How do I get Red Wine out of my clothes???

Question

Went out at weekend and some daft idiot spilt a full glass of red wine all over me. White pants!!!(100%cotton) and a cream and green (50%cotton 50% acrylic)jumper. Was going to bleach the pants but got told bleach will rot them so back at square one, as for the top i havent got a clue where to start, please can someone help!!

Answer 1

In the supermarket there are some stain removers which are for certain stains, choose the one for red wine. Personally I would ask the Dry Cleaners for some advice.

Answer 2

What you need to do is buy a bottle of Hydrogen Peroxide and pour it onto the wine stain and let it soak for a minute or two and wash as usual. If this doesn't work the first time then do it again until the wine stain does come out.
This may sound like something that would never work but believe me it does work.
Peroxide is a mighty useful product that does far more then anyone would ever expect it to do and it doesn't cost an arm and half a leg to buy either.
Price is right and it does the a great job no matter what the job is.

Answer 3

oh no - the best thing to do immediately (for future reference) is salt on the area - it sucks up the red wine. As for old staining on white try to soak in white wine before hand washing, or Dylon products that take fabric back to original colour.

Or try this :
The best way or removing a red wine stain is to stretch the fabric over a pan in the sink, and pour boiling water over the stain from a height of three to four feet. This works most successfully when the stain is fresh. Next try soaking the red wine in white wine to bleach it out. Finally, cover the stain with a thick baking soda paste, leave it for a few hours keeping it moist by spraying it with water from a spray bottle. Wash as normal.

Answer 4

I do that all the time...

Firstly, don't let the stain dry. Try and put a bit of water on it immediately and, if you're away from home, put salt on it. Don't wipe the salt off.

If you're at home, have some Borax handy. If you sprinkle borax on a wine stain (again, don't let it dry) and leave it for a few hours, it ALWAYS works. It also works for wine on carpets. You'll notice the borax turn sort of black. That's a good sign.

If you've already let the stain dry, you can try getting it wet and using the Borax, but I doubt the results will be as good.

For any stain, the important thing is to deal with it immediately. And I promise, old fashioned Borax powder works best.

Answer 5

If the stain is now dry, you will have to take it tooa drycleaner. It is stubborn stuff. In future if it happens to clothes then run white wine over the area. It acts by diluting the stain and basically flushing it out (and it does not stain.) Then wash as normal. If it is on something that would be impossible to wash(ie carpets) then pour salt all over it till you cannot see the stain anymore. Leave for about 6 hours and then soak with warm water and a little carpet cleaner. Dab it too dry.....DO NOT RUB. If you rub it it forces the stain deeper into the fabric.

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Answer 7

Years ago I was told (for general stains) to pour peroxide on the stain and take boiling hot water and pour that on it from a "height". I put the stained item over a cup to secure it and held the tea pot about a foot above it and poured the water. It did get most of the stain out.I haven't done this in a long time but it might work on wine. You might have to repeat the process.

Answer 8

On delicate fabrics: Soak the spot with denatured alcohol. Flush with white vinegar to remove residual stain. On sturdy fabrics: Coat stain with salt; let stand for five minutes. Stretch stained area over a bowl; secure with a rubber band. Place in sink; carefully pour boiling water over stain from a height of at least a foot.

Answer 9

if you want to give your clothes a good chance of survival then dont use bleach, ask a dry cleaner for advice, you can buy wine removal liquids but an expert once told me that if its a good red wine it will come out but cheap ones have dyes added to them. my spill was obviously a cheap one (on a v expensive formal dress) i had to use bleach in the end. i was able to wear the dress once more but it was never the same again. good luck.

Answer 10

I have put milk on the stain and worked it into the fabric. Let it soak a while.Then used Vanish spray with care and worked that into stain then wash by hand using hand wash product.