How do I get rid of paint (stains)?
How not to make paint stains or splashes?
Before we start telling you how to get everything clean, we'd rather tell you how to keep everything clean, because it will save you some work. When it comes to painting and cleaning up afterwards, good preparation is half the battle.
Especially in the area where you are painting, you can save yourself some cleaning work afterwards. To avoid spilling on the floor, you can, for example, use cover cardboard to cover the floor. Furniture or objects left in the room can be covered with foil or a tarpaulin.
Furniture or objects left in the room can be covered with foil or a tarpaulin. Skirting boards, window frames, door frames, etc. can be kept clean by covering them with masking tape. Just make sure you tape wide enough, because an accident happens quickly. If you are not sure which tape you need, you will find a thorough explanation of our different tapes here.
Choosing high-quality paint rollers and brushes is also essential. For your walls, for example, it is better to use our anti-spatter roller, which absorbs a lot of paint and considerably reduces the risk of splattering. Read more about this in our paint material blog.
Covering material
Remove paint spatters from floor, wall or window
Do you accidentally spill a little water-based paint somewhere while painting? Do not wait until you have finished painting, but wipe the paint off immediately with a damp cloth. After all, it is always easy when the paint is still wet.
If you have spilt some synthetic paint, you can put a little white spirit on a cloth to quickly wipe away the spilled drops of paint. However, when the synthetic paint has already dried, it will be very difficult to remove that stain from your wall or floor. If the paint stain has ended up on your wall tiles or your window, you can always safely scrape the paint off with a glass cleaner.
On tiles, a cleaner for vitroceramic hobs may also work well. This is because these often contain a very fine grain, which helps to rub off the paint splashes without scratching the surface.
How do you get wall paint out of clothes?
Usually while painting, you put on work clothes or clothes that are allowed to get dirty. But you may also have put on some nice clothes after painting and still bumped into the wet wall.
Don't panic, we will tell you how to get that wall paint out of your clothes. Important; let the paint dry completely first and then get to work removing the paint stains.
- Let the paint dry completely and then already try to remove as much of the paint as possible with a knife, brush or scouring pad.
- Turn the outside in and run running lukewarm water on the stain. Then dab the stain with a piece of kitchen roll to soak up the paint residue.
- After this, apply a good dash of laundry detergent/ stain remover to the paint stain and leave it on for a few minutes. Again, go over the stain with a piece of kitchen paper until no more paint comes off the garment. Be careful: we are only talking about dabbing, definitely not scrubbing or rubbing.
- Now you can throw the clothes in the washing machine as always on the appropriate wash programme. Normally, this step-by-step plan should be your salvation when you spilled water-based paint on your clothes.
- Turn your piece of clothing inside out. Then add a few drops of white spirit to the stain from inside out. If necessary, you can also do this with the paint thinner recommended in the product's technical data sheet. Keep doing this until no more paint comes off. Attention: it is best to try this out first on an inconspicuous piece of fabric to see whether it does not damage your clothing.
- After this, it is important to rinse the fabric with warm water and then soak it overnight with a soapy detergent.
- Then all that remains the next day is a good wash in your washing machine. See, removing paint from clothes doesn't have to be difficult.
Getting paint off your hands
Of course, you can paint with gloves, but sometimes it is just more fun to work with your bare hands. Although paint often sticks to your hands then. If you want to get all that paint off quickly, read our tricks.
Water-based paint can normally be removed with soap and water in about five to ten minutes.
Even faster are our cleaning wipes that you can use on all kinds of surfaces to remove paint, including your hands. It removes not only paint, but also sealant and glue.
There is also a specific hand cleaner that is dermatologically tested and removes extreme paint contamination in no time.
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