Alright y’all, in preparation for all the messes we get into
to, I am sharing a laundry tip that I came across on over the weekend. As usual there’s a backstory. I was skimming my Facebook page and came
across a BOGO special at the local Painting With A Twist, and asked a few
girlfriends who was up for painting with me.
Turned out that everyone was busy because it was a weeknight, and I got in
my head to pitch the idea to my hubs.
You could have blown me over with a feather when he said yes. He had no idea what we were getting into, but
he liked the idea of a date night and a new experience. Yay!
So we called in a baby sitter and armed with a thermos full
of Bloody Mary (we’re not big wine drinkers) we were off on an adventure. The painting was a two part picture that was
supposed to come together in the center.
Long story short we had a blast. 
Fast forward two weeks when I grabbed my cute gray knit
jacket off the back of a kitchen chair and headed out the door, only to notice
while out on my errand that I had dark blue paint on my elbow. Aaah man?!?
A few weeks later I returned to paint a picture with my son and asked
the instructor if she knew of a good way to get acrylic paint out of clothing,
she very quickly answered none at all.
I was cruising the internet asking the same question several
different ways and stumbled on a woman who said she was able to get it out acrylic
paint with alcohol, and 409. Now I don’t
buy a lot of different cleaners, but 409 is a staple under my sink. So I thought
I would give it a try, I really had nothing to lose. 
I placed a piece of wax paper and paper towels in the sleeve
and poured alcohol on the stain, then I sprayed the 409 and began to scrape off
the dried on paint with my fingernail.
This worked great, it took most of the paint off. I sprayed and dabbed at the stain with a
paper towel on the top, then removed and replaced the paper towel on the
inside. Check out how well the paint
went through to the other side.
When I was done only faint traces of the paint
remained. I put it in the washer with
some other items and gave it a whirl. 
Now for the star of this post…check out the washer/dryer
combo.
I talked about the great deal I got on these and how much I
adore them in this post. Last year some
time the hubs and I built the riser from this Ana White plan, and there has
been no more bending. I didn’t even need
to sand and distress the paint job because normal wear and tear has done that
for me. I have given some thought to painting and decorating in
here, but my hubby and nephew may disown me if I make them lift the washer and
dryer again. 
This cart comes with a hanging bar, but it wasn’t really needed seeing as how I have a bar from wall to wall, and it kept banging into the door. I removed the bar and used the end cap where I had removed the piece.
Back to the jacket, I removed it from the washer and decided
the spot was still too dark for my liking.
I wanted to treat it once more before letting it dry. So I repeated the process a second time and
gave it another washing.
In the end there is the slightest stain remaining, but I am
the only one who really can see it. 
The fabric is heather gray, which varies enough in color that it is not noticeable to anyone not looking for it.
I was glad to save my cute gray jacket from weekend warrior wear pile. Thank you random lady from the internet, you saved my jacket.
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