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Removing oil-based varnish from clothes. Acetone any good?

mrcheez · 2014-07-18 14:03:38

Having freshly varnished the shed, I somehow got oil-based varnish on my shirt. It happened yesterday so it's somewhat caked on now. Any way of removing this? Would acetone (nail varnish remover) damage the clothes?

18-07-2014 3:03pm

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mrcheez

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Having freshly varnished the shed, I somehow got oil-based varnish on my shirt.

It happened yesterday so it's somewhat caked on now.

Any way of removing this? Would acetone (nail varnish remover) damage the clothes?

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#2 18-07-2014 4:11pm

dudara

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Acetone is highly damaging to a lot of materials. You could try an acetone-free nail varnish remover. They are less damaging.

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#3 18-07-2014 9:46pm

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White Spirits or Turpentine would be a better solvent and less likely to dissolve/damage polyester fibres that might be in the shirt

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#4 21-07-2014 8:22pm

jennyjoy

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Clear shampoo works wonders on a lot of stains...I would give that a go. A lot of stain removers should also work, so if you already have some I would read what could work best on it.

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