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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 on 2004-09-19 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 on 2004-10-06 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 on 2004-12-06 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 on 2005-02-25 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 on 2005-04-12 it sucked,it made it worse and spread it all over my shirt   oh my! Comments By: Amy on 2005-12-20 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 on 2006-06-18 It barely even worked. It took the polish out a little, but it really didnt help at all.   DIDN"T WORK Comments By: Kendall on 2006-07-10 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 on 2006-12-14 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 on 2006-12-22 Tried to take out of a bedspread, worked a teeny tiny bit.   Dont even waste your time trying this!! Comments By: very very unsatisfied on 2007-03-01 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 on 2007-04-14 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 on 2007-04-28 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 on 2007-05-10 didn't work @ all! i just spilled it on there so the stain wasn't set in yet   DIDN'T WORK Comments By: Tatyana on 2007-06-01 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 on 2008-03-13 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 on 2009-07-05 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 on 2009-08-04 i got WHITE nail polish on my canterburys and i only got them what will i do as i have no nail polish remover!   don't bother trying! Comments By: NT Leeds on 2010-02-26 I tried this on a black top (pale white nail polish) it didn't work......next stop the dry cleaners!   Okay Comments By: Anon on 2010-07-15 This worked well on my primark pale pink top. I used quite a lot of nail polish remover but it came out after a while. At first I didn't put enough remover on and it just spread the stain so if you try it use lots of nail polish remover.   nail polish stain removal Comments By: Mazshep on 2010-09-05 I am a beauty therapist and got nail polish on my best work pants.I used this tip and found it to be quite effective,althogh the stain is still slightly there it can not be seen until the garment is wet.The pants are polyester maybe this is why it was effective.   OMG!! Comments By: Lorna on 2010-09-29 I was doing my nails when my elbow knocked the BLACK nail varnish all over my jeggings and some of my carpet :'( i'm 13 and i havn't told my mum it better come off in the wash PLEASE!!!   What a crock of **** Comments By: Ange on 2010-10-14 what a load of rubbish who the hell makes this **** up..... Â