Let's paint the chairs....Blue?
To make a long story short, I was painting and managed to get blue acrylic paint on a tan suede chair. Is there any stain removing methods that will solve my problem?
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You can make the chair blue or get some OXICLEAN!
Acrylic paint will break down with soap and water and scrubbing. You might try saddle soap and a medium stiff brush.
There are also suede cleaning kits sold at shoe stores that consist of a cleaning spray and plastic brush on the cap.
I work with Acrylics a lot and if Perry’s method doesn’t do it you very well may end up with a blue suede chair. ( just tell them its an Elvis tribute). :)
Acrylics are very easily removed from non-porous surfaces but that’s not the case here. If the soap and water does get the paint out it will likely damage the suede too much to be of value.
I always wear something I don’t mind getting messed up when I’m painting with them cuz it’s pretty much a hopeless case for clothing and I think suede would be worse due to water spotting.
You could always re-cover it?
Sorry, I just realized he said saddle soap not regular soap.
But doesnt saddle soap have basically an oil base?
If it’s dried, try getting as much of it off as you can with a suede brush, and then try Oxyclean with a wet toothbrush.
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Regardless of how it is spelled I doubt that it will work for Acrylic on suede.
Both of those materials are difficult in and of themselves. When combined it’s just a BAD combination.
Whatever you decide to try, do on an inconspicuous corner first but mentally prepare to re-cover the chairs. If they have a removable seat (with screws on the underside) it’s really not that hard. It’s an easy DIY
Check out ehow’s website.
Or you could consider getting a stencil or a stamp kit and continuing the design with additional blue acrylic paint. At least then it will match whatever it was you were painting blue.
What about an artfully draped throw? Or there is always SureFit.
It is very difficult (and in my experience impossible) to remove acrylic paint from a porous surface such as any sort of fabric or “fluffy” surface like that of suede.
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