608367 Tue Mar 31 12:45:31 -0700 2009 28 29 Not About Food 0 4554942 Tried vinegar, Woolite, a product called Wine Away...so far nothing worked. Do you have any tips? Are there any products? Help!!!! Tue Mar 31 12:45:31 -0700 2009 11069 fauchon 1 4554973 Gosh, that sounds like a job for Billy Mays... and OxiClean. Tue Mar 31 12:51:52 -0700 2009 4554942 221993 Channa 2 4555029 You got that right. Let it soak about half an hour then steam clean. Tue Mar 31 13:06:40 -0700 2009 4554973 125577 mrsfury 2 4555324 It's not Billy Mays, It's BILLY MAYS!!! Tue Mar 31 14:30:53 -0700 2009 4554973 198541 James Cristinian 1 4554990 I've heard that white wine will get red wine out. But I think that is only if it is freshly spilled. Try it and if it doesn't work, drink the wine to make yourself feel better Tue Mar 31 12:55:45 -0700 2009 4554942 14209 lbs 2 4555320 My wife was able to get a red wine stain out that had set using white wine and someother sort of witchcraft she found on the internet. I asked her, but she doesn't remember what it was. Red wine and grape juice has been banned in our living room. I'd do a little research on line if it were me. Tue Mar 31 14:29:21 -0700 2009 4554990 198541 James Cristinian 1 4555061 Try this: http://www.ehow.com/how_2526_remove-red-wine.html Note it says if it's already set or this doesn't work to try Oxy Clean. Tue Mar 31 13:13:25 -0700 2009 4554942 19518 rockandroller1 1 4555331 It's way too late for this one, but the simplest solution: pour a ton of salt on the stain. Cover it completely, and about an inch thick. You have to do this basically right after it happened. But then the salt will work its magic and suck the wine right out of the carpet -- et voilá: no stain. Tue Mar 31 14:32:30 -0700 2009 4554942 116513 linguafood 2 4557315 I can vouch for the salt trick working. I wonder if you poured water on the stain now to re-wet it and then poured the salt on if it would work now. Wed Apr 01 08:30:12 -0700 2009 4555331 168446 LJBTampa 1 4556145 uh-oh, time to rearrange the furniture : ) Tue Mar 31 18:53:18 -0700 2009 4554942 13150 babette feasts 1 4556366 My neighbor swears by regular hydrogen peroxide. I've never tried it myself but she says it even picked up a black magic marker "drawing" her son had created on the carpet. User beware. Good luck with the stain! Tue Mar 31 21:00:02 -0700 2009 4554942 52023 justalex 2 4559185 Peroxide can bleach, so it's advisable to test first and only use on light fabrication. Wed Apr 01 17:18:47 -0700 2009 4556366 10074 Caitlin McGrath 1 4556368 Did not see this product listed, but Wine Awau is very good for this. I buy mine from www.wineenthusiast.com, and it works. We have white carpet in the dining room, and it has saved family relations on two occasions. Now, sparkling water does help, and so does a heated carpet cleaner. Still Wine Away has a place in our home. Hunt Tue Mar 31 21:00:23 -0700 2009 4554942 11329 Bill Hunt 2 4556997 fauchon said wine away didn't work. but i think fauchon should try the wine away another time -- or two). oxyclean may bleach out your carpet. do a test on an inconspicuous corner of the carpet that is under or behind furniture. in fact, do a test for any technique. here is a suggestion for using dawn + peroxide. http://www.stratsplace.com/patty_wine_stain.html resolve carpet cleaner is very good. frankly, i'd call a specialist carpet cleaner. Wed Apr 01 06:58:29 -0700 2009 4556368 105717 alkapal 3 4558599 I would give a big second to this for the OP. WineAway is the only thing I ever found that worked really well on red wine stains on just about any fiber. It IS best used when the stain is new, but I would try a very liberal dousing of the area several times before giving up. Per the WineAway site, if something else you try causes the stain to set, you could be in trouble. You really have to spray some WineAway on a hard surface to see what it really does. It's made from fruit and vegetable extracts and begins to bubble soon after contact. My guess would be natural citric acid. Wed Apr 01 14:19:47 -0700 2009 4556997 11405 Midlife 3 4559411 Sorry, I missed that. To date, it's worked perfectly on white carpet a white suit and on white napkins. I keep a large sprayer in the dining room (with the white carpet), and also in the laundry room, plus the master bath (prior to sending wine-stains to the cleaners). I guess that I have just been lucky. Hunt [Edit] I've also had really good luck with Spot-shot for other similar stains. As Costco sells the large cannisters in 3-packs, I usually pick one up about once per quarter. I had a professional carpet stain remover work on some nail polish that the previous owner's children left on the lower family-room carpet. He got most out, but then I hit it with Spot-shot and cannot find the stain anymore. Obviously, his various chemicals and techniques started the process, but Spot-shot finished it up. Wed Apr 01 18:31:45 -0700 2009 4556997 11329 Bill Hunt 4 4559431 Bill, the wines you serve- none of us would be so careless as to spill a drop. Veg Wed Apr 01 18:37:21 -0700 2009 4559411 57170 Veggo 4 4559448 Spot Shot is the best all-around carpet stain remover I've used. The spray bottles aren't anywhere near as effective as the cans. Wed Apr 01 18:41:25 -0700 2009 4559411 10074 Caitlin McGrath 4 4560202 I use Wine Away as well. We had a guest topple over a wine glass in the living room, and it spewed all over the cream rug, the red sofa, etc. It took three bottles of the stuff, but it got it out. Now, if only I could get out the red wine spatter that I spewed all over a corner on the cream walls, after taking a sip of wine and then coughing. Thu Apr 02 04:17:59 -0700 2009 4559411 10985 MMRuth 1 4557628 We had a white couch. My husband spilled an entire glass of red wine on it. It was ALL OVER it. We used Oxiclean. You put Oxiclean and warm water into a squirt bottle, go over the stains. It was remarkable how the stain disappeared. We could've been an Oxiclean commercial after that experience! Good Luck!! Wed Apr 01 09:59:39 -0700 2009 4554942 142853 Alica 1 4558678 Most modern carpet fibers are non-absorbent so there is hope. With any of the aforementioned remedies that will re-moisten the area, rub vigorously with a dry white towel to absorb the wine while it is back in a liquid suspension. And then rub some more. You should get some encouraging color in the towel. Here in Florida, the land of light carpets and tile floors, we have learned to serve red wine only in tiled areas. Wed Apr 01 14:42:57 -0700 2009 4554942 57170 Veggo 2 4559147 The WineAway site is very careful to to BLOT not RUB. This is to avoid fiber fraying, so it would depend on the composition. Wed Apr 01 17:00:19 -0700 2009 4558678 11405 Midlife 3 4559440 Spot-shot is also very clear on blotting, and not rubbing. Hunt Wed Apr 01 18:39:40 -0700 2009 4559147 11329 Bill Hunt 2 4559438 Yeah, who ever thought of white carpet in my dining room must have not been a red wine drinker. Still, it looks perfect (Wine Away) after two catastrophic spills, plus a hundred decanting sessions on the sidebar. The spills were not mine, but the decanting dribbles were. Should I build a house, I'd put in an epoxy sub-floor, and have an industrial grate to place the table on. There would be a large drain and a high-pressure flushing system in place... Luckily, no Port stains yet. Hunt Wed Apr 01 18:39:10 -0700 2009 4558678 11329 Bill Hunt 1 4559446 Seltzer or club soda - soak it and blot with elbow grease. Reapply - might take a bottle or more. Wed Apr 01 18:40:50 -0700 2009 4554942 218622 BurgJoy 1 4559487 I have happily spent the 8.99 on a big bottle of Biokleen BacOut many, many times. I've poured it on top of red wine in beige carpet several times-- the stain fades to purple, then gray, then gone. It's an enzyme cleaner. It's a wonderful thing to keep around the house. I don't own stock in the company. I'm just a klutz. http://biokleenhome.com/products/household/general Wed Apr 01 18:58:04 -0700 2009 4554942 64882 Vetter 2 4559589 Thanks. That is a new one for me. A wino can never have too many red wine cleaning products in the home. Hunt Wed Apr 01 19:31:22 -0700 2009 4559487 11329 Bill Hunt 1 4560157 Milk is great at removing red wine stains. 15 years ago my friend spilled an entire glass of red wine on a white, linen blouse. Her mom told her to soak it in milk, which she did. It removed the stain and left not a trace of wine. Gotta love those old, natural remedies. Thu Apr 02 03:18:37 -0700 2009 4554942 71241 lynnlato 1 4560208 Spot Shot is the best - to be fair, I have never tried the other products mentioned above. We have spilled our fair share of wine (on the carpet, couch, dog, clothes, etc) and and using it have NEVER had a permenant stain. Good luck. Thu Apr 02 04:23:24 -0700 2009 4554942 274559 EpicurBurbs