Getting nail polish out of clothes is beating me

Tried to get nail polish out of clothes yesterday and made it slightly worse. I read somewhere that it's a bad idea, though i can't find where now. Does it need anything special, or is it just patience?
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arun_11 Oct 22, 2026
denjoshepathome
Let it dry completely first, wet polish just spreads. Scrape off what you can with a blunt knife. Then test acetone remover on an inside seam before going near the stain - acetone dissolves acetate and some other synthetics outright, it doesn't just lift the polish. If the fabric's fine, lay the stain face down on kitchen roll and dab the back with remover on a cotton bud, moving to a clean bit of roll as the colour comes through. Non-acetone remover is slower but safer on anything delicate. Normal wash after.