Red Wine Spill on Tan Carpet, HELP!

Our son spilled a BUNCH of red grape juice on our carpet right in front of our tv. I soaked as much up with towels as possible, then I scrubbed with carpet cleaner, then I used our steam vacuum... all of that helped to make is not so red but it didn't come out. I sprayed Oxy clean and in a few days I noticed it wasn't so red. Now, after several weeks the stain just vanished by itself! The friend who told me to spray oxy clean on carpet stains has told me several stories of how her carpets got red stains put into them by her children and after spraying Oxy Clean on them the stain vanished after a while.

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there is a product you can get a lowes, called zout... took red wine out of our beige rug, and there is not a stain at all!! Good Luck!!

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We've used woolite w/oxy clean carpet cleaner. It comes in a spray bottle, there are 2 side by side. It works great, then we cleand the carpets. Good luck.

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I have a couple of ideas but the first is Sol-U-Mel. It is a product that can only be purchased through the manufacturer, who by the way manufacturers much safer products than the options in the local stores. They have other options too. If interested, go to www.livetotalwellness.com/madden or contact me directly.

Do you have any friends who shop with Melaleuca? If so, ask to use some Tough & Tender, Sol-U-Mel, or PreSpot. Any of those products should do the trick. Good luck.

The trick is when it first happens douse it with cold water and a lot of cold water. I know it sounds strange but it will bring the red liquid ( or other liquid) to the surface
and you can then soak it up with a towel. Now that its been 'cleaned' I would look to others for their suggestions.

But this tip will work for next time - trust me , I have been the one who spilled the red wine on a light carpet during a small b-day party and felt so bad. My hostess showed me the trick and the spot ( large one,too) was gone!

Take care, T.

Try Oxy clean before you use any other type of carpet cleaner. Otherwise the Woolite with Oxy or the Woolite Pod both work well.

I bought this spray called "Wine Away", red wine stain remover. It was at World Market. I haven't had to use it yet (thank goodness) but hopefully it will work well.

Good luck!

D.

I can't promise, but I use OXO Brite on everything and it has worked on everything except oil so far! I haven't done wine specifically, but it has removed blueberry and cherry stains from my daughter's clothes...it's also all natural and safe and eco, so that's a big plus! I got a tub of it at whole foods for about $11 several years ago and still use it. It's worth a shot, but get it on there ASAP. Also, you can get "chem dry" spot treatment at home depot which is supposed to do it...uses carbonation...I hope these help!

white wine! then rinse with cold water only. try not to rub, but rather blot with a clean towel. i used to work in a restaurant and the white wine over red wine worked every time on clothing and i've used that trick on our own rugs. not sure how it will work on a older spill though. good luck!

I use a combination of Sol-U-Mel, Tough N Tender and MelaMagic. These can only be bought from the manufacturer, but they are very reasonably priced and much safer for you house and your family as well as the environment. E-mail me and I can get you all of the informaiton that you need: ____@____.com

Folex. It looks like an industrial product... just a white spray bottle with dark red writing. Nothing fancy, but manoman does it work! I had red wine spilled on white carpet... after using Folex, no one could tell where the spill was. :) Good luck.

One word - OxiClean!!