How to Get Paint off Boots

No matter how careful you are, it can be difficult not to spill – or step in – paint as you’re working on a project. If you’ve splattered paint on a favorite pair of rubber or leather boots, don't toss the boots aside because you think they are ruined. After trying a few different paint removal remedies, you should be able to restore your boots to good-as-new condition with a little patience and elbow grease.

Spoon
Cotton swab
Cotton rags
Hair spray
Cotton balls
Rubbing alcohol
Nail polish remover
Sandpaper
Old toothbrush
Steel wool
Shoe polish

Instructions

- 1
  Scrape off the dried paint with your fingers or a spoon. If you’re nervous about scratching the surface of your boot, use a cotton swab instead.
- 2
  Soak an old rag in warm, sudsy water and dab the paint stain. Repeat this step before moving on to the other methods.
- 3
  Spray the area with hair spray, then blot it with a wet rag.
- 4
  Soak a cotton ball with rubbing alcohol and dab the area, then blot it with a wet rag.
- 5
  Soak a cotton ball with nail polish remover (with acetone being the active ingredient) and blot the stain until it lifts.
- 6
  Rub the splattered paint gently with a piece of fine sandpaper. For better control, wrap a piece of sandpaper around an old toothbrush.
- 7
  Rub the paint stain with steel wool and some matching shoe polish.
- 8
  Run the spot under warm water, then wash it with warm, sudsy water.

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