One of the most commonly asked questions we get at Canadian Carpet Cleaning is how to remove a red wine stain. Whether you’re hosting a party and one of your guests spills their drink or whether your glass was knocked off the dinner table, red wine stains are often a source of panic for many people.
While we can treat your carpets after the fact, it’s best to take action as soon as the red wine is spilled so that you can minimize the stain. We have a couple of solutions for you to try below.
Getting Red Wine Out of Fabrics
Salt
- Sprinkle a generous amount of salt over the area where the wine was spilled.
- Best for: Bed spreads, clothes, curtains and couches.
- This works by absorbing the wine, stopping the stain from spreading and makes it easier to remove the wine stain later.
Hydrogen Peroxide and Baking Soda
- Spray hydrogen peroxide on the entire stain and then sprinkle a large amount of baking soda on top and let sit for 2-3 minutes. Rinse with water and wash the fabric in the laundry as usual.
Club Soda
- Pour the club soda over the stain and let it bubble up, applying until the colour of the stain is gone. Let the fabric dry and then wash as usual.
Getting Red Wine Out of Carpets
The first step in removing red wine from carpets is to always blot up as much of it as possible. Use anything you have on hand – paper towels, dish cloths, tea towels, etc. Then try one of our tips below…
Dish Soap and Vinegar
- Blot up as much of the wine as possible and then mix 1 tbsp of liquid hand dishwashing detergent with 1 tbsp of white vinegar and 2 cups of warm water. Use a clean cloth to apply the mixture to the carpet a bit at a time and blot it until the stain disappears.
Hydrogen Peroxide and Baking Soda
- Spray hydrogen peroxide on the entire stain and then sprinkle a large amount of baking soda on top and let sit for 2-3 minutes. When you try this methods on carpet, do a small test patch in a discreet area of the room to make sure that it doesn’t affect the colour of your carpet. Blot the area with water to remove the solution.
Club Soda
- Pour over the stain on the carpet and the carbonation will help remove the stain from the carpet fibres.
Store-Bought Stain Removal Products
If spilling red wine is something that happens more often than you’d like to admit, we’d recommend keeping one of these handy cleaning products on-hand so that you’re extra prepared for when catastrophe strikes.
- Scotchgard Oxy Carpet Stain Remover – eliminates odours and stains when sprayed on carpets and fabric
- Wine Away – works when it is sprayed on fresh and dried stains, carpet or fabric
There’s one last important tip that we need to share with you: Don’t use white wine to clean up red wine! It just doesn’t work so avoid yourself the mess and hassle that we promise it will create.
Done the best you can but still can’t get rid of the stain? Carpet cleaning is our specialty so give us a call and we’ll help erase the damage!