nail polish stain, HELP!?

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HELP! My mom was doing her nails yesterday, and she spilt nail polish all over the tile floor in out kitchen, and now it’s completely dry! My dad is RAGING mad, and I need help on how to get it off! But we can’t use acetone or nailpolish remover because it will eat at the tile. PLEASE HELP ME!!!

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  1. Latrice T says:
    August 18, 2009 at 5:01 pm

    I’m assuming you have a vinyl tile floor, and hence the concern about eating the tile away. You should be aware that Armstrong, the famous maker of vinyl tile floors says that you can use acetone nail polish remover very carefully on a clean white cloth to remove nail polish stains from their floors. (In fact, they even let you use rubbing alcohol, turpentine or mineral spirits for some other paint and varnish stains.) Why don’t you take a look at the links below and then show them to Dad and see what he thinks?

    If I were trying this, I’d be very careful, and have a bucket of soapy water nearby and a different cleaning rag to follow up with. Then if the cleaned area looked a little duller, I’d use Armstrong Shinekeeper product to restore the shine.

    Below are the links to 1) Armstrong stain removal and 2) maintenance with Shinekeeper. Hope this helps!

  2. Kethya Chin says:
    August 18, 2009 at 5:01 pm

    Try floor cleanser such as Duck!

  3. teddy89 says:
    August 18, 2009 at 5:01 pm

    try removers from the store they sell them for diff things and they may cost a lot but they work miracles

  4. shannon e says:
    August 18, 2009 at 5:01 pm

    That happened to me in my bathroom. I asked some friends who work in home repair fields and went online. (This was nice, but consumer grade, tile). They all said to just remove it gently with cotton and nail polish remover. I finally did, and it worked. It didn’t harm the finish. I did the same thing with a pergo floor.

  5. apbthefirst says:
    August 18, 2009 at 5:01 pm

    lemon & water

  6. Rocinante says:
    August 18, 2009 at 5:01 pm

    Can’t you gently scrape it up with the side of a metal finger nail file? Even a sharp edged piece of plastic. The fact that your dad gets "RAGING mad" at stuff like this sounds like the real problem. I’m sure he’s made a lot worse mistakes than spilling nail polish. Does the whole family walk around scared of his anger? You guys deserve to live your life not being afraid of this man. What happens when you guys stand up to him?

  7. onemelbgirl says:
    August 18, 2009 at 5:01 pm

    There is no way that nail polish remover is going to damage the floor. They do, however, sell non-acetone nail polish remover if you feel more comfortable. It will remove it and your dad can cool off.

    By the way, if it is a real tile floor and it got on the grout, it won’t come off. You can paint over the grout with a matching paint and it will cover the nail polish.

    good luck!

  8. Jennifer J says:
    August 18, 2009 at 5:01 pm

    vinegar and lemon juice.

  9. handymandanvt says:
    August 18, 2009 at 5:01 pm

    goo gone or goof off will work or a Mr clean eraser pad

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