Any tips? I was painting the nursery and had the whole carpet covered with a dust sheet but some must have gone through the sheet. There are about five spots I've spotted so far ranging from pencil point size up to about 2cm square where the paint has gone through to the carpet. Of course, it was dry by the time I lifted the dust sheet.
Help!
Assuming that it is emulsion paint. Try sprinkling with salt and place some ice cubes on the paint. Theory behind this, is the salt will lower the temperature of the ice cubes. Also, try putting a polystyrene cup over the ice, just to stop it melting too fast. Emulsion paint breaks down when frozen. It might take a few goes at it though.
Dave
Pair of tweezers and a sharp knife/scalpel. Lots of patience.
A wood chisel is very effective. Scrape away from the sharp edge, ie not in a cutting motion. Rotate the chisel round with each scrape, IOW scrape one is in dircetion of 0 degrees, scraps 2 at 45, then 90, 135,
180 and so on. Very effective.NT
Again assuming it's emulsion, how about the alternative approach of using a steam stripper to soften it before picking it off? I've not tried it - so am floating this as a suggestion to be possibly shot down rather than as a tried-and-test method.
Anyway - I expect the OP will have run out of ice as he'll have used it all up trying to sooth the pain in his testicles, right...? ;-)
David
Why not try 'Brush Cleaner'?. It removes dry emulsion paint from brushes. It should do same for carpet? I have not tried it but think it worth a try if only on one of the tiny points first.
No no no. Adding salt lowers the freezing point of water to well below 0c, so it can get closer to the temperature of the ice (which, if it's straight out the freezer, could be -18c or so) but adding salt doesn't make the ice colder.
Quite so. It may provide colder water coming off the ice as it will basically turn just frozen ice into water at the same temperature (that's why it's scattered on the roads). But humble salt isn't quite up to contravening the laws of thermodynamics!
Wouldn't component freezer spray be less messy?
Owain
That theory goes against putting salt on icy roads!! I thought salt melted ice?
She was surprisingly okay about it although that may change if it turns out a new carpet is needed on top of everything else right now!
I've found just rubbing it with plenty of fresh water does the trick. Warm water should soften it enough to break it up.
Better still...buy a can of freezer the stuff that electronic service use to freeze(cool) a component thats getting hot in the circuit.
Then hammer tha spots of paint till it breaks up and then hoover.
First check contents insurance policy
If right words are there ring insurance company
Could lead to new carpet for cost of excess
Tony
perhaps suggest re-arranging the furniture? :)
Hi,
I've removed dried emulsion from a vinyl stool with 'stain slayer' which is a citrus degreaser.
cheers, Pete.
Cost of the excess + the fact that your next years quote is all of a sudden considerably inflated.
Andy
I have never had much success with the sprays. (Liquid nitrogen, on the other hand, has so much cold in it that there is no problem with latent heat, but where can you get this without running into elf n safety?)
In theory, you are supposed to be able to remove chewing gum with a freezer spray, but I reckon that there is so much latent heat in the article being cleaned that the cold can not do its work. Hence my advice to cover the ice cubes with a polystyrene cup.
Not too sure about the salt now, as others have said things I did not think about at the time.
My way of getting emulsion out of clothes is to wet them and put them into a real freezer for the night and then wash as normal.
Dave
What about a CO2 fire distinguisher?
Owain
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