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How to Get Rid of Red Wine Stains
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Spilled some wine? Don’t fret, the mess may look horrible now but it won’t by the time we’re done with it.
Red Wine Stain Removal
While we were performing our research for this guide, and after much experimentation (and drinking) we came across a method of removing red wine stains that works so well that there’s little need to include any others. This method was originally posted at Strat’s Place by a wonderful woman who called herself Patty S. and said she picked up the method from a friend. Patty, if you read this, thank you for sharing this wonderful technique!
Patty’s Foolproof Red Wine Stain Removal Formula
Mix 1 cup water with 1/2 cup hydrogen peroxide, then add a little bit of soap. Regular dishwashing detergent works, as does soap made for specific materials so use whichever soap is appropriate for the task. Put the solution into a spray bottle and apply it directly to the stain. Watch as the combination of soap and hydrogen peroxide turns the red wine stain clear immediately!
This doesn’t actually remove the wine from your clothing and carpet; it just removes the color from the wine making the stain invisible. Incidentally, this formula works on more than just wine stains, we’ve tested it successfully on cool-aide, coffee, and tea stains as well.
We recommend that you send any clothing you treat through the wash immediately after treatment to keep the peroxide from bleaching your colors. If you applied this to non-white carpet and you don’t have a shampooer or wet-vac to rinse the peroxide out, blot the area dry with a towel, follow up with a spot cleaner and blot the area dry again. Repeat that last step once more.
Wow, that peroxide solution worked wonders. I spilled a glass of red wine on my bathroom floor last night and some of it stained the white grout red/purple. I sprayed that on, went back to check on it 20 min later and the grout was back to white!
I had a red wine stain on a light weight cotton hoodie that I couldn’t deal with for 2 hours. Post-spill I dipped the hoodie in lake water and brought it home wet. I tried carbonated mineral water (didn’t have club soda) with no effect. Then salt. Then lemon juice. Then hydrogen peroxide. Nothing seemed to be working. Rubbed detergent into the stain and it was gone! Presumably one of these remedies “lifted” the stain but did not remove it. Moral of the story, try detergent last if nothing else seems to be working!
SODA WATER. But don’t rub it, blot it.
cover stain with metho immediatly then light
when its still wet use salt it lifts it so when it dries just get a damp cloth and itl just wipe out of the carpet.
Just poor some cheap lemonade on it if you have some, straight away! then scrub for abit.
This is the simplest method I know and has worked for me EVERY single time I spilt red wine on my clothes. I just soaked the garment overnight in a bucket of water. Plain water, nothing else. It worked 100% even on a pair of jeans that I was able to soak only six hours after staining it with a full glass of red wine. I wouldnt recommend this for dry-clean-only clothes, of course.
Where can I buy hydrogen peroxide?
Use white wine…SERIOUS,just put some on a cloth and blot onto it!!
This morning I awoke to find that my bottle of wine on the counter had burst open, leaving wine to soak into my white grout. The grout, once white, was now black–BLACK! I tried this mix of hydrogen peroxide and water and, although it took several scrubbings and a follow up with bleach, my grout is back to its original color. What a life- (or at least grout-) saving tip! Thanks!