Help With Carpet Stains

[Chris1745]

Hey guys - a guest of mine last weekend stained one of the permanent carpets in my common area. It's a beige rug and the stain looks like red wine, so it's pretty obvious. Before I charge them for a cleaning fee, is there anything I can do to attempt to remove the stain? I don't want to cause a scene but would defintely like to get this fixed.

[Jason855]

Yikes! That sounds horrible. I've always heard that club soda and salt can do wonders for red wine stains if you catch them early. Best of luck!

[Adam645 · Accepted solution]

Yeah I'll echo what Jason said - club soda and salt work. But seriously, you have to catch it early. That may only work if you get it while it's still wet (cleaning blog source).

[Tim-and-Holly0]

@Chris1745:

I tried normal dish detergent on a carpet once. It, surprisingly, got out the red wine stain. While the detergent  did not damage the color on this carpet I am not sure what it may do on other brands.

[Mark116]

@Chris1745  If the club soda/salt does't work and you want to try a last ditch cleaner, try Resolve, it has gotten stains out that other carpet cleaners didn't even make a dent in. 

[Mark3417]

You can check out the detailed guide on carpet cleaning here

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