How to remove red wine from carpet?

joejoem

Hi,

I had a shindig last night and some fool spilt red wine on my carpet. What is the best way to lift the stain?

Agent Smith

salt should help absorbe some of it

Mr. Presentable

I always heard soda water or white lemonade lifts red wine. Or a Stain Devil.

rediguana

A Time Machine...

joejoem

salt unfortunately is an immediate remedy. You have to get the salt down immediately.

Soda water also has to be used straight away.

A time machine can only be used by jade monkeys, I do not have a jade monkey.

Anyone ever had to remove a dried wine stain?

rediguana

All joking aside, I wouldn't be very optimistic. I drink a lot of red wine, spilling much of it in the process. If it ends up on clothes, I bin them. Old stains are a torment to be around.

I genuinely think it's 'Damage Limitation' time:

1. Get cleaning product.
2. Apply elbow grease.
3. Lament.

Do-more

You could always try an insurance claim....

rediguana

Don't insurance claims have to be for a minimim amount? He spilled some wine, he didn't explode his house with TNT.

faceman

If its dried in ur prob goosed but head to shop and get one of those stain devils and a sponge. (use a cloth afterward)

If u have some white wine that can work too, but generally only if the stain is fresh.

Your other option is a rug.

rediguana

A RUG!!! Excellent. Lay down some plastic sheeting over it though, so we don't have this problem again.

Nevyn

If it has dried in use some white wine to loosen the dired stain.

Do-more

rediguana wrote:

Don't insurance claims have to be for a minimim amount? He spilled some wine, he didn't explode his house with TNT.

I had a friend who had battery acid from a smoke detector drip down on her (Large) hall carpet while they were away on honeymoon, they got it replaced on the household insurance. Check your policy you should be covered, isn't that what insurance is for, to protect you in the event of an accident?

rediguana

Do-more wrote:

I had a friend who had battery acid from a smoke detector drip down on her (Large) hall carpet while they were away on honeymoon, they got it replaced on the household insurance. Check your policy you should be covered, isn't that what insurance is for, to protect you in the event of an accident?

Never let 'fact' get in the way of a quip

I still think it's too small though! Perhaps it was a Jeroboam that was spilled...

Alun

You could try some of that pink Oxy-whatsit stuff they're always advertising on the telly.

if all else fails...

Cut out two squares of carpet ( one visible and covered in red wine and the other under the sideboard or somewhere hidden) and use some double sided carpet tape, swap the pieces over and if done carefully you should have a nearly invisible repair.

rediguana

Deleted User wrote:

if all else fails...

Cut out two squares of carpet ( one visible and covered in red wine and the other under the sideboard or somewhere hidden) and use some double sided carpet tape, swap the pieces over and if done carefully you should have a nearly invisible repair.

That's another great one!

faceman

Deleted User wrote:

if all else fails...

Cut out two squares of carpet ( one visible and covered in red wine and the other under the sideboard or somewhere hidden) and use some double sided carpet tape, swap the pieces over and if done carefully you should have a nearly invisible repair.

Do you do nixers?

faceman

faceman wrote:

Do you do nixers?

Only if you bring the carpet to me

moto2006

In all seriousness, I recommend vodka. Never tried it on a stain that was more then a few hours old though