| Here is a simple and effective way to remove | | | | cover the spot with corn starch and push it |
| red wine from your carpet. The biggest | | | | down in the carpet with your hand or foot to |
| mistake most people make when trying to | | | | make sure it is all the way down to the |
| remove a spill from their carpet is rubbing | | | | bottom of the carpet.Wait for a day or so and |
| on the spot with a rag or paper towel. | | | | then vacuum the corn starch away. Most of the |
| Rubbing any spot or spill will only push the | | | | time, this method removes all of the red wine |
| spill further down into the carpet and may | | | | without causing a permanent stain on the |
| actually penetrate the fiber itself, getting | | | | carpet. If you are ever in doubt on how to |
| into the dye site. This is very bad, | | | | remove any spot or spill from your carpet, |
| especially if the carpet is nylon, which the | | | | refer to the manufacturers instructions. If |
| majority of carpet in residential homes | | | | you are not sure who that is, call the |
| are.Red wine can be even trickier because it | | | | business that sold you the carpet or look on |
| naturally contains dye. Even blotting the | | | | your receipt.Important Note: Make sure you |
| stain like you should, does not always remove | | | | give the corn starch at least 24 hours to |
| red wine. So what is a good way to remove red | | | | work before you vacuum it away. |
| wine? Next time you have a red wine spill, | | | | |