vinegar neutralizes purple pigment?

[Mikey P]

Got this from a Realtor today..

 

[dgardner]

I'll have to try that - 'course all I have is balsamic.....

 

[Desk Jockey]

 

[dgardner]

 

[Desk Jockey]

I love Balsamic Vinaigrette salad dressing.

 

[hogjowl]

Well, back to the subject (you two are worthless) of vinegar and purple ... I have no idea if it works or not.

Glad to be of help.

 

[Desk Jockey]

you two are worthless

 

[Desk Jockey]

I have no idea if it works or not.

Well that was pretty damn helpful.

It is truly a wonder why your name was omitted from the most helpful list!

 

[steve_64]

just got a call this morning from a good customer who spilled red wine yesterday on white carpet. he has already put club soda and baking powder on it. ill see what it looks like tomorrow. ill take stain magic with me as usual.
i may try FDR and a steamer first. i got a bunch in that purchase i made recently and ive never tried it before.

 

[Desk Jockey]

i may try FDR

What's that Steve?

 

[hogjowl]

What's that Steve?

He's trying to be like Mikey with all the cryptic acronyms.

 

[steve_64]

its food dye removal, the label on the bottle says FDR. i think its a bane product. just looked, yep its bane.

 

[GeneMiller]

I don't believe it will neutralize the color but it will dilute it to where you can't see it anymore. Steve just spray it with peroxide and ammonia when you arrive unless wool and it will be gone before you start.

Gene

 

[steve_64]

Gene, stain magic right?

 

[Mark Saiger]

I would rinse out whatever they put on it first to neutralize as much as possible.....(less chance of another chemical reaction when you add to it)

Then, proceed with the Red Removers....

Have found more than once that someone else in the house tried something too that no one seems to mention....

 

[Willy P]

I love Balsamic Vinaigrette salad dressing.

Do you eat that on watercress and chestnut salad wearing your Queen Elizabeth white gloves at high tea? With little cucumber sandwiches?

Real men eat raw,quivering MEAT, not that pansy crap.

 

[Desk Jockey]

I eat both, I love a good salad but its even better with chicken in there.

A good chicken Cesar, Southwest, Cajun blackened chicken or Oriental chicken salad are hard to beat. Purty yummy William!

 

[ruff]

The way they used to deal with red wine stains was shifting between alkaline and acidic and a neutral detergent.
Many times playing between the two will make the stain colorless. Not gone- colorless.
It will become blue on the alkaline side and red on the acidic side, as these are dye indicator stains.

I'm not sure if vinegar alone will do it if left to dwell. Never stuck around that long to check

 

[Zee]

Real men eat raw,quivering MEAT

I eat both,

Oh...man....a lot of jokes are hiding right there...

your wifes aren't reading here...you better be sure...

 

[Desk Jockey]

Zee don't help him. He can be a jerk enough all on his own.

 

[Dolly Llama]

... don't help him. He can be a jerk enough all on his own.

better hope he doesn't see the TM thread where you told Steve what a great job his weak suck 'n spray Bane can do
he'll beat you 'bout the head and shoulders with his Hi-Perf sOOper porty
(that prob'ly would suck the guts out 'a bane)





..L.T.A.

 

[steve_64]

not if i find a 20 amp breaker with 100 amp service!

 

[Zee]

Don't worry Doc...those quotes can be made to look BOTH of you real....uummmm....rainbow....?

 

[Desk Jockey]

"not that there's anything wrong with it"

 

[dgardner]

Alert! Thread about to derail..... Oops - too late.

 

[Dolly Llama]

Alert! Thread about to derail

Next thread hi-jack will the be the Dawn dish washing liguid ......


..L.T.A.

 

[GeneMiller]

Gene, stain magic right?

Yes it's mostly peroxide. Use it right away and then set up. I never worry about flushing out what they put down but it isn't a bad idea. We add 40 volumne to our standard prespray. It removes a huge amount of stains before we even get to them. Wouldn't clean with out it. I probably use about 8-10 gallons a month. We buy it 4 cases at a time.

Gene

 

[Larry Cobb]

Our increased-strength 50 volume Liquid Brightener has been well received by experienced spotters . . .

In our recent spotting class, the DC Odor Attack, which combines oxidizer and actual enzyme, worked the fastest on blueberry, grape (wine), and cherry stains on white nylon carpet . . .

http://www.cobbcarpet.com/zen/index.php?main_page=advanced_search_result&search_in_description=1&keyword=DCFB1 or DCOA6

 

[steve_64]

i prsprayed the stain with stain magic before we set up and it pretty much disappeared immediately. found what looked like vomit under the couch next to it.

i shouldve took pics but i didnt. it looked bad when we got there. what he did to it didnt help at all.

thanks for all the info everyone.
still not sure what vinegar would do though lol

 

[Steve Lawrence]

just got a call this morning from a good customer who spilled red wine yesterday on white carpet. he has already put club soda and baking powder on it. ill see what it looks like tomorrow. ill take stain magic with me as usual.
i may try FDR and a steamer first. i got a bunch in that purchase i made recently and ive never tried it before.

We use OSR on synthetic carpets for wine stains with very good success even when the customer has dumped the kitchen cupboard on it. Like Mark says, rinse well first.