaners, if it's not been down long, and hasn't set, try the Oxi-clean, or something along them lines. Oh, and ALWAYS test what you're gonna use on an out of the way spot on the floor, so if it screws it up, it's not out in the middle of the floor, it's over against a wall, or in a corner, or closet or something like that.
About 6 months ago I had finished up on a rehab project and was hauling supplies that were left over back to my house. I had a 5 gallon of white semi gloss paint that tagged along with me on the ride home. You know the ones that have the hole so you can put the hose through for your paint sprayer? This one did not have a lid to be put back on once the plastic casing was pulled out. To make a long story short I took a left turn a little too fast and heard some noise in the back of my Expedition (my wife's actually) and then the smell of paint... by the time I was able to pull over the paint was dripping from the underside of the truck, dripping on the tire, muffler... to make a long story short... the paint is still in the carpet of the truck and my wife still nags about it every chance she gets. Aside from replacing the carpet (which actually isn't that expensive) I am at my wits end trying to get the stuff out.
I like pro-tek it works great no toxic I have used it to clean dried polyureathane off paint brushes.
its kinda pricey about 40.00 a 1/2 gallon for the www.concentrate.off their website www.protek.com
HOT water and a strong shop (wet/dry) vac. If this dosen't work, then forget it. Any solvent based stuff you use will eat away at the backing and glue and the bristles will eventually fall out. I did some fire & flood damage restoration for a while including carpet cleaning.
xylene will probably work but I'd be careful as it may remove the color from the carpet.
xylene is very powerful stuff
Take a square out of the closet and have it patched in if you cant get it out!
Best Regards,
Jeff Adam
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not likely. I wouldn't waste my time. if it is very little and not matted down you might get it out. maybe trim it off a little if it is just in the top bristles of the carpet. there is a product called oopps off or something ( in a yellow can) you can get in the paint department at lowes or home depot. supposed to take paint off and it does sofften it up but I was trying to take marker off the paint not the paint off the wall, so I stopped using it. if you use it or that xylene make sure you ventilate the area well or you might pass out from the STRONG fumes.
good luck
Josh
[addsig]
OXI-CLEAN!!!!
Yeah the stuff on TV and now in stores
I spilled an entire gallon of latex paint on brand new carpet in my own house. It took 2-3 hours, but I finally got it all up. I used OXI-CLEAN and a carpet cleaner. I just kept sparying it down and going over it. If you don't have that big a mess then OXI-CLEAN in spray bottle and clean white rag should work
Yeah that opps is pretty much paint thinner.
I like "goof off" as a paint removal tool for carpets and floors. Be careful however.,
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I've succesfully used "Krud Kutter" to clean paint off of a carpet. Home Depot sells it by the Gallon marketed to be used in preasure washers.
Good Luck
It depends on the paint, and the condition of the paint. If the paint's been on the carpet a long time, you'd try one of the paint thinner type cleaners, if it's not been down long, and hasn't set, try the Oxi-clean, or something along them lines. Oh, and ALWAYS test what you're gonna use on an out of the way spot on the floor, so if it screws it up, it's not out in the middle of the floor, it's over against a wall, or in a corner, or closet or something like that.
About 6 months ago I had finished up on a rehab project and was hauling supplies that were left over back to my house. I had a 5 gallon of white semi gloss paint that tagged along with me on the ride home. You know the ones that have the hole so you can put the hose through for your paint sprayer? This one did not have a lid to be put back on once the plastic casing was pulled out. To make a long story short I took a left turn a little too fast and heard some noise in the back of my Expedition (my wife's actually) and then the smell of paint... by the time I was able to pull over the paint was dripping from the underside of the truck, dripping on the tire, muffler... to make a long story short... the paint is still in the carpet of the truck and my wife still nags about it every chance she gets. Aside from replacing the carpet (which actually isn't that expensive) I am at my wits end trying to get the stuff out.
I like pro-tek it works great no toxic I have used it to clean dried polyureathane off paint brushes.
its kinda pricey about 40.00 a 1/2 gallon for the www.concentrate.off their website www.protek.com
HOT water and a strong shop (wet/dry) vac. If this dosen't work, then forget it. Any solvent based stuff you use will eat away at the backing and glue and the bristles will eventually fall out. I did some fire & flood damage restoration for a while including carpet cleaning.