Help! How will I get this red wine out of my carpet?

The festive period is a time for having friends and family round for a party. Predictably when the drink flows and excitement levels rise it is also a time when people get a little careless and accidents occur and before you can say “watch that glass” the contents have left the drinking vessel and have been deposited all over your brand new carpet or splashed onto your beautiful sofa. The biggest fear is knowing what the correct materials are to be used in order to safely remove the stain without damaging the carpet or sofa in the process.

Dependant on the composition of the material that has caused the stain varies what the best solution is however if you have been unfortunate enough to have wine, coffee or beer spilled then the faster the stain is worked on the better before it has had time to set in. Care must be taken to blot the stain in order to draw out as much of the fluid as possible, do not rub the stain as it will merely push the fluids further and deeper into the fabric or carpet pile making the exercise much harder to achieve successfully .If however the stain has not been seen at the time and is only discovered the next day when the cleaning process is underway then here is some tips to get your carpet, sofa or dress back to the way it was.

Carpet Cleaning Tips

Wine stains, especially red wine, can still be removed when you follow the correct instructions. For clothing suitable for machine washing, mix a good liquid detergent cleaner, half and half with hydrogen peroxide. These cleansers must be used together as it is the chemical combination that makes it work. Pour over the stained area allowing it to presoak into the fabric. Use a towel between the stain and the back of the item in order to stop the stain soaking through to the back of the fabric. Follow the garment cleaning label instructions thereafter re washing machine temp and machine speed etc.

Strange as this may sound one of the best ways to remove red wine stains is to use white wine as a cleaning agent. If red wine has been spilled on clothing or a table cloth then put the item over the sink, pour white wine over the stain and it should remove it! If however the wine stain has got onto the carpet, pour hydrogen peroxide on the stain as this is the best solution. Allow to soak into the fibers for a few minutes. Using a spray bottle and a mixture of half water, half carpet shampoo, spray over the stain before blotting dry and finishing the job with a dry, clean white cloth. Even on very light carpeting this technique should work successfully. Coronet Clean Team understands clean, whether it's around the house or in offices. For office cleaning Edinburgh contact Coronet Clean Team today.