Removing Red Wine Stains from your Carpet
Wondering what REALLY works to remove red wine from your carpet? You can learn numerous techniques from the internet, but many of them don’t work. I decided to take some of the most promising methods, some red wine and a large piece of carpet to test each one.
For each method, I used several applications and a Wet Vac to help remove the stain and cleaner. In general, some of these methods do take a little time and patience, but they will help you get the stain out.
What Works Well at Getting Rid of Red Wine…
Salt – If your stain is fresh, pour a good amount of salt on top of the spill. This works great to soak up the red wine. While this will not completely remove your stain, it will pull the wine out of the carpet instead of letting it soak deeper into your carpet. After 5 minutes vacuum up the salt with a Wet Vac and continue with one of the below methods. If you don’t have a Wet Vac you will have to wait until it dries to vacuum or skip the salt idea and use paper towels to soak it up. When using paper towels, be careful not to push the stain deeper into your carpet.
Hydrogen Peroxide and Dawn – Mix a cup of Hydrogen Peroxide with a tablespoon of dish detergent (Dawn works well) and apply to your stain. Let the solution sit on your stain for 5 minutes and then suck up the solution. Repeat until your stain is gone.
OxiClean Carpet Spot and Stain Remover – OxiClean works very well on red wine stains. Spray on your carpet and let it sit for a few minutes. Then use the Wet Vac to help remove the stain and cleaner. Repeat if necessary. After your stain is lifted, rinse your carpet with water to remove the rest of the cleaner.
Borax and Vinegar – Mix a ½ cup of borax with a ½ cup of water or vinegar. Your mixture will be a watery paste. Apply to the stain and let it sit for 5 minutes. Then suck up with a Wet Vac. Be careful not to scrub too hard with this paste because it can break down the fibers in your carpet (due to the grainy texture).
What Didn’t Work so Well in Removing Red Wine from Carpet…
Windex – Windex surprisingly worked well to remove the stain, but it left behind a blue spot, which slowly turned a yellowish color after a few hours, so be careful when using Windex.
Club Soda – Club soda didn’t do much for the stain. The stain didn’t fade at all, plus then I had to clean the club soda out of the carpet.
Baking Soda and Vinegar – Some will suggest the chemical reaction (fizzing) of baking soda and vinegar will help remove red wine. I attempted this method with no luck.
Boiling Water - Boiling water doesn’t help red wine stains, but instead it helps set the stain deeper in the carpet.
White Wine – This sounded a little odd, but it was suggested so I gave it a try. With no surprise it didn’t work.
Vinegar – Vinegar was also another method that failed.
Keep in mind that the longer the stain sits in your carpet the harder it will be to remove, so if you are not going to be able to get to the stain right away, soak up as much of the spill as possible and then pour a little bit of cold water on the stain to prevent the stain from drying right away.
Have any proven methods that have worked for you? Please share them below.
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