Today we got a Suburban in that had a whole bottle of red wine spilled in the back area. What was going on in the back seat with red wine is not known......but it must of been one heck of a party. Anyway here is the before picture. Looks like someone got shot:yikes: After testing some areas we found what worked best. An extractor, steam vapor cleaner and a red dye remover. If the spill is fresh then you can extract a good deal of the spill but rarely do people have an extractor handy when a spill like this happens. I recommend against using carpet cleaners on spills such as this because they can actually "set" the stains in. We sprayed the area down with StainBlaster, allowed to dwell and then placed a white terry towel over an area and hit it with our steamer. Our goal was to almost boil the area which transfers the red dye to the towel. An iron with steam feature can also be used but I prefer the steamer. We then extracted the areas steamed with cool clean water. Our results were about a 97% removal. A light "tinge" was unable to be removed and could only be seen under bright light such as the camera flash. Overall we were happy with the results as was the client. Something like this should be in your arsenal of talents offered to your clients. Anthony
Nice turnaround Anthony. Red Stains suck. I use a similar product called Red Out. Some stains just take forever transfering to the towel. I hate the smell it puts off too!
red stains are the devil!:devil::thumbdown: Nice turn around. Wish I could get red stains to come out like that.....
Thanks guys The key with red stains is to: 1) Ask, if possible, how long they have been there 2) Ask what caused the stain? Koolaid, Gatorade, wine, etc. The reason it's important to know the above info is that many old coffee or tea stains can look like red dye stains and many stains if treated improperly can "set" and then be a big pain to remove. Lastly, practice makes perfect. Spill some red kool aid on some old mats and let it sit for days, weeks or months and try and get them out. Anthony
Thanks for sharing this Anthony. I've never encountered something like a wine stain but a 7-11 Slushee stain I have. Now I know what to do when I get a job like this. Thanks again!
Well done Anthony, that's really impresive. Oh and talk about good timing as I have a vehicle booked for this weekend and the plan is to remove some wine stains...hopefully not as bad as you, oh and she told me it happened a month ago so, I'm curious to see how I'll be able to do against the stain. I've been meaning to order some chemicals to use on carpets and some tough stains, I agree with you APC is not really meant for carpet, found that out the hard way. Any who thank you for sharing :applause:
looks great...... i was told that a great way to remove red wine stains is with a mist of WHITE WINE......especially if they are not that old....i used this metod once in desperation on a boats carpet that was TAN and had Red wine spilled on it during an away trip with no real cleaners available.....it actually worked decent.....i dunno if i would try it in a car but hey its worth a shot....LOL....
My friend's parents own a carpet cleaning business and when I worked for them they used a product called Red Out for all red stains. It was all professional grade stuff, available by the gallon and dilutable.
Hey all thanks for the comments and I am pleased that you liked the small write up. Yes a fresh stain is best and seltzer water or tonic water (fizzy water) can be used with good success. In a pinch a quick treatment that also works very well is a mixture of hydrogen peroxide and liquid dish soap....use more peroxide than soap, like a 10 or 90 % ratio. Thanks again guys, Anthony
Good tips in here. Have a few reddish orange spots in my suv I got a couple months ago. Now to find red dye remover or red out. :shead:
