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Even with the best of intentions, accidents will happen and you’ll need the know how to get PVA glue out of clothes. To stop spills souring your mood, here’s Loctite’s guide for doing exactly that.
An emulsion that is soluble in water, PVA glue is one of the most versatile glues out there for creative projects. It is particularly good at gluing porous materials like wood, fabric and glue, without giving off any strong odours or fumes and is absolutely safe to handle with bare, unprotected hands.
With all these qualities, PVA glue is most often used for arts and crafts projects at home and in schools, as a wood adhesive, as wallpaper glue and as an adhesive for paper, fabric and leather. As it is water soluble, an equal mix of PVA glue and water is a very good sealant for plaster, and for making papier mâché.
Whether you’ve accidentally spilled it on your shirt while crafting something out of wood, or you have children who haven’t been quite as careful as you’d like, knowing how to get PVA glue off clothes is a useful skill to have. Fortunately, it’s also easy to learn.
The steps for learning how to get PVA glue out of carpet are very similar to those above. However, once you have carefully worked washing machine liquid into the stain, use a sponge and cool water to scrub the stain and rinse out the liquid, then dry the area with a towel or kitchen roll.