Remove Red Wine Spill from Carpet

This is how to remove a wet red wine spill from a carpet.

Steps

 * 1) Blot up as much of the red wine as possible from the carpet using a rag.
 * 2) Pour white wine on the carpet around the perimeter of the spill, working the white wine towards the center--this keeps the red wine from gravitating even further out into the clean part of the carpet.
 * 3) Wait about 30 seconds and then blot the area. If any residue of the stain remains, repeat step 2 above.

Alternate Method

 * 1) Do not touch the wine.
 * 2) Cover the entire area with table salt, so that entire area affected has been covered with approximately 1/4 inch of salt.
 * 3) Leave undisturbed until completely dry, usually 12-24 hours but may take longer if it exceptionally cold or humid. During the drying process, the salt will pull up the wine.
 * 4) When completely dry, vacuum the salt up and the wine will have disappeared.

Tips

 * The alternate method doesn't work on dry stains.

Warnings

 * This may result in wine odor in your carpet.

Things You'll Need

 * Carpet
 * Spill
 * White wine
 * Rag
 * Salt

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