hi there can any one help i have been painting my hall and have got paint on skirtings faceings etc. i cant get it of tryed rubbing it with water and also turps .what could i try next?hope some one can help?
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- Thread starter euan09
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Which type of paint did did you paint with, and what type of paint did it drip onto ?
varnish on skirtings and it was emulshon i think i cant get it off.
You should really wipe any emulsion spills up immediately, with a damp cloth.
Having said that.
If you only have a small amount to deal with, use a scalpel or a safety edged razor blade to scrape it all off. Then get a lint free cloth and very SLIGHTLY dampen it with white spirit, give the offending area a QUICK wipe. Then allow to dry.
Wipe it once, do not rub it in.
If you have a lot to deal with.......
You will need to rub it all down and revarnish.
Having said that.
If you only have a small amount to deal with, use a scalpel or a safety edged razor blade to scrape it all off. Then get a lint free cloth and very SLIGHTLY dampen it with white spirit, give the offending area a QUICK wipe. Then allow to dry.
Wipe it once, do not rub it in.
If you have a lot to deal with.......
You will need to rub it all down and revarnish.
Was it silk paint you got on your skrtiings?
As that is harder to get off, but saying that, any emulsion paint with a bit of elbow grease should come off.
if all fails, then invest in a bottle of brush cleaner, you will find it alongside the whitespirit in any DIY sheds.
Its a blue liquid and mainly its for to clean brushes, but its marvelous stuff, and will remove any paint from anywhere.
All you do is brush it along the offending area, perhaps a couple of times, then get one of those scourer thingys, not a new one, but an old one, or a good cloth, and it will come easy peasy.
Take note...... you should paint your skirtings last, (unless its finish paper), but if you do paint your skirtings before you have finished emulsioning the walls, the trick is to wipe the skiting with a wet cloth, and when you finish the wall, go over the skirting again, with a damp cloth, this will stop the paint settling on your skirtings.
As that is harder to get off, but saying that, any emulsion paint with a bit of elbow grease should come off.
if all fails, then invest in a bottle of brush cleaner, you will find it alongside the whitespirit in any DIY sheds.
Its a blue liquid and mainly its for to clean brushes, but its marvelous stuff, and will remove any paint from anywhere.
All you do is brush it along the offending area, perhaps a couple of times, then get one of those scourer thingys, not a new one, but an old one, or a good cloth, and it will come easy peasy.
Take note...... you should paint your skirtings last, (unless its finish paper), but if you do paint your skirtings before you have finished emulsioning the walls, the trick is to wipe the skiting with a wet cloth, and when you finish the wall, go over the skirting again, with a damp cloth, this will stop the paint settling on your skirtings.
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