If your tired of looking at an old red wine skip to step 4.
Wine stain on rug.
First off if you just spilled red wine skip this intro and go to step 1 now.
Dry working from the outside in.
Steps to clean remove carpet stains.
Acting fast is the 1 goal in a red wine 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.
Mix 1 cup hydrogen peroxide with a 1 2 teaspoon dish soap in a small bowl images 1 and 2 below.
This method uses vinegar so be sure you have some on hand.
The salt trick especially good for carpets and rugs as soon as you stain your carpet with red wine blot as much of it as you can with a paper towel and then cover the entire stain with salt.
If the stain has been there for some time or you want to make sure you don t make things worse than they already are please talk to a professional carpet cleaner.
Using a sponge or light colored towel dab the liquid cleaning solution onto the stain image 3 below.
I ll cover the best way to remove an old red wine stain including how to make a diy cleaner.
For a dry red wine stain you ll need to make a cleaning solution.
They usually come in spray bottle form and cost about 11.
Now you ll want to apply some carpet stain remover.
However with the right products and a little technique you can remove the stain completely.
White wine dilutes the color of the red stain much like water lessening the impact of the stain.
Red wine stains can look scary especially if your carpet is white.
We love the bold fruity taste but hate when a glass of merlot ends up staining our carpets rugs furniture and clothes if you re drinking.
Simply blot the spot.
With the help of carpet manufacturer shaw and rug maker and importer nourison we ve provided a list of the best diy carpet stain removers that you can make using products from around your house.
Remove red wine from carpet in 4 steps.
Red wine stains on clothing can be tricky to get out but those on the carpet are much worse to deal with.
You can use paper towels or a clean cloth.
To remove carpet stains.
We all have a love hate relationship with red wine.
Allow the solution to sit on the stain for 5 10 minutes.
There is another method you can test when you re trying to get red wine out of carpet as well as any tough wine stains on carpet.
Pour a little white wine onto the stain.