Paint removal from trousers

[ghostlymoron]

I've got some paint on my relatively new cords I've tried to remove with turps and paint stripper but no success. I now think it may be some solvent based stuff and am considering using thinners. Do you think that thinners will damage my trousers?

 

[samwise]

Sounds like they are already destined for the Oxfam bin!

 

[xtiffer]

Might be a help if you can specify precisely what paint it was.
Cheers,
Chris

 

[Poignard]

From my experience, paint which is carefully applied to a properly prepared surface eventually peels off, but paint accidentally splashed on something stays there for ever.

 

[ghostlymoron]

type of paint

not sure - it could be anti fouling or some industrial stuff used on building site. trial and error will show whether thinners dissolves the paint but I don't want to dissolve my trousers in the process!

 

[Twister_Ken]

Sounds like you've just got a new pair of decorating trousers. For a more genuine punk look, try splashing them with toilet bleach.

 

[VicS]

If its a solvent based paint such as antifouling then the thinners for that product is the most likely to be effective.

test any cleaner in an out of sight place (on the trousers ..... not behind the garden shed) but if they are cotton then solvents are not likely to cause problems.

If its some two part industrial product then you'll probably not get it off.
Claim on employers for new trousers.

 

[dsw]

before you use thinners try laying them flat and soak them with WD40 and leave them for a few hours.

 

[Poignard]

Why not take them to a dry cleaners and see if they think they can do anything with them? It won't cost anything to get an opinion.

 

[Watson47]

ghostlymoron ... by the sound of it they are destined to be No. 2 Trousers ...

However, and again it greatly depends on what type of paint, an overnight stay in the freezer (the trousers that is .. ) can often work wonders - just chip off the paint with a sharp balde. Repeat treatment as necessary, though do not cut finger with sharp blade, as you will find further stains on trousers ..

 

[Twister_Ken]

Dye trousers the colour of the paint?

 

[aquaplane]

I would use thinners or turps.

Soak the trousers, apply a march, problem solved.

Do it outside.

 

[fisherman]

I left a bar of soap on a painted windowsill, it lifted the lot.

 

[johnalison]

You could try a brush restorer. I have used this on acrylic paint in the past with some success.

 

[Quandary]

Yes; brush cleaner will remove most solvent based paints but not antifouling, however the disadvantage of painting in cords is that the nap will never look the same after the paint has come out. I think you have aquired a pair of painting trousers, which was what you needed in the first place.

 

[rivonia]

USE WD40

 

[GrahamHR]

Methylene chloride (dichloromethane) shifts most paints. A very cheap industrial solvent, very effective at cleaning the most clogged paintbrush, but also can dissolve the adhesive holding the bristles together.

 

[FlyingDutchman]

If it is self eroding anti fouling, maybe you could go for a swim with your trousers on?

 

[Lady Campanula]

Do you think that thinners will damage my trousers?

First, remove the trousers....

 

[PeteE]

Swarfega usually works OK on fresh paint.