For the party times, a little wine and jokes are fun. Splashing a glass of wine on to the carpet is a common 'accident' almost everywhere in US and may be in Europe too. A globe of fire passes through the heart of the host, my precious carpet! This is not going to be an easy task to remove a red wine stain from colored cotton. Attempts to permanently and cleanly remove red wine stain from light colored fabrics have been on by housewives and researchers at different detergent manufacturers.
The 'tips', 'techniques' and 'solutions' for red wine stain removal ranges from application of fresh water to hydrogen peroxide, white wine and detergents of varying kinds. Other than water, other liquids can have a negative effect on the chair or carpet you want to keep and display for a long time. Hydrogen peroxide can be fine if it is pure white. It has bleaching property, which can remove almost any original color of fabrics. Some other cleaners may not give the desirable result you where looking for. The last thing you do not want to see is some irreparable damage to your favorite carpet.
There are many carpet cleaning products available on the market today. These typically clean stains and the red wine stain is one of them. You will however need to act quickly, probably within a few minutes of spilling the red wine over the carpet. The results can be less satisfactory if you wait for an hour to clean the stain. There are also specific instructions on how to use the detergents or carpet cleaners. Several household items like alcohol (for cleaning purposes), mild soap etc are suited for the purpose of immediate cleaning of wine stain from fabrics of any type. If you are not sure about the results, do a test run first on visible areas of the fabric in case of color loss.
You may at times need to pay high sums to professional carpet cleaning services. Most professional carpet cleaners have the equipment and expertise to remove all kinds of stains on all types and any color fabrics. Professional cleaners are hired when there is excess stain and after you find it is next to impossible to make the fabric look like a new one. Most professional carpet cleaners have handled different stain and fabric cleaning assignments in the past. You can be confident that your professional carpet cleaner removes the stains and dirt.
Lets get back to the topic of red wine stain removal. You can try to clean the cotton by yourself. If the red wine stain is less than 10 minutes old, you can flush out the wine from inside out by spraying water from inside out with the added liquid soap. Bad results can result if you try to remove the dried stain yourself.
