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Nail Polish. Tips to remove Nail Polish stains on clothes and fabric

Like to paint your nails but sometimes brush against your tablecloth or your clothes only to leave a stain?  Use this tip to get nail polish out of your favorite clothing and fabrics.

First turn the fabric inside out, place the stained side down on a paper towel or towel.

Next take a cotton ball and wet it with nail polish remover.  Dab at the nail polish stain from the back side and the nail polish will come out of your fabric and onto to the paper towel that you have under the fabric.

Be sure to check the fabric tag before using nail polish remover on it. Certain fabrics like acetate and similar will ‘melt’ or dissolve when you use the nail polish remover on it.

If you don’t know what type of fabric you are working with or if you think it will melt the fabric take your clothing to a dry cleaner to have the nail polish stain taken out.

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Didn't work Comments By: Kristina M. Hare I tried this on a pair of 100% cotton pants, and it did not even budge the polish. In fact, the paper towel came out spotless.   Did not work for me Comments By: Simon Baxter It seems to spread and set the stain rather than remove it. No mark on paper towel   Nail Polish Stains On Clothes Comments By: Deneice In order to get most of the nail polish stain out you have to put a lot of nail polish remover on a towel and scrub pretty hard in order to remove the nail polish.   DID NOT WORK!! Comments By: Karen I poured the whole bottle of polish remover on it and it still didn't come off. And rubbed hard.   this did not work Comments By: anon it sucked,it made it worse and spread it all over my shirt   oh my! Comments By: Amy i had a pair of Hollister pj pants. 89% cotton, and i spilled blue nail polish on my maroon 40 dollar hollister pants! i tried what you said, and it helped a little, but not enough!!! you all owe me big!   didn't work Comments By: Anon It barely even worked. It took the polish out a little, but it really didnt help at all.   DIDN"T WORK Comments By: Kendall This did not work i got red nail polish on my new aeropostale shirt that i got yesterday and it is basically ruined!   DON'T TRY!!!! Comments By: unsatified my daughter had red nail polish on her jeans i tried everything nail polish remover does not work no matter how hard you rub!It work a tiny bit but still noticable!   That sux! Comments By: LiLi Tried to take out of a bedspread, worked a teeny tiny bit.   Dont even waste your time trying this!! Comments By: very very unsatisfied haha I agree with all of you guys before me!! I spilled bright red nail polish on a white pair of abercrombie shorts...well I removed the stain almost all the way but you should try scrubbing your clothes or whatever with a toothbrush and some nail polish remover. Or you could try spray -n- wash...that kinda worked too! well good luck!   It Worked a Little Comments By: Kelsey I poured nail polish remover onto my $45 Roxy dress and scrubbed with a tooth brush until my hand felt like in was going to fall off. I ran it under HOT water and tried again. Now I just have a slightly pink spot on my blue and white striped dress.   i worked at a drycleaners Comments By: Joyce they have the magic chems to get all that stuff out but I don't work there any more. what about turpentine? It does remove paint isn't that basically the same thing?   didn't do nething Comments By: Pinkie5007 didn't work @ all! i just spilled it on there so the stain wasn't set in yet   DIDN'T WORK Comments By: Tatyana MY daughter spilled sparkly pink nail polish on a pair of cargo pants. The stain didn't even lighten up a bit. Users reading these comments. Don't try what this person did.   never again Comments By: chloe jane it did tooo work a little bit from my shirt but it all came out of my pants!!!!!!!!!!!   What a Crock! Comments By: Disappointed Mom Don't even waste your time! Does not work. Thank god it wasnt a super important article of clothing.   WHAT WILL I DO! Comments By: anon i got WHITE nail polish on my canterburys and i only got them what will i do as i have no nail polish remover!