Blot up as much paint as possible with a clean wet rag without scrubbing.
Remove wet gloss paint from carpet.
You may need a solvent to clean stubborn gloss paint stains from carpet.
Dampen a rag with turpentine and massage the stain in a circular motion.
Sponge until the area is clean.
Removing a recently spilled stain of normal oil based paint from nylon carpeting is most easily done by immediately daubing or blotting it with a paper towel or rag moistened with the recommended thinning agent for the paint.
Dab a cloth in acetone hydrogen peroxide or paint thinner and blot the stain to remove the paint.
Remove as much moisture as you can then allow the carpet to dry naturally.
Removing wet oil based paint.
Fill a bucket with warm water and detergent and gently swab the stain.
With this cloth dab on the stain and gently press it.
Finally use hot water and detergent to clean it up.
Don t mistake petroleum based solvents like white spirit lacquer thinner and paint stripper for turpentine which is a tree based solvent that won t affect the carpet s colour.
While blotting the paint with turpentine might remove the actual paint you might need to clean the carpet fibers of some discoloration.
Dip a clean white cloth into this solution and sponge the area where you spilled the paint.
If the water based paint is dry you will have to use a knife or blade to scrape what you can.
How to remove water based paint from carpet.
Take another piece of white cotton cloth and wet an end of it with white spirit.
Mix a tablespoon 15 ml of dishwashing detergent with two cups 473 ml of cold water.
Repeat until the solvent is out of the carpet.
This method may cause discoloration of the carpet.
Use cotton towels to absorb the excess water.
The last thing you want to do is force the paint into the fibers of the carpet.
There s probably better methods out there but it worked for me d might need some time and patience though it took me about 20 minutes to do this one wee bit.
100 acetone or hydrogen peroxide are suitable alternatives if you do not have paint cleaner available.
This will loosen the paint s grip on the carpet fibres and enable you to remove it.
When the part of the cloth wetted with white spirit gets saturated with paint turn the cloth around and wet a different end.
Wet a cleaning cloth with a bit of paint cleaner and start blotting the area.