Acrylic Latex Paint On Carpet. Scrap the spot to remove any tangible dry paint. Spilling latex paint on a carpet can be a major inconvenience and cause permanent damage if it s not cleaned up quickly. As long as it hasn t been dry for a long time.
You may also use a putty knife or a citrus cleaner like goo gone to scrap the stain. Once you ve got most of the paint off brush the carpet with warm soapy water.
How to remove dried latex paint from carpet.
Luckily while there are some other paints that are extremely difficult to remove from carpeting latex paint is one of the easier varieties. Dry blot the stain. You cannot skimp on the medium or you will end up with stiff carpet. Does this work for gloss paint.