22B

Last night I spilled a glass of red over our new+expensive Persian carpet.

We salted it immediately, then vacuumed, then had a go with carpet cleaner, then salted again, then vacuumed.

I've come down this morning and there's still a big splodge mark. Any ideas? Please help!

FlirtyKnickers

should have poured white wine on it...sounds silly but it works

Issie

How clean is your house recommend....white wine over red wine spills

johnnyyt

I was always told that white wine poured over does the trick.
Someones bound to post that this is a waste of white winethough.

Johnnyyt

FlirtyKnickers

You've been watching as well

biggy

try and get some Orange Carpet and Upholstery Cleaner...the proper name I cant remember just now but its got a big smiling orange on the lable lol. it took VERY red wine out white curtains and beige carpet after hubbt threw it about himself. Also works on old stains (should try it on hubby) and it didnt leave a mark

22B

Oh God!!! You lot are getting me in more trouble! OH said last night that WW was the answer, I insisted that it is an old wive's tale.....

Anyway, he is dabbing it with WW now - probably too late, though the original spill hadn't yet dried so maybe..... failing that, we will try with the Orange.....

FlirtyKnickers

If you had been quick enough you could have sucked half of the red wine up with a straw..never mind there's always next time Good Luck with the stain

RenShen

I think that salt makes dye colourfast, so it may have set the stain. I know that years ago, when I tie dyed t-shirts (hippy chick) I used salt to do this.

Have you tried video jug? Its a great site that tells you how to do just about anything - with video instructions. Here is a link to their list of stain removal videos:

http://www.videojug.com/search?keywords=red+wine+stain

Hope this helps

22B

Christ! You trying to get me divorced???!!???

22B

No - no next time - this is the THIRD house in 3 years that I have wrecked with red wine - OH has well and truly banned me from drinking in the house

FlirtyKnickers

Get him to buy you a sippy cup (you know the one's kids use to drink from that don't spill) you'll be able to have your red wine and he'll be happy no more accidents

eddie007

If you can't get it out make up an impressive story to go with it and point it out to visitors... make a feature of your misfortune

Some thing along the lines of loving married royal couple who previously owned the rug had a domestic and she punched him on the nose... the blood stains never came out... which is why you got such an expensive rug at such an incredibly knock down price.... but you had to sign a confidentiality contract before they would allow you to buy it... so you can't possibly identify who it was that sold it to you (with the stain on it) .... but intimate that you would have expected the stain to be BLUE rather than wine coloured...

not bad for half 7 in the morning eh?

sammyg

we too, (well I )spilt red wine last night. all over my white skirt and all over orange table mats - i've just poured white wine on them so i'll tell you in a mo if it works!!

barney41

Try pouring soda water over the stain, apparently it is the fizz in it that gets the stain out but it has worked for us. I spilt red wine on a cream carpet once