Stain removal: Red punch, white carpet

• fan_from_texas

  Any suggestions? We don't have a stain yet, but I'm willing to bet that we'll have at least one spill tomorrow evening when we have about 40 people coming over. I'd prefer to know in advance what to do to avoid the stain setting in. The punch is some sort of red mixture of fruit punch, sprite, and other misc. ingregients.
  
  What do you guys (and gals) use to clean up after a spill? Is there a miracle product I should pick up at the store beforehand? Or is there some household remedy that will work?
• justincredible

  

  Cover your floors in plastic before the party. Just sayin'.
• ZWICK 4 PREZ

  

  Little green machine.
• Tim Tebow

  Remove the carpet for the night.
• sleeper

  

  fan_from_texas wrote: Any suggestions? We don't have a stain yet, but I'm willing to bet that we'll have at least one spill tomorrow evening when we have about 40 people coming over. I'd prefer to know in advance what to do to avoid the stain setting in. The punch is some sort of red mixture of fruit punch, sprite, and other misc. ingregients.
  
  What do you guys (and gals) use to clean up after a spill? Is there a miracle product I should pick up at the store beforehand? Or is there some household remedy that will work?

  http://www.drdaveanddee.com/stain.html
  
  Answers your exact question, good luck!
• behindthelense

  oxyclean
  
  and DAMN YOU SLEEPER
• BORIStheCrusher

  
• wes_mantooth

  

  club soda and salt.
  
  http://www.ehow.com/how-does_4600518_soda-salt-wine-stain-out.html
• fan_from_texas

  Great link, sleeper. That site was exactly what I was looking for.
• Chesapeake

  

  Shamwow.
• butkus51

  Dont buy white carpet
• football71

  www.howtocleananything.com
• se-alum

  

  Dab, don't rub.
• Devils Advocate

  

  How about black dog..... white spots?
  
  
  Or blue dress white spots? Hell, He's glad he has white carpet!
• fan_from_texas

  butkus51 wrote: Dont buy white carpet

  It's actually more of a beige, off-white sort of thing. Whatever it is, red punch will definitely show up on it.
• iuhoosier11

  I've always had good luck with Resolve carpet cleaner. As long as you catch it within a few minutes of the spill, it'll come right up.
• ernest_t_bass

  

  Do her sister.
  
  Actually, I made the same mistake of buying beige carpet. My wife (then girlfriend) told me not to get something so light, but I didn't listen. Dogs and kids and being drunk can cause for a lot of stains.
• majorspark

  

  ernest_t_bass wrote: Actually, I made the same mistake of buying beige carpet. My wife (then girlfriend) told me not to get something so light, but I didn't listen. Dogs and kids and being drunk can cause for a lot of stains.

  I made the same mistake as well. Twelve years later, just this year, I replaced all carpet except for the bedrooms with hardwood flooring. So much better. You spill mop up in minutes. Only thing is it definitely bounces the noise around. I get tired of hearing the dogs trot all over the place.
• fan_from_texas

  majorspark wrote: I made the same mistake as well. Twelve years later, just this year, I replaced all carpet except for the bedrooms with hardwood flooring. So much better. You spill mop up in minutes. Only thing is it definitely bounces the noise around. I get tired of hearing the dogs trot all over the place.

  The kitchen is hardwood, but the great room and dining room have carpet. I'm keeping my fingers crossed and hoping people aren't too bad. But what can you do?