Remove Stains Instantly (Including Red Wine)

Removing wine stains is no rocket science, so before you start to panic about the stain on your carpet just remember to follow these fast and easy steps and get that stain out as soon as possible.

One of the fastest way to remove red wine stains is by (believe it or not) pouring white wine on it. This trick not only works on carpets, but it also works on any type of clothing and even shoes.

If you don’t happen to have any white wine at your home, or you simply don’t want to waste any more alcohol than you already have, there are a few other steps you can follow to clean your carpet and make it look as if nothing happened.

Here’s what you’ll need:

• white cloth
• water
• baking soda
• vacuum cleaner

The first thing you need to do is soak up as much of the red wine you can, using a piece of cloth or a towel. Don’t rub the stain, just gently soak it up.

Once you’ve gotten out as much of it as you can, pour some cold water over it so that you can dilute the stain and be able to get a bit more of it out by blotting.

The next step you need to do is prepare a baking soda mixture. Mix a three to one ratio of water to baking soda and apply it to the stain. Let it dry and vacuum up the paste.

You can check out the whole process in the following video:

What you want to do right after you spill your coffee on the carpet is to get a clean table cloth and soak up as much of it as you can. Remember to use a blotting type of action, no scrubbing.

After you do that you can follow these simple steps to get the whole stain out of the carpet.

Here’s what you’ll need:

• liquid dish soap
• white vinegar
• water
• white cloth

Once you get everything you need, use your clean white cloth to soak up as much of the coffee as you can.

The next step would be to mix 1 tablespoon of white vinegar with 1 tablespoon of liquid dish soap and two cups of warm water.

Use the mixture to clean out the stain with a clean sponge, using a bit of the mixture at a time, while gently blotting with a clean cloth until you see the stain disappear.

The last step is to clean out the spot with clean water and a sponge, and you’re done.

If you have pets at home, chances are you’ve had to deal with a few accidental carpet stains over the years. From dirt, to mud and even urine stains – which is one of the toughest ones to clean.

There are a few ways that you can go about cleaning urine stains from your carpet, so let’s just get straight to the point and see which method is the fastest and most efficient of them all.

Here’s what you’ll need:

• cotton towels or a cotton cloth
• white vinegar
• scrubbing brush
• baking soda
• hydrogen peroxide
• dishwashing detergent
• vacuum cleaner

You’ll start by soaking up as much of the urine stain as you can, using a cloth or a towel. Don’t scrub just yet. The first step would be to just blot and soak up the stain.

After you’re done with this step, you’ll need to make a mixture of 50% vinegar, 50% water in a bowl and pour the solution right onto the stain.

Make enough of it, so that you can cover the whole area and reach deep into the carpet.

What you’ll want to do next is soak up the solution using a towel and once your carpet is dry you can sprinkle 1-2 handfuls of baking soda right onto the stain and let it sit on top of it.

Using a scrubbing brush and a mixture of 1 teaspoon of dish soap and half a cup of three percent hydrogen peroxide, clean the stain once again so that your carpet is thoroughly cleaned and fresh.

Once your carpet is dry you can go ahead and vacuum the whole area.

You can also check out this simple 3-step method for cleaning pet urine out of your carpet without using harsh chemicals which are bad for you and your pets as well.

The important thing you need to have in mind when dealing with blood stains is to act as soon as possible, because over time the stain becomes much more difficult to clean.

Here’s what you’ll need:

• cotton towels
• hand dishwashing detergent
• water
• steel brush

If the stain you’re dealing with is already dry, you can use a steel brush to loosen it up a bit and make it easier to clean.

Once you’re done with the first step, you can go ahead and use a mixture of 1 teaspoon of hand dish-washing detergent with two cups of cold water to clean the spot. You can use a clean sponge or a towel, dip it in the mixture and blot the stain with it.

You’ll need to repeat this process a few times, before the whole stain disappears.

Removing ink out of your carpet doesn’t have to be an impossible mission. Not if you know exactly what to use on the stain and how to clean it up properly.

Here’s what you’ll need:

• cotton towels or clots
• non-oily lacquer hairspray
• hand brush
• vacuum cleaner

Get a can of cheap non-oily lacquer hairspray and spray it onto the stain. Let it soften the ink and then soak it up using your cotton towel or cloth. Repeat this process until the stain has gone.

Remember not to scrub the stain, just blot it using the cloth.

Once the carpet is dry and stain-free you can vacuum or hand-brush the area to make sure that all traces of lacquer are gone.

Getting dirt or mud stains on the carpet are some of the most common problems in the home, especially during autumn and winter, and it’s even worse with pets and small children around.

The good thing is that the process of cleaning dirt or mud off the carpet is the simplest one there is.

What people often do wrong in a hurry is try to clean the spot right away, by scrubbing it or by using sponges or wet cloths which smudge it even more.

Those are some of the most common mistakes people make, without even realizing that there is a much simple solution to the problem.

Here’s what you’ll need to do:

The first step is to let the mud dry off on its own, and avoid cleaning it while it’s wet, so that you don’t make a bigger mess than there already is.

Once it dries out it will be much easier to get it all out of the carpet by picking up the larger pieces by hand, and using the vacuum cleaner for the rest.

You’ll need to vacuum the stain a few times before you get all the dirt out, but the more vacuuming you do, the cleaner your carpet will be.

If you still happen to see traces of mud and dirt after you’re done vacuuming, you can use a mixture of warm water and 1 tablespoon of dish washing soap and soak up the rest of the stain with a white cloth.

The important thing when it comes to tomato sauce stains is to act as soon as you can in order to get the stain out quickly and not let it settle into your carpet.

Here’s what you’ll need:

• cotton cloth or a sponge
• water
• lemon

The whole process takes no more than a few minutes and is pretty simple. You need to sponge the stain using cold water. Then take a piece of lemon and rub it onto the stain.

The next thing you’ll need to do is pour some water on it so that you can cover the whole stained area. Once that step is complete, all that’s left to do is blot as much of the water as possible and then let the carpet dry out on its own.

There are a few methods that can be used to remove oil stains from your carpet, but I’d like to share my personal favourite with you today. This method works for baby oil, motor oil, olive oil and all other types of oil.

Here’s what you’ll need:

• cotton cloth or a sponge
• baking soda or corn starch

The first step you need to do is cover the whole stained area with corn stach or baking soda, whichever one you have at home. Both products are inexpensive and work well in these kinds of situations, because they soak up all the moisture without damaging the carpet.

Baking soda and corn starch are not only a cheap and practical solution, but they’re also non-toxic and don’t have negative effects on you and the environment.

If you can’t prevent spills and accidental stains on your carpet then you need to at least know the proper way to clean them fast and efficiently.

Here’s the most efficient way to get juice, drink and liquid stains off of your carpet before the stain sets.

Here’s what you’ll need:

• cotton cloth or towel
• warm water
• vinegar
• dishwashing detergent

Same as with most stains, the first thing you’ll need to do is get a clean towel or a white cloth and soak up as much of the juice or drink as possible. Don’t rub or do any circular motions while soaking up the liquid, just apply direct pressure on the stain and blot away as much of it as you can.

If you can still see the stain after you’ve repeated this process a few times, you can go ahead and make a mixture of 2/3 cup of water with 1/2 cup of white household vinegar or just use regular dishwasher detergent mixed with a cup of warm water and apply it to the stain. Once you apply the solution use a dry towel to blot the stain away and then let it dry out.

Here’s what you’ll need in order to clean glue from your carpet or furniture:

• flat-bladed knife
• cotton cloth or towel
• dishwashing detergent
• cold water

The first step in this situation is to remove as much excess glue as you can, using a flat-bladed knife.

Once you’re done with that step, you’ll need to make a mixture of 1 tbsp. of dish-washing detergent with two cups of cold water. Apply the mixture directly on the stain and blot it away using a clean cloth or towel.

Repeat the last two steps as many times as you need in order to get rid of the whole stain.

Note: I recently discovered that the same process can also be used for removing glue from your shoe.

There are various products available for removing glue on your shoe, but the above process works just as well.

This is the easiest one so far.

Here’s what you’ll need:

• scissors
• glue

The first thing you’ll need to do is gently cut around the burnt part, cut a few fibres of the carpet from places that won’t be noticeable and glue the pieces onto the cut out parts where the cigarette burn was.

That’s it. No cleaning, no nothing, just good old fashioned arts and crafts!

Here’s the fastest way to remove nail polish from your carpet.

You’ll need:

• rubbing alcohol
• cold water
• non-oily hair spray
• scrub brush
• towel

First you’ll need to start by wetting the stain by pouring some water on it. Then take the hair spray and spray the stain at least 15 times.

Add a few splashes of rubbing alcohol and start scrubbing the nail polish out. Continue scrubbing for a minute while you pour clean water on the spot. Once you no longer notice the stain, use your clean towel to soak up all the water and wait for the carpet to dry.