How can I remove an old paint stain from a pair of jeans?
by 
Trisha Jones
ANSWERS: 4
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Presumably you don't care a great deal about anything but the unsightly color? Soak the area involved in paint remover, arranging the rest of the garment up higher than the spot being treated (so the fabric won't "wick" all the paint remover out of the container into the rest of the jeans). Check in 15 minutes to see whether the paint itself has softened. Then scrape with something like a dull knife blade--something that has a hard, but not sharp, edge. If any of the paint comes loose with this, repeat the process, being careful not to scrape so vigorously as to create a hole in your jeans. Watch the color of your fabric: you don't want to mark the site of the former stain by bleaching out all the color. This kind of treatment tends to be hard on the garment involved, so I don't recommend it for a lightweight cotton (or ANY knit) shirt.
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I just worked on this problem and what I found is that as long as it's not a huge glob of paint, you can use sandpaper to remove the paint. I have a dark colored pair of Craftsman jeans that I had just purchased. The first day I wore them, I got ropped into painting a friends house, and intended not to get paint on them. But due to some poor judgement and a little bad luck, I turned directly in the path of an oncomming roller. What I did is sprayed water on the section where paint was. I let it soak for about an hour to soften the area. Then, I took 60 grit sandpaper and started rubbing away. Once most of the color was gone, I switched up to a 100 grit and then to a 120. I might have gone overboard with switching the grits, but it's what I've always learned. Now the white color is gone and my jeans are a little less stiff in the front pocket area as well.
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Oxy clean bleach works for me...actually it works for my mom. lol
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Try this: http://www.flickr.com/photos/iguana_azul/39276650/
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