How to Get a Wine Stain Out of a Velvet Cushion
Wine stains are a type of tannin stain that cause discoloration in your velvet cushion from moisture and grape pigment. Velvet requires special care in order to maintain the condition and appearance. It responds best to the driest cleaning methods possible. When removing the wine stain from your cushion, it's important to draw the stain out of the fibers and remove it from the surface without damaging the velvet with additional moisture. Does this Spark an idea?
Things You'll Need
- Paper towels
- Baking soda
- Vacuum with upholstery attachment
- Dry cleaning solvent
- Sponge
- Clean cloths
- Electric fan
Instructions
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Press paper towels into the wine spill on your velvet cushion. As the paper towel absorbs wine, move to a clean part of the towel or replace with another towel. Continue to wick up as much of the wine as possible.
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Cover the remaining wine spill with baking soda. Leave the baking soda on your velvet cushion for 20 minutes to absorb wine out of the fibers of the fabric. Vacuum the baking soda off using an upholstery attachment.
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Carefully sponge the wine stain to remove. Pour dry cleaning solvent onto a clean sponge. Squeeze out the excess solvent so the sponge is barely damp. Blot at the wine stain on your cushion until it's removed.
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Speed up the drying process on your velvet cushion. Dry the surface of your velvet cushion by pressing a dry cloth into the material to wick out moisture from the cleaning process. Turn on an electric fan and allow the air flow to help the velvet dry quickly.
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Tips & Warnings
Substitute blotting your cushion with dry cleaning solvent with sponging it with soap suds. Mix 1 tbsp. dishwashing detergent in 1 gallon water. Use only the soap suds, not the liquid, to remove the wine stain.
An electric space heater can also aid in the drying process of your cushion.
Blot or dab at your velvet cushion instead of rubbing and scrubbing. Rough cleaning can ruin the velvet.
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- Photo Credit velvet texture image by MAXFX from Fotolia.com sponge for cleaning image by Serghei Velusceac from Fotolia.com power supply cooler image by Galyna Andrushko from Fotolia.com
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Comments
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woooooppppppssssssssssss frikin spilled a glass of white wine on my brothers chair. ahhhhhhggggggggggggggggggggg. bakin soda , salt. anyone got any ideas?
