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Title: Emulsion paint on carpet
Post by: DMIS on November 06, 2011, 08:51:20 am

Hi all a little help please, could you please advise me an best way to remove emulsion paint from carpet, will white spirit do the job. Got no eco pog all used up I can easily pick up white spirit from local store . Thanks David. :)

Title: Re: Emulsion paint on carpet
Post by: james roffey on November 06, 2011, 01:36:36 pm

Solvex from prochem is good for this

Title: Re: Emulsion paint on carpet
Post by: Griffus on November 06, 2011, 03:06:57 pm

Dependant on how long it's been down and carpet type you may find it will come out with a good hot rinse as it's water based. Any larger blobs should be broken up and removed as much as possible firstly.

If this doesn't work and you've none of the Prochem solvents then try Meth's rather than white spirit as it's a bit gentler, but take care.

Title: Re: Emulsion paint on carpet
Post by: Simon Gerrard on November 06, 2011, 03:34:05 pm

Citra- boost is brilliant for this, I find.

Simon

Title: Re: Emulsion paint on carpet
Post by: Colin Day on November 06, 2011, 03:44:45 pm

I've had paint out with rust remover. The landlady wasn't happy though, she was hoping to keep a lump of the deposit... ;D

Title: Re: Emulsion paint on carpet
Post by: DMIS on November 06, 2011, 04:16:05 pm

Thanks for replies, got to do job tomorrow 07/11/2011 no time to get prochem solvex, so i will try hot water rinse first and then a bit of meths if needed. Thanks David :D

Title: Re: Emulsion paint on carpet
Post by: Jamie Lindsay on November 06, 2011, 05:09:07 pm

is white spirit ok to use on carpets ?

Title: Re: Emulsion paint on carpet
Post by: Carpet2Clean on November 06, 2011, 05:09:42 pm

Hi David...Craftex orange gel works a treat (old or new paint)..

Title: Re: Emulsion paint on carpet
Post by: john martin on November 06, 2011, 06:34:22 pm

Quote from: Jamie Lindsay on November 06, 2011, 05:09:07 pm

is white spirit ok to use on carpets ?

Yes ..  and its often a lot better than the ' fancy stuff '  :)

Title: Re: Emulsion paint on carpet
Post by: Jim_77 on November 06, 2011, 11:29:25 pm

Really p***es me off when customers say "oh it's only emulsion, it's water based so it'll come out"  DUHH

The water is long gone, it's what's left behind that is the problem.

White spirit will work on gloss paint but nowhere near as well or quickly as acetone.  It is not the right solvent for emulsion.

As said above, heat will soften it up, but I would give it a good pre-soak first, just with water.  If it's on wool and the paint is old, probably not going to be 100% successful before you start to damage the carpet.  If it's polyprop it should fall out ;)

Title: Re: Emulsion paint on carpet
Post by: The Carpet Cleaning Pro on November 06, 2011, 11:51:59 pm

makes me laugh... regardless what advise is given the guy gonna do what he has to do as got no time to buy correct chemical anyway. I find this sort of thing abit anoying... why ask in the first place?

Title: Re: Emulsion paint on carpet
Post by: Doctor Carpet (Ret'd) on November 07, 2011, 07:56:05 am

Quote from: Jim Neal on November 06, 2011, 11:29:25 pm

Really p***es me off when customers say "oh it's only emulsion, it's water based so it'll come out"  DUHH

Same as when clients say "It's only children's paint" as if the fact that it's non-toxic for children somehow makes it easier to remove.

Rog

Title: Re: Emulsion paint on carpet
Post by: clinton on November 07, 2011, 08:07:16 am

Also when they say it will only take you a few mins to remove the paint too ;D