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Nail Polish. Tips to remove Nail Polish stains on upholstery

If you have been painting your nails, or maybe your daughter has, and a bit of nail polish has spilled on the upholstery � or maybe you just brushed your nails up against the wet upholstery�.. it doesn�t matter.

You can work out any type of nail polish stains using these cleaning tips.

If you have spilled a large amount of nail polish, you will need a spoon or butter knife to scrape up as much of the excess nail polish as you can.

Blot with a paper towel if need be to get all the excess liquid off of the upholstery so you can focus on just that stain. Using your nail polisher remover wet a cotton ball or paper towel and dab at the area where the nail polish stain is.

You need to remember to keep changing your towel / cotton ball, and rewetting so that you can dab at the stain with a clean towel.

Repeat until you are unable to bring out any more colors or the stain is gone.

If you still find some coloring left in the upholstery, make a solution of water and clear bleach free liquid detergent and spray this on the stained area.

Blot the moisture out using a clean towel. Repeat with the water and detergent as long as you are bringing additional coloring out of the upholstery.

Rinse the upholstery using a clear water spray.Spray the upholstery, blotting and repeating until you have removed all of the coloring from the upholstery.