How to wash gouache

In your house, a small artist works and does his masterpieces not only on the album sheet, but also on his clothes, carpets, walls, furniture. Felt-tip pens, watercolors, pencils are all derived in principle without difficulty, but how to wash gouache is a difficult question. In this article we will give you some useful tips for cleaning materials and surfaces from traces of gouache.

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What is gouache?

Gouache - is a pasty mixture of pigments, glue and white. The paint is made from glycerin, alizarin oil, phenol and water. All these components exacerbate the resistance of the paint to any kind of cleaning agent. Unfortunately, the stains from gouache are very persistent and in most cases are not washed off during normal washing. How to wash gouache from clothes, how to keep your favorite thing intact?

Choose the method and means for removing it, depending on the surface on which the gouache got.

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How to wash gouache?

To quickly and accurately cope with this task, you will need the following tools:

• economic 72% soap;
• laundry detergent;
• concentrated detergent "Fairy";
• ;
• special household chemicals for stain removal - Stork Bos +;
• nail polish remover;
• petrol;
• white spirit;
• soda;
• dishwashing detergents;
• stain remover "Vanish";
• ammonia;
• glycerol;
• oxalic acid;
• eucalyptus oil;
• denatured alcohol;
• agent for removing stains from Amway.

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How to wash gouache from clothes?

Choose the easiest way for you and get to work. But before using the means to remove stains from gouache, try them on the interaction with the cloth on an inconspicuous part of the product.

Method 1

It is easiest to remove fresh stains from gouache until they are eaten and dried. Wash off the paint under running cold water:

1. Lather with soap.
2. Leave on for 10-20 minutes for exposure.
3. Rinse out.
4. Repeat the process as needed.

Note: Do not use hot water, as the adhesive paint elements thicken at high temperatures and can not be removed.

Method 2

Well removes stain bleach Stork Bos +.The formulation formula includes the maximum content of active oxygen, so the bleach delicately affects the color and tissue.

Read the instructions, select the appropriate dose for your contamination and proceed as follows:

1. Dilute the product in cool water.
2. Shake until foam formation. Soak in the solution of the product.
3. Leave for 2-3 hours.
4. Rinse thoroughly.

Note: For best effect, wash with this product in a washing machine.

Method 3

Paint that is not eaten, remove with a mixture of ammonia and oxalic acid:

1. Mix the substances in a 1: 1 ratio.
2. Apply to a stained area.
3. Leave for 20-30 minutes.
4. Rinse the mixture under running cool water.
5. Wash in a washing machine using powder and stain remover.

Method 4

If the trail is not completely washed after the above methods, treat it more aggressively.

Proceed as follows:

1. Take any solvent:
   • nail polish remover;
   • white spirit;
   • petrol.
2. Soak a cotton swab in the solution.
3. Apply directly on the stain.
4. Gently rub the paint trail, moving from the edges to the middle.
5. Wash hands in soapy water.
6. Wash in a washing machine.

Note: This option is suitable only for natural, not synthetic fabrics.

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How else to remove the stain from gouache from clothes?

To remove stains from gouache from delicate fabrics, use "Vanish" stain remover - it can be used on white and on colored materials. Before using the product, carefully read the instructions, as for each type of fabric their proportions.

Remove the stain from the gouache from velvet, velor and suede to help a mixture of glycerin, ammonia and methylated spirit:

1. Make a solution from equal parts of the funds.
2. Apply a cotton swab on the traces of the paint.
3. Leave for a while, monitor the reaction of the substance with the cloth.
4. Rinse with cold water.
5. Apply a concentrated detergent, such as Fairy, to the remnants of the paint residue.
6. Leave for another 10-20 minutes.
7. Wash off medium with warm water.
8. Wash the product in a convenient way.

Hard stains from fluorescent gouache well removes eucalyptus oil:

1. Wet sponge in eucalyptus oil.
2. Apply to stain.
3. Thoroughly clean until it disappears completely.
4. Rinse in warm water.
5. Wash with washing powder in the usual mode.

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How to remove the stain from the gouache from the carpet?

Use special carpet cleaning powders in this way:

1. Dilute the powder in a bucket or basin until the foam forms.
2. Apply the foam to the place stained with paint.
3. Gently rub the dirt with a soft-nosed brush.
4. In clean water, soak a rag and rinse the remaining foam from the carpet.

Note: If you do not have special equipment available, use Antipatnin soap.

Do you have a carpet with a large pile and light tones? You will be helped by the remedy for Amway SA8 ™ "Spray for preliminary stain removal".It removes hard-to-remove dirt from all types of fabric:

1. Spray liquid onto a stained area.
2. Soak for awhile.
3. Wash off with a damp cloth.

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How to remove a stain from gouache from furniture?

• With soft furniture, the gouache is washed in the same way as with the carpet - spray enough or apply soap foam, lightly rub with a brush and remove the remnants of chemistry and paint with a damp rag.
• Wooden surfaces are cleaned with a damp sponge soaked with

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How to wash gouache from the walls?

To remove traces of gouache from wallpaper, use the remains of these same wallpapers:

1. Take a small piece of wallpaper.
2. Attach to the soiled area so that the pattern aligns.
3. Sharpen the blade and cut both layers of new and old wallpaper according to the drawing.
4. Remove the lower contaminated layer.
5. Stick new.

Clean gouache stains on painted walls with baking soda or dish cleaner:

1. Apply a little powder to a damp sponge.
2. Gently rub the dirt.
3. Rinse with a clean damp cloth.

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Useful advices

• Remember that removing fresh spots is much easier than aging.
• Products that have been treated with a strong smell, rinse in water with aromatic substances and dry in the fresh air.
• When using chemicals, do not forget about personal protective equipment.
• Work in well-ventilated areas.
• When working with gouache dyes, use an apron and armlets.

Even if you have faced such a problem as diffuse gouache on different surfaces and clothes, do not rush to get upset. Take advantage of one of our tips, and you will be able to quickly remove all the spots without much difficulty!