white gloss paint?

homealone_2 · 23 October 2004 at 1:24PM

my housing association decided to paint my door last week, they had done the framework when i walked out, no signs around!!, and caught sleeves on way out.... everyone i speak to about removal of paint say cant be done.... anyone here care to prove them wrong? it is not wool just the raincoat material variety

Cullumpster · 23 October 2004 at 1:49PM

Hi Homealone,

i am looking for the same, my b/f got gloss on his Wales football shirt on the day before the England Wales game, needless to say that he wasn't a happy bunny about it!
So we tried the whole white spirit thing...............word of warning DON'T DO IT !!!

The colour came out and it made a big hole in the top, Oops! ::) (Bad idea from me)

So not only was he miserable because his top was ruined, we went to the pub to watch the game and they lost!!!

Was worse for me i think, i'm English but i didn't know who to cheer for cause i felt guilty ! ::)

cathy_3 · 24 October 2004 at 12:47AM

Ive searched and searched and asked everyone and the concencus is

no way once its dry

the only thing I can think of if the thing is ruined anyway
is

cotton bud with paint stripper on it gentl dabbed on teh painty area

taking a chance but then again if its ruined anyway might be worth the try

thought of claiming on insurance or letting the housing authority know and asking them for compo

cathy_3 · 24 October 2004 at 12:49AM

ps another thought is try a spontex in lots of soapy water the abrasive action might do it.

trafalgar_2 · 24 October 2004 at 2:17AM

I found something but it's £8.99 ,I'm getting some anyway ,I'm hopeless with paint and have thrown loads of stuff out because of it ;D ;D
http://www.inca-products.co.uk/paintex.asp

Glad · 24 October 2004 at 11:21AM

It might be worth consulting your local dry cleaning firm

Austin_Allegro_2 · 25 October 2004 at 2:26PM

A last ditch solution is to paint over the area with paint that matches the surrounding cloth - I've done this successfully on a white shirt that got stained with black ink.

You need to get a set of artists oil paints to mix the exact colour, then carefully paint over the stain with a small brush.

Another possibility is to try an invisible mender - they can take cloth from a hidden part of the coat and patch over the stain, although this is expensive (I was quoted £70 for this).

MimiJane · 25 October 2004 at 6:40PM

my housing association decided to paint my door last week, they had done the framework when i walked out, no signs around!!, and caught sleeves on way out.... everyone i speak to about removal of paint say cant be done.... anyone here care to prove them wrong? it is not wool just the raincoat material variety

If there were no signs around, how about trying to claim from them (though I've no idea if you'd have any luck ???).

Jay-Jay_4 · 25 October 2004 at 11:10PM

Mr Poochy got white gloss on his work pants a few weeks ago. >:(

We used thinners (from B&Q, you have to ask for it as they keep it locked away)

Now I know that it didn't work for Collumpster but football shirts are made of manmade fibre. It would melt on contact with thinners b'cos it's basically a kind of plastic. :-/

However... Mr Poochy's pants were 100% wool so the paint came out no problem. I know you said your coat isn't wool but maybe you could do a patch test somewhere where you wouldn't see.

skiddy2k · 26 December 2004 at 5:03PM

u can try using a cellulose thinner, originally used as a thinner for car paint.
its strong and effective most of the time

elona · 26 December 2004 at 6:33PM

Try nail varnish remover - at least it should not do any damage and most of us have some in the house anyway.

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