My father worked in Suede and Leather for 15 years. He tells me the ONLY way to clean leather/suede is warm water and saddle soap (with a toothbrush in circular motions).
Good luck
PS - I got cat poop out of a leather jacket this way ;-)
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How to remove a red wine stain
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Soak overnight in cold water & 2 handfuls of salt. Scrub w/ more salt and soak again, it may take a few scrubs and soaks BUT it will come out.
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If you get red wine on your carpet, chair or dress, douse the area with white wine and sop it up with a cloth – the stain disappears.
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Or pour tonic water on the stain
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Try salt? You may need to dampen it again, sprinkle the salt and let dry then vacuum it up, I have also heard that soda water can help although I haven't tried it. Good luck!
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Before trying anything soak up surplus with kitchen roll - it's surprising how much you can get out - also prevents spreading it.
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Oxyclean does most things well
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For cotton or linens (napkins, tablecloths, clothing) make a drum with the fabric over a saucepan, with an elastic band to hold it tight -- the stain in the middle. Place in the sink. Then pour boiling water directly onto the spot from a height of two feet. Done! This works with fruit stains, too. You needn't do this ASAP, but don't try anything else first!!!
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An old friend of mine swore by spraying hairspray immediately on red wine if you spill it on your carpet, then blot with a damp cloth. I have tried this, and although I struggled to remove the stain completely, a similar stain without the hairspray trick stained the carpet a lot worse.
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Try using white wine. apparantly this does the trick.
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Most solutions suggest either salt, soda water or splashing with white wine. Their effectiveness depends on the pungency of the red wine and whatever it has been spilled on. Always soak up any excess as quickly as possible, then sprinkle with salt before rinsing with cold water or soda water, which should flush most of the stain away. Then wash as usual. If you are particularly accident prone, perhaps invest in a specialist cleaner to have on stand-by!
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If the tank is white, no problem: soak it in chlorine and cold water (say 5 tablespoons in 5 litres), then when the stain is gone wash it with your usual detergent. Otherwise, try those non-chlorine, oxygen-based products. In Italy there's one called 'Vanish', but I ignore the commercial name abroad.
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Try using lemon juice on wall stains. Try washing the wall with fairy liquid. Or head over to B&Q and see if they have a cleaning product that will remove it. if that fails you may need to call a cleaner in to assess the extent of the stain.
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You could try hiring a carpet cleaner (from places like HSS) - it's usually around £15 for a day's hire. It's like an industrial hoover that sprays the soapy liquid onto the stain and then sucks it up taking the dirt with it. It did wonders for our carpets when we moved house which had a whole host of stains that probably included red wine! Just be warned that you will probably have to do the entire carpet and not just the stain as it might leave a spot cleaner than the rest of your carpet!
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If the top is white , I suggest you bleach it!
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Hydrogen peroxide, the kind you buy at the drugstore for cuts, will remove red wine, blood, chocolate, and any other organic stain from fabric in no time--just pour it on and let it sit. I dump red wine on my white couch all the time, so I really know! It won't bleach the fabric unless the fabric was dyed with some kind of organic dye--so unless you made it yourself with beet juice or it is some hyper-organic item, you have nothing to worry about.
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Visit your local pub and go to the outdoor smoking area. Collect as much cigarette ash as you can (alternatively, get your family and friends who smoke to give you the ash). Damp a cloth and dip the dampened cloth in the cigarette ash and dab it onto the stain.
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the best thing to do is bring it too the dry cleaners dont attempt to do it yourself you could make it worse. if you dont want to dry clean it tho get a stain devils stick they have one for wine stains, blood, chewing gum etc
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Try whitening toothpaste on a red wine stained table top.
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as soon as you spill it pour white wine on it. it works
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I think vodka works better than white wine for getting rid of red wine stains. I spilt a whole bottle on red on cream carpet! I covered the stain in neat vodka, let it soak a little while then blotted area with kitchen roll. a quick once over with a soapy sponge and the stain was gone! Shake and vac the area when it's dry to get rid of brewery smell!
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Tricky, and it does depend on how much wine and the texture and colour of the carpet, but I've found to be quite effective the following method: get to work on it as soon as you can, firstly by absorbing out as much as possible - with kitchen roll or a clean, lightly dampened sponge. Just dab at this point or you could push it further in. If you've got people round you could stop at this point. But when you can, and while it's still wet, moisten a cloth or sponge using COLD water and dab out what you can - again don't push or rub it. Rinse and wring out the cloth as you need. Finally cover the whole wet area with a layer of table salt - not hugely deep but completely covered. Allow to fully dry, then vacuum out.
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Well this is for the stains on lips and teeth! Wine Naps are so cool. Its a little wipe. I bring these with me everytime I go out and have a few glasses of red wine. I have never tried it on clothing or fabric or anything like that. But I am sure it wouldnt work for that pupose.
