Than to wipe a varnish for fingernails or nails from clothes?

Sometimes, putting nails in order, we make one awkward movement, and the stains appear on the items, which are very difficult to remove. And immediately the question arises, how to wipe the nail polish from the clothes. It is especially insulting when an expensive evening dress of delicate luxurious fabric suffers in this way. But do not panic, there are several proven cleaning methods that are suitable for different tissues. We will tell about them in this article.

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What should I remember?

In order for the stain to leave without a trace, you must follow a few simple rules:

• Remove the stain immediately, then the chances of success will be higher.
• Before processing, the item needs to be turned inside out.
• You can not start with a wash - it will definitely ruin the thing.
• Do not rub the stain, it will only increase, and the lacquer will penetrate even deeper into the fibers of the fabric.
• Before you remove the stain, it is advisable to read the information on the label, there are indicated ways of care that are suitable for this fabric.

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Fresh spot, what to do?

If you have just planted a stain, act immediately until the varnish is dry:

• With gentle movements, you need to remove the maximum amount of varnish to prevent the stain from spreading. Use a cotton ball or a cotton swab.
• With a match or toothpick, gently remove any particles that are stuck between the fibers of the fabric. If this is done quickly and accurately, the damage will be minimal and only what has absorbed will remain on the fabric.
• Place the thing on a flat, solid surface, such as a table or an ironing board, turn inside out, place a piece of paper, a napkin, or a white cloth under the product, prepare a swab that you will use to treat the stain.

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How to wipe the nail polish from the clothes?

Now you can proceed with the removal of lacquer residues. This can be done using the following tools.

Acetone

If your clothing is sewn from natural fabrics, such as cotton or wool, you can use acetone or a nail polish remover that includes acetone:

1. Apply acetone to the traces of varnish.
2. Wait until absorbed and wipe this place with a cotton disc moistened again in acetone.
3. Then wash the thing with ordinary washing powder.

Important! Acetone corrodes synthetic fabrics, so it can not be applied to fabrics such as nylon, artificial leather, etc.

Petrol or kerosene

Very effective is the way to clean stained clothing with gasoline or kerosene:

1. Just drop a few drops of liquid onto the stain and leave it on15 minutes.
2. Then remove the residue with a cotton swab or a soft light cloth.

Important! If the victim is a white thing, then it makes sense to mix refined gasoline with tooth powder or crushed chalk. After processing, the thing needs to be washed with a detergent and a suitable stain remover.

White spirit

This effective product is particularly suitable if you need to wipe the nail polish from the clothes of light fabrics:

1. It is necessary to moisten the cotton pad or cloth in the solvent and leave it for 15 minutes.
2. After treatment with white spirit it is necessary to wash the thing to wash off the pungent smell.

Important! Do not forget to ventilate the room well.

Glycerin

For the production of glossy lacquers in gray shades, which include aluminum powder, glycerin is suitable. It should be heated to 40 degrees, then dipped into it a cotton swab and wipe the stain. Repeat several times and then wash.

Hydrogen Peroxide

Dampen the towel in hydrogen peroxide and gently wipe the stain.

Important! This product is suitable only for light fabrics, since peroxide works as a bleach.

Effective mixture for difficult cases

If the fabric is delicate and you are afraid to spoil, then how to remove the stain from nail polish from clothes? You can prepare a folk remedy with your own hands. To do this:

1. You need to mix in equal parts ammonia, turpentine and olive oil. If there is no olive, the refined vegetable will do.
2. Apply the mixture to a contaminated area and leave for 15 minutes.
3. Then remove the remnants of the product from the clothes and wash the thing.

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Other ways to clean the varnish:

• Take alcohol or vodka, dip a cotton swab into it and gently rub from edge to center of spot.
• You can use the body spray. Spray it abundantly on a cotton pad and attach to soiling. Then use a cotton swab to scrape off the remains of the varnish from the clothes.
• For delicate fabrics, you can take an expensive nail polish remover, which does not include acetone.

Important! Before using any of the tools, it is better to test it on a small area of ​​tissue, preferably on the wrong side, to avoid unpleasant surprises.

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How to remove traces of varnish with jeans?

Jeans need a special approach. When treated with chemicals, the fabric can brighten. Before applying any tool, it is better to test it from the wrong side of the underside. If the color has not changed, then you can safely apply this tool. Just do not get carried away and do not rub hard. If you overdo it, even the most resistant material is shed.

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How to save furniture upholstery?

Sometimes it is necessary to wonder not only how to remove gel lacquer from clothes, but also how to save upholstery furniture from your own imprudence. Overturning bottles with varnish can spoil the whole appearance of your furniture if you do not take the measures in time:

• First of all, remove as much varnish as possible. Use a napkin, try to act quickly and carefully, so as not to smear the varnish even more on the surface of the furniture. In no case do not rub, this will only make you worse, as the varnish will quickly absorb into the fibers of the fabric and wash it from there will be very difficult.
• Dampen the affected area with a product that does not damage the upholstery fabric, usually acetone or nail polish remover.

Important! It is better not to use gasoline or kerosene, you can get rid of the stain, but the pungent smell will remain with you for a long time.

• Rinse the problem area with warm water. In the water it is recommended to add a cleaner for cleaning furniture and carpets - this will help get rid of the smell.
• Ventilate the room well.

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How to save a carpet?

If the lacquer is spilled onto the carpet, then first check the cleanser in a small area. If the pile is not deformed and does not lose color, then - everything is in order, you can apply the tool.

Apply the solution carefully, try not to go beyond the limits of contamination. You can use a swab from a clean rag and wipe the stain until it disappears or at least turns pale.

Important! This method is suitable for carpets with short nap.

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If the lacquer has hardened

In order to remove the hardened lacquer from the clothes, you will have to spend a lot of time on it, so be patient, well, with a lot of acetone. But first you need to remove the dried excess varnish:

• If the material is dense, you can use a shallow nazhdachkoy. Gently rub it with a stain to clean the top layer.
• With delicate fabrics this number will not work. You can put a sheet of paper on a hard surface, and on it a soiled object, so that the stain from the varnish comes into contact with the paper. Iron the product with a hot iron on the underside, the layer of varnish will pass to the paper. The procedure can be repeated until the stain disappears.
• If the contamination is old, then it is necessary to soak the fabric with moisture so that the stain softens. We interfere with the detergent powder with any vegetable or sunflower oil and apply the mixture to the surface. Then, when the fabric is impregnated with moisture, you need to clean the top layer with a knife or nail file. And then, depending on the fabric, choose the method.

Cotton

For cotton fabrics, a mixture of clay and gasoline is suitable. We put it on the dirt and leave it for a couple of hours. The clay will absorb the dirt and the stain will become less noticeable, or it may come down completely.

Synthetics

Often the question arises as to wipe the lacquer from clothes, if the fabric is synthetic, because in this case you can not use acetone. You will be helped by ammonia and soaking in salt water.

Wool

For woolen clothes, alcohol and laundry soap are suitable:

1. Alcohol must be heated and dissolved in soap.
2. Sponge dipped in this composition, gently wipe the stain from the edges to the center. Alcohol penetrates well into the fibers of the wool and removes impurities.
3. After preliminary cleaning, we drip petrol on the stain, leave it for 15 minutes. Do not rub the stain with gasoline, otherwise it will fade. For white things, gasoline is mixed with chalk or tooth powder.
4. After the procedures, the laundry should be washed, preferably using a stain remover.

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If the stain does not disappear:

• If no method has coped with the problem, it only remains to use the dry cleaning services. If clothes are expensive, then it makes sense not to waste time on home methods, but to do it right away.
• Even if the dry cleaner did not help( this happens rarely, but still it happens), then you can decorate the stain.

Make sure that your problem with the poured varnish on clothes from different fabrics, carpet or upholstered furniture was not so critical? Use these tips in the future, if necessary, or even better - still paint your nails at the table or in the part of the room where it will be most convenient and safe for all surrounding objects.