Wine spills and their cure
And it was an amazing party, but the aftermath along with everyone else is a wine spill on your pristine white sofa or your new beautiful beige colored carpet. Now what do you do?First aid
When that red you enjoyed has left its mark in the wrong place, white wine can be your best friend; it will neutralize the color in the red wine and will make it easier to lift off. Pour white wine over the area and gently blot it, making sure that you don’t rub it, as rubbing will only stain deeper. After most of the color has gone, then we can make sure that you wash it as soon as possible, and with a gently detergent or a shampoo as is the wine stain were a bit of dirt on your clothing.
A few tried and tested removers
A few stain removers made specifically for wine are:- club soda, salt, Scotchgard’s Oxy Carpet Cleaner and a must-have product which will work magic on your spill called “Wine Away.”
Club Soda
When Club soda is poured over the stain, the carbon dioxide in it helps lift the stain from the carpet or cloth fibers, while the salt will make sure that the stain does not set.
Oxy Carpet Cleaner
Scotchgard’s Oxy Carpet Cleaner works wonders to lift these stains and also makes sure that the areas that it was used on have a stain protector. This product is available at places like Target or Walmart for approx $6.
The common salt and its goodness
If salt is poured on a stain, the first action is that it will soak up the wine and reduce the stain considerably; salt also needs to be poured on the wine stain to make sure that the stain does not set.
Wine Away - Stain Remover
This product by the name of Wine Away has been tested and recommended by the Good Housekeeping Institute as well as the Gourmet magazine. It is amazing in the way that this product can ease your worries about the spills on the cloth. This product can actually be called a wonder wine stain remover and should be found in the home and the cleaning cabinet of every wine lover.
The bottom line is however simple, the longer the wine stays, and the more difficult it will be to remove the stain. So don’t let it sit long and use salt and then any other option that you would want to go with.
Filed under: Red Wines, Beginners Guide
