[CharliMarley]

My grandson was doing some sort of painting at school yesterday - with spray cans The teaching staff didn't even bother getting the kids to wear a smock/old shirt or something over their clothes and he has come home with his clothes covered in this paint. I have suggested mineral turps to get it out, but any other suggestions would be much appreciated. The school could have let the parents know that this was on the agenda for the day and then he could have gone in old clothes, not good ones.

[CupOfCoffee]

I am not sure of what normally happens in that daycare, but I send my daughter knowing she will come home with paint/dirt/waste products/food/face paint etc potentially getting on her clothing.

That being said, I would suggest just soaking in nappy san, childcare usually uses water soluble paints (ours does anyway).

[Wrenny]

It has recently been realised that turps is very toxic stuff. I'd prefer to replace the clothes than use turps!!

[RatbagBob]

I always sent DD to daycare in clothes that didn't matter, because I could be assured that if she didn't get paint on them, she'd drop her food (always a tomatoey sauce too FTW) or go rolling around in the dirt. It got to the point that if the clothing still fitted, and the stains not too extreme, she'd still wear it to daycare.

I'd recommend a good soak in Napisan and if they still fit, well he can still wear them.

[Dinosaurus]

New old clothes for next time.

I'd be annoyed too OP, but not use turps.

[stressnless9]

was this school?? or daycare???

[causeway]

I noticed in Woolies last night that they have a stain remover pack which contains 3 products which you use depending on the type of stain.

If turps does get the paint out, I think the clothes will be pretty much ruined anyway.

FWIW - DD goes to daycare in Kmart, Target and Big W clothes, she comes home filthy, smiling and tired from a day at daycare... she loves it!

MIL recently came to stay and commented to DH about how grubby DD's clothes were and how could I send DD out in such clothes...(she wears clean clothes everyday, these are stained or have grubby knees from crawling in the sandpit)... DH told her about daycare and how dirty she gets and that she had nicer clothes that we don't wear to daycare. MIL still wasn't impressed.... argh! If that's the worst thing I can submit my child to then, I'm not doing too badly.

[CupOfCoffee]

The OP said 'school' not daycare or preschool. I assume she's on about uniforms being wrecked, not everyday clothes.

I'd be pretty annoyed about the ruined clothes too.

Oops... I read daycare in my head... With uniform I would definitely not use turps, I would still soak in nappy san (or use a spray removal).

[CharliMarley]

He goes to Lyons school in the ACT and is in grade 1 or 2 (I really should know), so they are good clothes and Shannon Lush recommends methylated spirit and turps to scrub with.

[Chelara]

I have successfully used turps to get oil paint out of my own clothes before (brushed against newly painted door jamb). You need to use turps though not water at all as that spreads the paint in further. Good luck!