MulderMan Posted March 30, 2005 Share Posted March 30, 2005 anyone got a good formula for paint removal on clothes. its enamel paint on a pair of pants. tried turps, meths but that hasnt worked. any ideas?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YT2095 Posted March 30, 2005 Share Posted March 30, 2005 have you tried Acetone (nail varnish remover), it`s a long shot, but it may work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
budullewraagh Posted March 30, 2005 Share Posted March 30, 2005 pyridine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MulderMan Posted March 30, 2005 Author Share Posted March 30, 2005 pyridine although that probably would work as a solvent, i find it quite hard to breathe next to pyradine . ill give acetone a try, ran out of the good stuff so ill have to use nail varnish remv. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
budullewraagh Posted March 30, 2005 Share Posted March 30, 2005 and it's like $200 for 150mL. oh, and it's highly controlled in the us at least Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akcapr Posted March 30, 2005 Share Posted March 30, 2005 try butoxyethanol and NaOH. I heard those can do it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flareon Posted March 30, 2005 Share Posted March 30, 2005 and it's like $200 for 150mL. oh, and it's highly controlled in the us at least Might as well buy new pants! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fortuna Posted March 30, 2005 Share Posted March 30, 2005 Actually, for automotive enamals (and most enamels used for metallic surfaces), the best solvent is probably dichloromethane (aka methylene chloride). It's cheap in the US (about $10/gallon) and very effective. You can get it at just about any auto-parts store. However beware. If the clothing has synthetic fibers, DCM will happily dissolve those as well. Acetone should also work fairly well, and wouldn;t be nearly as fast as DCM. Use in a well ventilated area. Not too healthy to breath it, and it evaps pretty quickly at ambient T and P. (I assume you don't plan to do this in a vacuum or hyperbaric chamber ) Pyridine ? That's one expensive solvent, plus, it is a scheduled precursor. Listed on the DEA schedule 1 precursors list (not the same as the controlled substances list). Of course, you could make your own pyridine if you're so inclined. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flareon Posted March 30, 2005 Share Posted March 30, 2005 try butoxyethanol and NaOH. I heard those can do it I'm sure there is a good reason, but lye? On fibers? Why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akcapr Posted March 30, 2005 Share Posted March 30, 2005 good for greasy paints Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
budullewraagh Posted March 30, 2005 Share Posted March 30, 2005 well, it wouldnt be good for the fibers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H2SO4 Posted March 30, 2005 Share Posted March 30, 2005 CH32SO (DMSO, a.k.a Dimethyl sulfoxide) might works. Supposedly it an extremely good solvent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akcapr Posted March 30, 2005 Share Posted March 30, 2005 wat u do is u get the solvent the paint came in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H2SO4 Posted March 30, 2005 Share Posted March 30, 2005 it might be hard to find that though. Start out simple, did you try rubbing alcohol, gasoline, white gas. If you want to get super complicated and Mind me for saying this, im just throughing it in here for discussion, Liquid propane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
budullewraagh Posted March 30, 2005 Share Posted March 30, 2005 dimethyl sulfoxide would make the pants smell pretty bad though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H2SO4 Posted March 31, 2005 Share Posted March 31, 2005 Ive never used Dimethyle Sulfoxide, does it stink that bad, it is a sulfur compounds? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MulderMan Posted March 31, 2005 Author Share Posted March 31, 2005 is that the thing people get high off, im sure ive heard DMSO before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YT2095 Posted March 31, 2005 Share Posted March 31, 2005 it`s important to remember that not ALL paints when dry are re-soluble in their original solvent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
budullewraagh Posted March 31, 2005 Share Posted March 31, 2005 yes, dimethyl sulfoxide is a sulfur compound: SO(CH3)2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ecoli Posted March 31, 2005 Share Posted March 31, 2005 I've used cooking oil (canola) to get paint off my hands (oil based paints, of course)... Would it work for clothing as well? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asalem Posted October 27, 2005 Share Posted October 27, 2005 hey i have paint on freakin most of my clothes and i take this dumb painting glass and i need to know how to get away paint from jeans, cotton shirts. Does anybody have an answer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woelen Posted October 27, 2005 Share Posted October 27, 2005 As long as it is not yet dry, you can use white spirit, but of course the fabric must withstand the white spirit. Dried paint is very hard to remove and then I think it is cheaper to buy new clothes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woelen Posted October 27, 2005 Share Posted October 27, 2005 yes' date=' dimethyl sulfoxide is a sulfur compound:SO(CH3)2[/quote'] DMSO is completely odourless. I have some of this and it is a colorless, somewhat oily and odourless liquid. When it is reduced, then it becomes very smelly: (CH3)2SO + 2e ---> (CH3)2S + "O(2-)" The dimethyl sulfide has a very strong smell of garlic. If you ingest some DMSO (some people do that, I don't although it is supposed to be quite good for your health to take small doses of DMSO), then you get a garlic smell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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