Anyone have any homemade alternatives to Goof Off for
removing dried
latex paint from carpet.

Thanks.

Alcohol.

Andy wrote:
Anyone have any homemade alternatives to Goof Off for
removing dried
latex paint from carpet.

Thanks.

How much do you have to remove? I would think that normally the cost of
Goof-Off would not be all that much. If you have a lot, maybe you should
consider replacement or patching it with some from the closet or other out
of the way place. How worn is the carpet?

--
Joseph Meehan

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"m Ransley" wrote in message
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Alcohol.


This is Turtle.

Is it for him or for the Carpet ? Now Scrapping may get boaring !

TURTLE

Andy wrote:
Anyone have any homemade alternatives to Goof Off for
removing dried
latex paint from carpet.

Thanks.

How much do you have to remove? I would think that
normally the cost of Goof-Off would not be all that much.
If you have a lot, maybe you should consider replacement
or patching it with some from the closet or other out of
the way place. How worn is the carpet?

There are only a few small spots, but no matter how careful
you are, they
always be some splatters.

Alcohol.

Methanol, ethanol, or isopropyl.

Andy wrote:
Andy wrote:

Anyone have any homemade alternatives to Goof Off for
removing dried
latex paint from carpet.

Thanks.

How much do you have to remove? I would think that
normally the cost of Goof-Off would not be all that much.
If you have a lot, maybe you should consider replacement
or patching it with some from the closet or other out of
the way place. How worn is the carpet?


There are only a few small spots, but no matter how careful
you are, they
always be some splatters.

Not if you cover the floors with old sheets before
you paint. Of course, then you could always have
a spill like that shown for the guy on the ladder.
I don't use a ladder, still have had a spill,
climbed onto the chair looking up and my right
hand holding the paint tray dipped down. Went to
put the roller in the paint tray and looked down
at the mess. Damn! Stop painting and start
cleaning. I haven't had a paint spill since (he
said with fingers crossed behind his back).

Well, the main ingrediant in Goof off is Zylene
Nasty stiff

Bubba has a high alcohol pee which he uses as a paint remover..... Ask
Bubba the Hack

Actually, it is spelled Xylene. How do I know??

Well, I am a physician,retired. When I was "working" I had occasion to
use a microscope under high power with an oil emersion lens. A drop of
oil is placed between the lens and the slide to make contact with both
for proper refraction. Xlene was used to clean the lens after use. Two
ounces lasted me 30 years!! Yes, nasty stuff!

Norm

On Sun, 13 Feb 2005 19:26:54 -0600, (m Ransley)
wrote:

Well, the main ingrediant in Goof off is Zylene
Nasty stiff

3rd eye wrote:
On Sun, 13 Feb 2005 14:17:21 -0000, "Andy"
wrote:


Alcohol.

Methanol, ethanol, or isopropyl.


I've got this guy filtered so I can't tell if he replied or not.

But the answer to your question is denatured.

"Denatured" means adulterated. Typically something like benzine is
added to grain alcohol (ethanol) to make it undrinkable so that it is
taxed differently. You could denature orange juice.

"NSN" wrote in message
...
Actually, it is spelled Xylene. How do I know??
CY: yes, there is a solvent called Xylene.


Well, I am a physician,retired. When I was "working" I had occasion to
use a microscope under high power with an oil emersion lens.
CY: Sure it isn't an "immersion" lens?


A drop of
oil is placed between the lens and the slide to make contact with both
for proper refraction.
CY: Sounds it. The microscopes I've used in school were open air units -- we
never used anything that fancy.

Xlene was used to clean the lens after use. Two
ounces lasted me 30 years!! Yes, nasty stuff!
CY: Is that similar to Xylene?

Norm

On Sun, 13 Feb 2005 19:26:54 -0600, (m Ransley)
wrote:

Well, the main ingrediant in Goof off is Zylene
Nasty stiff

Since we are correcting each other.... either say "isoproponol" or
"isorpropyl alcohol".

The word "isopropyl" is an adjective. It requires a subject.

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"Andy" wrote in message
news:42101890.6ac.41@news2...
Alcohol.

Methanol, ethanol, or isopropyl.

William W. Plummer wrote
"Denatured" means adulterated. Typically something like benzine is
added to grain alcohol (ethanol) to make it undrinkable so that it is
taxed differently. You could denature orange juice.

===========================

I also would have preferred if he had said "denatured ethanol" or just
"ethyl alcohol." That would have avoided any possible confusion.

But "denatured alcohol" is universally regarded to be ethanol which
has been purposely tainted to make it unfit for drinking but still usable
for one or more applications while avoiding the federal requirement that
it be taxed as consumable alcohol. To the best of my knowledge, there
is no federal mandate to denature any other form of alcohol - hence
the assumption that denatured alcohol is always ethanol-based. I'm
pretty certain that is how any dictionary would define "denatured alcohol."

There are quite literally hundreds of denaturing chemicals which are
carefully selected for particular applications. For example, there are
application for which methanol is a good choice for denaturing ethanol,
but this would be a very bad choice for ethanol-based rubbing alcohol
due to the toxic nature of methanol absorbed through the skin. And,
of course, all chemicals used for producing denatured alcohol must
meet strict federal requirements which mandate that the chemical can
not be easily separated from the ethanol.


Gideon

On Mon, 14 Feb 2005 17:15:51 GMT, "Stormin Mormon"
wrote:

OOOPS !! Yes, immersion. I missed spelling 101 while in Med school.
I was too busy playing around with Xlene which resulted from
the partial evaporation of my Xylene.

Norm


"NSN" wrote in message
.. .
Actually, it is spelled Xylene. How do I know??
CY: yes, there is a solvent called Xylene.


Well, I am a physician,retired. When I was "working" I had occasion to
use a microscope under high power with an oil emersion lens.
CY: Sure it isn't an "immersion" lens?


A drop of
oil is placed between the lens and the slide to make contact with both
for proper refraction.
CY: Sounds it. The microscopes I've used in school were open air units -- we
never used anything that fancy.

Xlene was used to clean the lens after use. Two
ounces lasted me 30 years!! Yes, nasty stuff!
CY: Is that similar to Xylene?

Norm

On Sun, 13 Feb 2005 19:26:54 -0600, (m Ransley)
wrote:

Well, the main ingrediant in Goof off is Zylene
Nasty stiff

Well, the main ingrediant in Goof off is Zylene
Nasty stiff

You're right and it also takes off oil paint as well as I
found out when
I wiped off a baseboard. I found it easier to just carefully
peel off the spot.

use WD-40 if you already have it around the house.

"Andy" wrote in message
news:4212c603.674.41@news2...
Well, the main ingrediant in Goof off is Zylene
Nasty stiff

You're right and it also takes off oil paint as well as I
found out when
I wiped off a baseboard. I found it easier to just carefully
peel off the spot.

Fire.