Removing Red Wine Stains From Carpet With White Wine

Mix 1 cup hydrogen peroxide with a 1 2 teaspoon dish soap in a small bowl images 1 and 2 below.

Removing red wine stains from carpet with white wine. Rinsing the area with water then applying a layer of salt or baking soda can dilute and draw out the red wine before it has a chance to soak into your carpet. Allow the solution to sit on the stain for 5 10 minutes. For washables spray the red wine stain liberally with any brand of hairspray. Using a sponge or light colored towel dab the liquid cleaning solution onto the stain image 3 below.

White wine dilutes the color of the red stain much like water lessening the impact of the stain. It may seem like the last thing you want to do is to pour more wine on your carpet but clear colored white wine can actually be a lifesaver if you don t have water handy. It contains salts which help the stain from setting and will make red wine stain removal much easier. Wine stains happen to the best of us.

Red wine stains contain tannin and can be set permanently by the application of salt. Add water to the stained area pour a small amount of cool water onto the red wine stain on the carpet and continue blotting. That s just the risk we take for loving red wine so much eventually in the midst of a good time a little wine is going to spill and we re going to have. Baking soda is more than a leavening agent.

Just pour some white wine down on top of the red wine and blot away. The white wine will neutralize the staining components in the red wine and help lift it off the carpet. The most important step is to take quick action to clean up the wine. Alternate parts of the cloth to always blot using a fresh spot.