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For small amounts of paint and spatter, use a tablespoon of oil (vegetable oil is fine) and a mild abrasive (I use cornmeal) and work it over the paint.
The oil will keep your skin from getting dried out and damaged and the cornmeal will work the paint spatters off your skin. This trick also take pine sap off.
If you have oil based paint in your hair, use a small amount of oil or if there is nothing else around use peanut butter. Work it into the paint and carefully pull the paint from the hair (this works great for gum in a child's hair as well).
Large amounts of paint will take a lot of time and patience, but will eventually come out.
I future, before you start your project, put baby oil or lots of body lotion on your exposed skin and wear a hat with as much of your hair covered as possible.
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Can you use a oil based paint over a water based paint?
Yes. Clean and degloss the oil based paint, apply an oil based primer, then apply the water based paint.
Why does oil based paint require thinner to clean up?
Oil based paint is not water soluble and so needs paint thinner to clean the brushes etc.
Can you use a water base paint over oil base paint?
Yes. Clean and degloss the oil based paint, apply an oil based primer, then apply the water based paint.
Can you paint clean wooden windows and doors with oil?
Do you mean oil-based paint? If so, the answer is yes. All doors, window frames, kitchens and bath areas should always be painted with oil-based paint. Reason: They get dirtier than walls and oil-based paint is an easier clean-up.
If you get paint somewhere you don't want it how can you clean it off if you notice it right away?
water based paint will usually wash off with water, oil based with turpentine or spirits, if it has dried a bit use some goof off
If you have painted something with oil based paint why can't you clean the brushes with water?
Because soap and water are NOT oil based. Oil based means you need to use an oil-based thinner to clean brushes and spills. The materials used in oil-based paints are not soluble in water, even with the added surfactant effect of soaps. (Some paint may come off hands as the soap loosens the dead outer layer of the skin.)
When would turpentine or paint thinner not be used to clean paint brushes?
When The Paint Is Not Oil Based. example: Latex Paint!
What should you use to clean a paint brush use in oil based paint?
mineral spirits.
Can you use gasoline to clean oil based paint on brush?
It may work as gasoline is powerful, but its not ideal. Try linseed oil.
Can you paint oil over water paint?
Yes, you can paint oil paint over sound water based paint easily, just be sure to degloss and clean the surface prior to painting.
How do you clean dry paint of paint rolls at home?
If water based only boiling water will soften it if oil based not worth the trouble.
Can you paint with oil based over water based?
Yes, as long as the surface is clean and fairly dull.
