How to remove gouache from clothes - at home

Available means

How to remove gouache from a white shirt or other light-colored clothing? The means at hand will come to the rescue, which can be found in the house or bought at the nearest store.

Remember, the sooner you start fighting the stain, the greater the chance of returning your clothes to their ideal condition.

• Wet the item or contaminated area in cold water, take laundry soap or Antipyatin and thoroughly rub the stain until foam forms. Hand wash the clothes and wait a few minutes. Then rinse thoroughly with water and evaluate the result. If the paint has not completely disappeared, move on to other methods.
• Take ammonia and glycerin, mixing the components equally. Soak the dye stain with the mixture, then leave for about half an hour. After this time, wash the stain with laundry soap or rinse thoroughly under running water.
• If ammonia and glycerin are not on hand, you can try to remove the stain with regular dishwashing liquid. A concentrated Fairy-type gel will best cope with this task. Dilute a drop of product with water and soak the stain with foam. After half an hour, wash the item thoroughly in a machine or by hand.
• You can remove gouache stains from a white shirt or delicate fabric using special stain removers that are sold in stores. According to many housewives, the products “Sail”, “Vanish”, “Ariel”, “Persil” and others are best suited for this purpose. Add a little gel or diluted powder directly to the stain, and pour a little more into the powder compartment - this will make the gouache much easier to remove.

Laundry soap

Laundry soap is perfect for washing delicate fabrics, because it will gently remove dirt without damaging the fabric. It is important to know here that brown laundry soap will cope with this task, because a modern light-colored product with a pleasant aroma will not be able to cope with contamination from gouache. Application:

• It is necessary to rinse the contaminated area under running cold water.
• Soap the contaminated area with laundry soap.
• Use a sponge to wipe off the dissolved paint.
• Rinse the fabric under water and wash using the standard method.

How to remove gouache from cotton clothes at home

Natural fabrics can be white or colored. Before you remove gouache stains from clothes, you need to think about your laundry detergent.

For white fabric, laundry soap with 72% acid is suitable. You must first rinse the paint under running cold water, then thoroughly soap the stain and leave it for a couple of minutes, then rub the fabric vigorously with your hands until the stain disappears.

It is clear that this cannot be done if the fabric is colored, since, as a result of strong friction, a light spot can be left on the material, which will be even more striking than the trace of the paint itself.

Features of gouache paints

Gouache paints are based on water, and the matte color and thickness are achieved due to the white content in the composition. Glue is often added to gouache for better adhesion to the surface.

Artistic gouache is a durable paint, it quickly absorbs into the surface and dries, but even a dried stain can be removed. Do not delay washing: while the stain is fresh, it is much easier to remove. What means can you use to remove paint?

• stain remover;
• laundry soap;
• pharmaceuticals;
• special paint removers (gasoline, acetone).

Baking soda removes gouache stains from colored clothes

Baking soda is a good way to remove old gouache stains and whiten things. It is good to use soda along with kerosene. Soda is suitable for light, white things. Bright things can fade. It is better to clean things made from natural fabrics with soda.

Advice: carry out all manipulations with contaminated clothing, be it soaking, rinsing, washing or rinsing, in cold water. Consisting partly of natural ingredients, gouache eats into the fabric in hot water.

How to remove gouache from white clothes

Solvents will help remove gouache from unpainted material. White natural fabrics can be cleaned with acetone or nail polish remover, citric acid, or vinegar. This is a fairly aggressive method of attacking fabric, so it can be used on denser materials if none of the specialized cleaning products have helped.

• Moisten a cotton pad with one of these liquids and wipe the area of ​​contamination from the edges to the center.
• When there are no traces left of the gouache, wash the entire product using regular powder in a washing machine or by hand.

From white clothes at home

• White fabrics have their own specific processing. First of all, you can use some kind of bleach to remove gouache stains. It is better to choose a product that does not contain chlorine.
• If you need to remove dirt from a synthetic blouse, chlorine can ruin the fabric. An excellent handy tool for affecting white things, which is available in the arsenal of any housewife, is baking soda. It is poured directly onto the dirt, after wetting the cloth with water. You can try scrubbing the stain with a rag or soft brush.
• After this, you need to wash the product in a machine with regular powder and rinse thoroughly.

• Toothpaste can help quickly remove gouache from a white shirt. Thanks to modern active ingredients, it has whitening properties. 5 minutes after application, the paste is washed off with water.
• If there are any stains left, the item can be completely machine washed. A slightly extreme, but effective method is to place a white product in oxalic acid dissolved in water. It should be soaked for no more than an hour, and then rinsed thoroughly with clean water.

Composition of gouache and its properties

Works done in gouache

You can always recognize it among others because of its bright, rich color with a touch of light dullness and opacity of paint.
These features are due to the components in gouache
:

• coloring pigments;
• glue;
• binders – fruit gum, dextrin, gum arabic;
• glycerol;
• animal bile;
• phenol (antiseptic).

Properties of gouache:

• dense, opaque, so the bottom layer can be completely painted over by the top layer;
• slight lightening of the paint when drying;
• matte shade - the paint does not shine;
• cracking when applying a thick layer;
• dissolves in water.

Useful tips

When working with solvents and other liquids that have a pungent odor, be sure to use gloves and a mask. All work must be carried out in a ventilated room or in the open air (on the balcony, on the street).

Do not rush to throw away an item if you find gouache stains on it. You can wash gouache from clothes using one of the modern cleaning products or a folk method. And in order to avoid such problems in the future, when working with gouache paints, try to use special protective aprons and sleeves with a water-repellent coating. As for children's creative activities, in addition to protective equipment, you can purchase special gouache, which does not leave marks on clothes and is completely washed off with plain water.

Glycerol

Rules of application:

• Apply glycerin to the stain.
• Wash it in plain water without using detergents.
• After removing the crust, apply the product to the contaminated area.
• Wait at least 2 hours;
• It is necessary to wash the fabric several times with plenty of detergent. This is done to get rid of the oily trace of glycerin.

Solvent

You can try to get rid of gouache from white clothes using various solvents. Note that this method must be resorted to when all other methods are powerless against such contamination.

To achieve the desired effect you need:

1. Apply the cleanser to a cotton pad and spread it over the entire stain.
2. Leave the treated clothes for half an hour.
3. After this time, the clothes should be washed in the usual way.

Before using this product, you must make sure that the solvent will not spoil this type of fabric.

Toothpaste

In order to get rid of old gouache stains, you can use toothpaste. This product contains bleaching enzymes that will help remove stains. Application:

• Apply toothpaste to the stained area and rinse.
• Wait a little.
• Wash with detergent.

You need to know that in order to wash watercolors from white and colored fabrics, different methods are used. For colored items, it is necessary to use those cleaners that will delicately deal with contamination and at the same time the color of the fabric will remain unchanged.

How to remove stains from synthetic fabrics

Paint from acrylic, viscose fabrics, as well as fabrics such as microfiber, fleece and others can be removed by the following means:

• A mixture of ammonia and oxalic acid. You should only work with this composition while wearing protective gloves. Apply the product to contaminated clothing for approximately 20-30 minutes for absorption, after which the remaining paint and solution are washed off under running warm water. The next step is to wash the item as usual.
• Another good remedy for removing gouache stains from a synthetic blouse is ordinary vinegar. Using a piece of cotton wool, apply vinegar to the damaged area and let it soak into the fabric for 40-50 minutes. The clothes are then completely washed.
• Special stain removers. Before using any product, you must carefully study the attached instructions. For example, many sweatshirts, which are part synthetic and part natural, require special stain removers.

General Tips

There are recommendations that apply to any method of removing gouache stains:

• If you notice a stain, you need to remove it as soon as possible, otherwise the dirt will become embedded in the fabric, which will complicate the task.
• Try to determine the type of paint as accurately as possible, then it will be easier to apply the most effective methods of dealing with the stain.
• If there is a thick layer of gouache on your clothes, you need to carefully remove it with a brush, knife or blade, but only if the stain is completely dry (otherwise you may rub the paint even deeper into the fabric).
• Always carefully read the labels on clothing. They indicate the composition of the material and what cleaning methods can be applied to it. Washing may be prohibited altogether.

• If purchased stain removers are used, they should be matched to the color and type of fabric.
• When working with household chemicals, wear special gloves.
• Strong compounds such as alcohol, thinner or white spirit can damage fabric, so it is best to test them on an inconspicuous area of ​​clothing first.
• Products stained with gouache must be soaked in cold water, otherwise the binders will begin to harden when heated, making the stain practically impossible to remove. This rule must also be followed when washing in a machine.

What not to do

To save an item, do not:

• Delay processing. The fresher the color blot, the easier it is to get rid of it. The stained area should be washed immediately with dish soap or soap.
• Rub vigorously. The paint will not come off but, on the contrary, will get deep into the fibers and will be more difficult to get rid of.
• Use inappropriate means and methods. Before washing, you need to read the instructions on the label - it indicates the washing requirements. You need to be especially careful when handling outerwear, synthetics and white items, as they are easily damaged.

When using one method or another, take into account not only the material and color of the clothing, but also the individual skin reaction to the product. Particles of substances can remain in the fabric and cause allergies, and for sensitive children's skin it is better to avoid contact with chemicals altogether.