Because latex paint is water-based, it can often prove easier to clean than its oil-based or acrylic equivalents. Water is the main solvent for these paints, so it naturally responds to cleaning ...

Acrylic emulsions offer another important advantage: they’re environmentally friendly. As Rhoplex AC-33 and other acrylic emulsions supplanted solvent-based paint components, their water-based, ...

How to remove dry water-based paint. If latex or acrylic paint is already dry, carefully scrape it off the surface with a plastic scraper or the edge of an old credit card.