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Paint disaster

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Tricky1 · 13/06/2014 21:45

Well it's not a disaster for me, but I've accidentally got white gloss on DH's Triumph jacket (well on the lining). This is definitely his fault as he left it I the room he knew (or should have known) I was painting whilst he was away working. I had painted the door and surrounds when I realised it was there, so like a good wife I took it out the room, but slightly grazed the door so now the jacket has two white stripes. He won't like this as his bike is blue. Had it been blue stripes (and if they were remotely parallel) I might have got away with it. Any ideas on how to remove before he returns from Detroit on Wednesday?

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Teapottering · 13/06/2014 22:24

Obviously you should just paint the white stripes blue!

No, a similar thing has happened to me, and I'm contemplating dabbing very small amounts of white spirit on to remove the paint little by little.

wowfudge · 13/06/2014 23:02

Tea pottering is right - white spirit works wonders for this.

ShotgunNotDoingThePans · 13/06/2014 23:08

Yes white spirit then washing up liquid will remove it while it's still wet - assuming ot's oil-based. If water-based emulsion, water is enough, but again only when wet.

Put the white spirit straight on to the stain - don't wet it - then rub in Fairy or similar. Will be fine.

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