Q&A for How to Get Acrylic Paint off Carpet

Although you can use a variety of different vinegars for cleaning, white vinegar is the most acidic, making it a more potent cleaner. They also sell white vinegar specifically made for cleaning, which is a bit stronger than food grade white vinegar. Since acrylic paint is rather strong, I would recommend using a white vinegar to tackle your stain versus other vinegar. If you have cleaning vinegar, you should use that.

Although dried on acrylic paint is harder to remove than a fresh spill, you still want to work on it sooner rather than later. Start by scraping away as much of the dried paint as possible, with a razor blade or paint scraper. You can then try spraying WD-40 on it to loosen the paint. Let it sit for 20 minutes then use your scraper or razor blade again to attempt to work out the dried paint.

Mostly yes, but try the rubbing alcohol/cotton ball blotting to remove most of it.

To effectively remove acrylic paint from carpeting without making any sound won't be possible. You'll need to run a steam vacuum or wet/dry vacuum.

You can rent steam cleaners from some major grocery chain stores. Some building supply stores may rent wet/dry vacuums as well.

Potentially, depends if you use something acidic or something that does not react well to your carpeting. I just used the water and Dawn dish soap tactic and it worked well, but you have to be careful, as if you scrub too much and too hard it could possibly take the color out, although the soap and water seems to be the safest bet.