Remove Spray Paint From Vinyl Flooring

Once you ve cleaned off the surface and removed anything that might scratch it you can apply your homemade cleaning solution.

Remove spray paint from vinyl flooring.

Start with dish soap and warm water blotting up as much as possible. Moisten clean cloths with soap and water mixture and wipe off the remaining paint. With do it yourself paint jobs there is the potential for drops of paint or even large spills on your vinyl flooring. Remove stuck on residue.

After most of the paint has been wiped up mix mild soap with water in a bucket. If spray paint has ended up on your vinyl flooring you can use. If you have a steam mop or can borrow one you may find the steam will remove the latex paint from vinyl floor. If the paint is oil based rub it out with white spirit turpentine or acetone.

Rinse off the floor where you removed the dried latex paint with a cloth rag and warm water. Remove anything that could possibly scratch the surface of your floor. The spill can be removed by proper and quick action. You can often remove latex paint from a laminate floor by scraping it with a plastic scraper.

Apply more paint remover or degreaser to the paint and repeat the process to clean off any remaining paint. When i first got my steam mop i was shocked to see old dried latex paint splatters lift right out of the nooks and crannies of the textured vinyl floor in my laundry room the first time i used the mop. Most of the wet paint will be easily removed from vinyl flooring with just water moistened paper towels. If the paint is smooshed over the surface make a solution with vinegar rubbing alcohol water and dish soap and rub it out.

Vinyl flooring is relatively easy to clean and maintain but like all flooring it is subject to staining including paint stains. The homemade cleaning solution consists of vinegar water rubbing alcohol and dish soap.