Red wine seems to be a favorite holiday beverage for social gatherings and parties. However, red wine spills can put a major damper on the holidays. Steam Green Carpet Cleaning wants to help keep your holiday spirits up while we share red wine stain cleaning tips in the event red wine finds its way onto your carpet. Should this happen, you can the confidence to remove the stain and maintain your clean stain free carpets.
Know Your Carpet Stain; Red Wine Ingredients List
When cleaning red wine it helps to know what you’re dealing with. Red wine is actually mostly water and grape juice. Some other elements or components found in red wine are sugar, alcohol, acids and nitrogen compounds which can includes amino acid, nitrogen and ammonia. The color of red wine comes from the skin of the grapes. Each wine is made with different types of grapes, which is why some wines are red, purple, or yellow. It is the tannins of these deep colored wines that make them the biggest pain when it comes to removing stains out of carpets. When red wine stains, you will want to be prepared to remove the stain as quickly as possible. There are two ways you can tackle red wine stains. Following are two methods you can try to remove red wine.
How to Remove Red Wine from Carpet with Baking Soda
With a white cloth, blot at the red wine stain to help soak up as much of the wine as possible into the cloth. After blotting up as much of the wine as possible, discard the cloth and get a clean one. Pour cold water directly onto the stain to help dilute the remaining wine. Once again blot up the moisture with a dry cloth. Mix one part water with 2 parts of baking soda together. This mixture creates a paste which you gently rub on top of the affected area. Once the paste had dried, use a vacuum cleaner to suck up the paste which should result in a clean carpet.
How to Clean Red Wine Stains with White Wine Vinegar & Dish Soap
With this method you will want to again blot up the wine with a dry cloth or paper towel to prevent the wine from soaking too deep into the carpet. With a small bowl, mix together two cups of warm water with one tablespoon of white wine vinegar and one tablespoon liquid dish soap. Dip a sponge into the mixture until the sponge is soaked. Blot at the stain with the sponge. Continue to blot at the stain until the red wine lifts out of the carpet. Once the red wine stain is gone, allow the area to dry. Use the vacuum cleaner to restore the carpet pile. Depending on the size of the stain you may have a large area to clean. If the stain is large, make sure to blot on the outside of the stain and work your way inwards to prevent the wine from spreading.
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