Red wine stain help!

powershopper

Yesterday I spilled a FULL glass of red wine on our new cream berber wool carpet. ......I know, but we said all that at the time..... at the time the swift application of a handfull of paper napkins, at least a kilo of salt, and threats of a lingering and painfull death to my OH if he rubs the stain, seem to have minimised the damage. We are left with a damp, pale lilac mark---nowhere near as bad as I thought it would be. Until further action ( I need breakfast now) I have sprayed the stain with cold water, to stop it drying out, but I really could do with some advice as to how to shampoo the mark away. Do I nip out to Mr T's and get some preparation for this, or is there a magic OS method I havent come accross yet?
please help!!!

Pink.

Hi powershopper,

It sounds like you have done everything right so far. This older thread may give you some ideas:

Red wine stain help!

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powershopper

just a heads-up on the earlier crisis, I got some 1001 Troubleshooter Ultra in a squirty bottle, and it WORKED:j :j :j not exactly OS I know, but I remember my Mum cleaning carpets with 1001, so it's been around for so long, maybe it qualifies as Old Style !

Pink.

Hi powershopper,

Thanks for coming back and telling us how you got on. :T I'll add this to the thread I linked to earlier as your post may help others in the same position.

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Rikki

I've had red wine spilt on my pashmina this week end and I've only just noticed.

Any advice on the best way to remove the stain?

Snow_White_5

Rub salt on it? If it's not a fresh stain I'm not sure. But could you dye it if you can't get the stain out?

pollypenny

Vanish, ,the soap bar type, and used pre-wash, gets red wine out of my linen table cloth. You would have to hand wash the pashmina very carefully on a sunny, windy day, though.

If it was an expensive one, it might be worth asking at a dry cleaner's shop.

pixie1

Hubs split red wine on his fave jeans and dispite washing them twice on a hot wash the mark still hasnt come out.

Can anyone recommend a product or nifty way to get this out, its really obvious and we cant afford to buy new jeans right now

Thanks

Pix

missychrissy

Lakeland do a product specifically for red wine stains. I find it is very good.

Gigervamp

I think you might have set the stain by washing them on a hot wash.