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Subject:Re: Aaaargh!!!
From:Mike Miller
Date:Tue, 4 Mar 2003 20:47:40 -0800

Once that paint has dried it's not coming off very easily.  Probably wear
the carpet out before it does.  You can try and break a lot of it off as it
shouldn't have penetrated the carpet fiber but some will always be there.

I think.

YMMV.

Other caveats.

Mike

On 3/4/03 8:18 PM, "Michael Brown" <m_brown@COX.NET> wrote:

>> Hi everybody... I recently discovered an accidently-spilled white
> water-based
>> paint on my grey-color front passenger side floor carpet and it is dried
> and
>> stuck to the carpet. Anyone have any idea on how to remove the paint from
> the
>> carpet beside replacing the whole front carpet? Many thanks.
>
> Water based paint will come up with some elbow grease and warm soap and
> water.  Also stuff like goo-off or gunk works well too.
>
> Mike
>