Stain Tip:

Cleaning Red Wine Spills

Mix one tablespoon of mild carpet detergent (Dawn liquid soap works best), 1/3 cup of white vinegar and 2/3 cup water. Remove excess material from carpet by absorbing liquids and scraping semi-solids. Apply solution. Blot the carpet and gently brush the pile. Apply many layers of toweling over the affected area. Weigh down. Leave until dry.
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Spot and stain removal guide 

  3 RECIPES FROM HOME YOU CAN USE TO REMOVE
ALMOST EVERY SPOT AND STAIN FROM YOUR CARPET 

TYPE OF STAIN
Oily foodstuffs, including coffee, mustard, tea, soft drinks, beer, wine, vomit, urine, excrement.
TO CLEAN
Mix one tablespoon of mild carpet detergent (Dawn liquid soap works best), 1/3 cup of white vinegar and 2/3 cup water. Remove excess materials by absorbing liquids and scraping semi-solids. Apply solutions. Blot the carpet and gently brush the pile. Apply many layers of toweling over the affected area. *Weigh down. Leave until dry.

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TYPE OF STAIN
Starches, sugars and foodstuffs, such as egg, milk, blood, candy, ice cream, chocolate, sugar stains, salad dressing.
TO CLEAN
Mix one cup of water, two tablespoons of non-sudsy ammonia (purchased at any grocery store), and one tablespoon of mild carpet detergent (Dawn). Remove excess materials, absorbing liquids and scraping semi-solids. Apply the solution. Blot the carpet and gently brush the pile. Apply many layers of toweling over affected area. *Weigh down. Leave until dry. When dry, brush the pile gently.

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TYPE OF STAIN
Heavy grease and oil, including gum, oil, tar, inks, wax, butter grease, household cement.
TO CLEAN
Remove excess material. Apply a non-flammable dry-cleaning solvent (aka NVDS).  This can be purchased at Orchard Supply or Home Depot (usually in the paint section).  Blot dry. Brush the pile gently. WARNING! Pre-test all cleaning agents in an inconspicuous area to make sure they are colorfast. Do not attempt to remove these stains- Lipstick, rouge, nail polish, rust, dried mustard, furniture stains, candle wax. These stains require special reagents or techniques to be used by professional carpet cleaners only. NOTE Many carpet owners put agents and compounds on their carpeting in hopes that they will remove spots and stains. Often, these agents become more of a problem than the original spot. If the spot doesn't come out using the suggestions above, don't risk damaging your carpet. Call a professional carpet cleaner.

*Use many layers of paper towels.  The natural drying process of carpet or upholstery cleaning is known as "wicking" which is the pulling up from the bottom to the top.  By weighting the paper towels down (i.e. big dictionary), the majority of the stain should wick into the paper towel rather than ending up on the tips of your carpet fibers.