Red wine in the carpets - any removal tips?
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Hi all
I have just returned from a 10 day trips touring a few of Europe's nicer places. Of course, this including buying a bucket load of wine along the way.
My Mazda performed admirably, and we headed from Belgium back to sunny Leicester on the 'chunnel today. Annoyingly, when I opened the boot, I found one of the bottles of red had smashed.
The wheel well and spare are now devoid of any evidence of such wine, sadly there is a good chunk on the boot carpet. Is it a case of chucking it away and replacing it? Or does anyone know of a decent trick to remove it?
Cheers
I have just returned from a 10 day trips touring a few of Europe's nicer places. Of course, this including buying a bucket load of wine along the way.
My Mazda performed admirably, and we headed from Belgium back to sunny Leicester on the 'chunnel today. Annoyingly, when I opened the boot, I found one of the bottles of red had smashed.
The wheel well and spare are now devoid of any evidence of such wine, sadly there is a good chunk on the boot carpet. Is it a case of chucking it away and replacing it? Or does anyone know of a decent trick to remove it?Cheers
Using white wine: One effective way in which you can remove the red wine stains from a carpet is to pour white wine onto it - be careful not to use too much as it may soak the carpet and could cause some shrinkage. Then leave the wine a few moments and start to rinse everything away using a little water. Then remove as much water as possible using either paper of ordinary towels. It is best to work from the outside of the stain inwards. Also be careful not to "scrub" the carpet as this will show up later.
Using salt: Another recognised method for removing red wine stains from a carpet is to use salt. The trick is to pour plenty of salt onto the affected area and then allow the salt to soak up the red wine stain. It is often best to leave the salt until it dries as brushing too soon may just allow some of the salt to enter the carpet and the stain to remain.
One of the keys to successfully removing wine stains is to act quickly. The sooner you act the better the outcome.
If not then something like a vanish foam spray - might bleach the carpet slightly tho...?
Using salt: Another recognised method for removing red wine stains from a carpet is to use salt. The trick is to pour plenty of salt onto the affected area and then allow the salt to soak up the red wine stain. It is often best to leave the salt until it dries as brushing too soon may just allow some of the salt to enter the carpet and the stain to remain.
One of the keys to successfully removing wine stains is to act quickly. The sooner you act the better the outcome.
If not then something like a vanish foam spray - might bleach the carpet slightly tho...?
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