red wine removal

daisy dukes


Joined: 06/09/2008
Posts: 3815

Message Posted:
10/02/2009 13:39

can someone please tell me how to remove red wine from a white carpet...please don't say white wine, i hate waste!!

tattlad


Joined: 13/12/2008
Posts: 479

Message Posted:
10/02/2009 13:55

A Stanley knife should do the trick

daisy dukes


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Posts: 3815

Message Posted:
10/02/2009 13:56

eek...!! it's a very expensive carpet, and not mine....

tattlad


Joined: 13/12/2008
Posts: 479

Message Posted:
10/02/2009 14:05

I'd have to ask my wife for the info needed, she'll know.

daisy dukes


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Posts: 3815

Message Posted:
10/02/2009 14:08

thanks tattlad....

DutchCrusader



Joined: 19/05/2008
Posts: 11281

Message Posted:
10/02/2009 14:17

On a wet wine spot in textile: kitchen salt.

sienna


Joined: 09/01/2009
Posts: 1627

Message Posted:
10/02/2009 14:57

a good carpet cleaner !



Regards

Lilli



Joined: 21/07/2008
Posts: 13081

Message Posted:
10/02/2009 15:04

soda or bi carb solution. white wine would have disolved the stain. failing that insurace claim x

daisy dukes


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Posts: 3815

Message Posted:
10/02/2009 16:09

thanks...i tried the salt...wow!! impressive, got the wine out, but has left a somewhat dark patch...do you think it would be ok to use a watered down bleach solution?

keithcaley



Joined: 13/06/2008
Posts: 2521

Message Posted:
10/02/2009 16:12

As long as it's not a wool carpet, try a solution of that Oxy-Action stuff that you use on stains before washing clothes.

If it is wool, try 1001 (for less than half a crown, if memory serves me right!) with just a dash of white vinegar in the solution.

daisy dukes


Joined: 06/09/2008
Posts: 3815

Message Posted:
10/02/2009 16:18

i don't know if its wool or not, it's not my carpet...i'm guessing i should leave it alone and offer sell my soul to replace it... :(

britvic



Joined: 05/09/2008
Posts: 3039

Message Posted:
10/02/2009 16:56

"thanks...i tried the salt...wow!! impressive, got the wine out, but has left a somewhat dark patch...do you think it would be ok to use a watered down bleach solution?"



Daisy, the salt has clogged, do not use bleach, it just needs lots of warm water, dry it with a hair dryer.

Vicki

daisy dukes


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Posts: 3815

Message Posted:
10/02/2009 17:05

thanks britvic...i'l get right on it

phylray



Joined: 21/09/2007
Posts: 1727

Message Posted:
10/02/2009 20:30

Have removed red wine from (new!) offwhite carpet with soda and

white wine. Not a mark left, honest!

Lilli



Joined: 21/07/2008
Posts: 13081

Message Posted:
10/02/2009 20:41

white vinegar or caustic soda also works but use gloves. champange is great as it disolves it straight away but if its a mixture of fabrics it may shink some. mop the spong up later pour i a glass sit back and enjoy you wont care then. good luck anyway xxxx

lucienne


Joined: 29/01/2009
Posts: 129

Message Posted:
10/02/2009 20:53

Try a solution of fairy liquid or some Vanish. put kitchen roll over and something heavy to blot excess liqiid.

ajaney


Joined: 24/12/2008
Posts: 199

Message Posted:
10/02/2009 20:57

Really would reccommend white vinegar. Put it in a spray bottle and gently spray area. Then very very lightly srub with a nail brush. You can repeat this several times, I have tried this lots of times and had good success.

SandyBlackCat


Joined: 12/07/2008
Posts: 55

Message Posted:
10/02/2009 23:36

Lots of tips here:





http://www.stratsplace.com/how_stains.html

daisy dukes


Joined: 06/09/2008
Posts: 3815

Message Posted:
11/02/2009 15:34

thanks for all of your tips....

i can safely say i wont be having to sell my soul to replace an expensive carpet!!



I used the salt..which was amazing...then i washed with fairy and warm water then went over it with vanish, and voila...you'd never guess i almost destroyed the carpet!!!



thank you all so much!! i shall be cutting and pasting these ina word document for future use, as i'm sure this wont be the last time...me and anything white simply means trouble!!