How to Remove Red Wine Stains from Fabric

As I'm sure you already know, red wine stains are one of the toughest stains to get out of any piece of fabric, especially whites, which is most like why you're reading this article. Do not fret, however, in this article I will teach you how to easily remove those red wine stains from any table cloth, shirt, blouse, etc... Typically, you would take a piece of clothing or fabric with red wine stains to a dry cleaner, but that can cost a lot of money. So, in this guide, I will show you how to do the same job yourself for little more than a few dollars.

Here are things you're going to need:

A washing machine

A dryer (optional)

Table salt (optional)

Denatured alcohol (optional)

Stain remover

A towel

A sink or basin tub

Okay, so you probably already have these items. If you do not have these items, you can see they're fairly common things that you can pick up at just about any grocery store. If you don't want to buy stain remover, you can try using regular table salt instead; however, stain remover will probably give you the best results. You only need denatured alcohol if you are working with delicate fabrics; be careful with denatured alcohol, it's pretty toxic stuff. Now that we've gone over that, here is how you get the red wine stains out:

Step #1. Fill up a sink or basin tub with cool water. If you're treating delicate fabrics, you can add some denatured alcohol too.

Step #2. Let the stained fabric soak in the water for at least 30 minutes.

Step #3. Remove the fabric from the cool water and set it aside on a dry towel.

Step #4. Apply your stain remover to the fabric and follow the directions on the bottle. You can also substitute stain remover with table salt, but stain remover will probably give you the best results. If you decide to use salt, just rub the salt into the stained portion of the fabric and let it sit for several minutes.

Step #5. Wash the fabric in your washing machine as you normally would.

Step #6. Dry the fabric in your dryer, or if you don't have a dryer, hang it on a clothes line to dry.

Your stain should now be gone, and your fabric should be like new again. If you are washing whites, you can also add a little bleach (about a cap full) to the wash cycle for better results. Hope this works well for you!