Temperas are one of the best paints for children to distract themselves by painting or making all kinds of crafts, but they are also one of the most staining. Let's see below, a step guide in which we explain how to remove tempera stains from clothes.
It is always fun to see how children paint with temperas, a type of liquid paint that, although it comes in different colors and is ideal for painting on paper as well as on clay, ceramics and any other type of material, is also true which tends to stain a lot. Especially when children use them, their fingers get dirty, and they end up on their clothes.
Steps to remove tempera stains from clothing
- The first thing we have to do in order to completely remove tempera stains from clothing, it is a good idea to immediately soak cotton clothing or jeans in cold water to prevent the paint from radically penetrating the fibers of the fabric.
- Then it will also be important to use a stain remover that we can leave to act for half an hour.
- When possible, it will also be good to wash the garment by hand and inside out, to try to limit the damage and make sure the color doesn't soak any further into the fabric.
- Then when you've removed the biggest or freshest stain, you can put the garment in the washing machine if the label allows, and finally you have to place the garment to dry in the open air. In the event that the garment is white, you have to avoid placing it in direct sunlight.
- In the event that the tempera stain has dried, it will be good to rub the stain with a knife or a plastic brush if the situation is more critical, then using nail polish remover may be the solution that allows you to save the garment.
- Simply put a few drops of nail polish remover on the stains and then rub vigorously . Then you will have to wash the garment in cold water, in the washing machine if the label allows it, and let it dry in the open air.
- In the case of a silk or wool garment, it is advisable to carefully follow the instructions on the label and wash the garment by hand and use a specific detergent to remove stains from clothing. In this case, we will have to follow the steps several times to achieve a good result.
- In case we want to use the dryer, it is good to make sure that the stain has completely disappeared; otherwise, with the heat, the color of the dress will be fixed even more. In the event that the label warns us that the garment cannot be washed in water, it will be a good idea to take it to the laundry.
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