Red Wine
on carpet.
Blot immediately with a white cloth working outside-in, use cold water only, and never scrub. Scrubbing drives pigment into the backing and spreads the ring wider than the original spill. Heat sets wine permanently, sometimes in seconds.
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Blot immediately with a white cloth working outside-in, use cold water only, and never scrub. Scrubbing drives pigment into the backing and spreads the ring wider than the original spill. Heat sets wine permanently, sometimes in seconds.
FIRST 60 SECONDS MATTER MOSTNever do this
Never scrub. Never use hot water. Never use dish soap — the residue is nearly impossible to rinse out and the spot will resoil faster and darker than the carpet around it.
THIS IS WHAT MAKES IT PERMANENTWhy red wine behaves this way
Wine contains anthocyanin pigments plus tannins. The pigment binds to fiber, and heat accelerates that bond into something permanent. Cold keeps it mobile.
Pricing is identical across all six cities. The full breakdown — what each service costs and what it covers — is at the bottom of the carpet cleaning page.
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