Acrylic paint’s bond to backpack fabric strengthens over time, making the paint harder to remove. Since acrylic paint dries rapidly, a prompt response is essential to restoring backpacks. Quickly remove acrylic paint from backpacks using basic solutions.
Things You Will Need
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Scrape any fresh acrylic paint off the backpack using a plastic spoon. Do not spread the paint stain.
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Access the underside of the paint-stained fabric. Rinse the back of the acrylic paint stain with warm water to inhibit the paint from spreading.
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Drench the remaining paint stain with laundry pretreatment spray. Let the spray penetrate the backpack for one minute.
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Blot the remaining stain with clean, white paper towels, replacing them frequently. Lift as much paint off the backpack’s fabric as possible.
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Saturate a thick, white cloth with warm water. Blot the stain to flush out the laundry pretreatment spray.
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Inspect the backpack for lingering paint. If any paint residue persists, blot the paint with liquid laundry detergent using another cloth. Continue blotting the backpack’s fabric until no paint remains.
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Rinse the backpack’s soapy fabric under flowing, warm water.
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Blot the backpack’s wet fabric with a thick, white towel until dry.
The Drip Cap
- School-aged children occasionally acquire paint stains on their backpacks from messy craft projects.
- Acrylic paint’s bond to backpack fabric strengthens over time, making the paint harder to remove.
- Drench the remaining paint stain with laundry pretreatment spray.
- Inspect the backpack for lingering paint.
- Blot the backpack’s wet fabric with a thick, white towel until dry.