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Title: Red Wine Stain
Post by: Serenity on September 06, 2004, 19:39

Well I was SOOO impressed with this tip I just Had  to share it with you  :D


  http://www.stratsplace.com/how_stains.html


I have a brand new cream sofa and accidently a  half bottle of red wine was spilt on it  :-\ I tried all the useful tips I know of and none worked (white wine etc) until I found this site... followed the instructions and Voila all trace of red wine removed withing 15 minutes :thumb:

Title: Re:Red Wine Stain
Post by: Clive on September 06, 2004, 20:17

Good heavens - Pals is full of tips today.  Contraception, full screen and now red wine stains.   ;D

Title: Re:Red Wine Stain
Post by: Sandra on September 07, 2004, 12:21

From that link

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This is absolutely foolproof for any laundered items! Mix Dawn dishwashing liquid soap with hydrogen peroxide...then pour on the stain and let sit as a presoak. Neither of these ingredients works by itself. You must use BOTH. You'll actually see the red wine disappear as you drizzle the mixture on a stain!

Its a good job that you are a blonde Serenity and so had a plentiful supply of hydrogen peroxide handy  ;D ;D ;D

Title: Re:Red Wine Stain
Post by: Lona on September 09, 2004, 00:52

Never heard of Dawn washing up liquid, would fairy work just the same.

Title: Re:Red Wine Stain
Post by: Sandra on September 09, 2004, 01:15

Apparently Lona, any detergent will do, it appears that the detergent opens the fibres to allow the peroxide in to do its job better  :)

I bet that you have spilled a few glasses of merlot in your day too  ;)

Title: Re:Red Wine Stain
Post by: Serenity on September 09, 2004, 07:48

Quote from: Lona on September 09, 2004, 00:52

Never heard of Dawn washing up liquid, would fairy work just the same.

Sandra is correct, any cleaning solution seems to work, I used 1001 solution 40%/Hydrogen Peroxide 60% but do NOT use water at all to dilute any part of either solution.  I would never have believed the stain would vanish but it did!  :thumb:

A tip for new parents: this solution also works to remove urine stains from childrens bedding too, a friend has a 2yr old who had had an "accident" and it also vanished  ;)

Title: Re:Red Wine Stain
Post by: Dogsbody on September 09, 2004, 21:28

Wish I'd known that 23 years ago I could have made my two year old vanish, would have saved loads of cash :o