How to wash gouache 🥝 how to wash, if not washed

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

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What is gouache?

How to wash gouacheGouache - 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 agents. Unfortunately, gouache stains 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 safe and sound?

Choose a method and means to remove it, depending on the surface on which the gouache has fallen.

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How to wash gouache?

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

  • laundry 72% soap;
  • washing powder;
  • concentrated Fairy detergent;
  • anti-stain;
  • special household cleaning products for stains - Stork Bos +;
  • nail polish remover;
  • petrol;
  • White Spirit;
  • soda;
  • cleaners for dishes;
  • stain remover “Vanish”;
  • ammonia;
  • glycerol;
  • oxalic acid;
  • eucalyptus oil;
  • denatured alcohol;
  • Amway stain remover.
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How to wash gouache from clothes?

Choose the easiest way for you and get to work. But before using gouache stain removers, try them for interaction with the fabric in an inconspicuous area of ​​the product.

Method 1

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

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

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

Method 2

Good removes stains bleach Stork Bos +. The formula of the product includes the maximum content of active oxygen, yet the bleach delicately affects the color and fabric.

Read the instructions, select the dose of the substance necessary for your contamination and proceed as follows:

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

Note: For the best effect, wash the item using this product in the washing machine. Observe rules for washing clothes from different fabrics.

Method 3

Remove paint that has not been eaten with a mixture of ammonia and oxalic acid:

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

Method 4

How to wash gouacheIf the trace is not completely washed after the above methods, treat it with a more aggressive product.

Proceed as follows:

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

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

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What else to remove the gouache stain from clothes?

To remove gouache stains from delicate fabrics, use the Vanish stain remover - it can be used on white and non-ferrous materials. Before using the product, carefully read the instructions, since each type of fabric has its own proportions.

Important! If this tool doesn’t suit you for the price, use our selection inexpensive but good analogues Vanisha.

Remove gouache stain from velvet, velor and suede a mixture of glycerol, ammonia and methylated alcohol will help you:

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

Difficult stains from fluorescent gouache removes eucalyptus oil well:

  1. Wet the sponge in eucalyptus oil.
  2. Apply on stain.
  3. Wipe thoroughly until it disappears completely.
  4. Rinse in warm water.
  5. Wash using detergent in the usual way.
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How to remove gouache stain from the carpet?

Use special powders to clean carpets this way:

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

Note: If you do not have special equipment available, use Anti-Pyatnin soap.

Do you have a carpet with a large pile and light colors? Amway SA8 ™ Pre-Stain Remover Spray comes to your rescue. It removes stubborn stains from all types of fabric:

  1. Spray the liquid onto the stained area.
  2. Soak for a while.
  3. Rinse off with a damp cloth.

Important! Carpets in the interior should be carefully looked after, and not only in terms of stain removal, but also regularly removed dust, dry dirt, and wet cleaning. So that this process does not become too tedious and time-consuming for you, in a separate article we shared several secrets and ways.

Click on the link to quickly and efficiently clean the carpet.

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How to remove gouache stain from furniture?

  • From upholstered furniture, gouache is washed in the same way as from a carpet - it is enough to spray or apply soap foam, gently rub it with a brush and remove the remaining chemicals and paint with a damp cloth.
  • Wooden surfaces are cleaned with a damp sponge moistened with furniture care products.
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How to wash gouache from the walls?

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

  1. Take a small piece of wallpaper.
  2. Apply to contaminated area so that the pattern matches.
  3. Cut with a blade and cut both layers of new and old wallpaper according to the picture.
  4. Remove the bottom soiled layer.
  5. Stick a new one.

To clean stains from gouache on painted walls, baking soda or a dishwashing detergent will help you:

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

Important! Also learn about the unique properties of one of the modern cleaning products, suitable for removing any stains from any materials. See a detailed review about melamine sponge.

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Useful Tips

  • Remember that removing fresh spots is much easier than old ones.
  • Products that have been processed with strong odor 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 sleeves.
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Even if you had to deal with a problem such as spilled gouache on different surfaces and on clothes, do not rush to get upset. Use one of our tips and you will be able to quickly remove all the stains without much difficulty!

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