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How to get red wine out of a rug or carpet

Meet Wine Wendy. Wine 1, Rug 0. Time for the rematch.

Scare-o-meter1/5

Chill. Fresh spills come out far easier than you think.

FIRST MOVE

Blot with kitchen roll from the outside in. Press, lift, repeat. No rubbing!

BEAT IT FOR £0

With stuff already in your cupboard

Washing-up liquid + cold water

A few drops in a cup of cold water. Dab on, blot off, rinse with plain water.

Does it work? Yes. In Which? testing it was the best home remedy, and beat many shop-bought removers.

BIG GUNS

If the free fix gives up

Carpet stain spray

For stubborn, dried-in stains the soap couldn’t shift.

Myth or not? · Sort of

“White wine cancels out red wine”

It can lift the stain, but it leaves a wine smell you then have to clean up. Washing-up liquid does the job without the pong.

OOPS. DON’T…

  • Hot water. It can set the stain.
  • Bicarb. Testers advise against it on red wine.

CALL A PRO IF…

It’s wool or silk, it’s dried in, or it’s bigger than your hand.

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